Ironman With Heart Stent Set Records At World's In Kona "Scott had chest pain during a bike ride a decade ago, and did what any triathlete would do. He rode his bike to his doctor’s office. After an examination, his suspicions of cardiac disease confirmed, the doctor wanted Scott to head to the hospital for a cardiac cath. Scott agreed and started to put his helmet back on to ride his bike to the hospital. The ... Read more
Older athletes: intensity or volume? Older athletes are less flexible, they recover more slowly, and they would most certainly benefit, by transitioning from intensity to volume. I was running track the other day. Along came a guy, a sprinter, and I thought, "That looks dangerous." I was busy with 3 x 1-mile repeats, real easy. He was sprinting 200 to 400s. In pain! He came walking by me, as I was ... Read more
Major Surgery Recovery? Should I Return To My Sport? You need a safe exercise program! First Complete FitOldDog's Sport Benefit-Risk Analysis People told me not to do this - Too Dangerous!!! Did it anyway - sport benefit-risk analysis. "The choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy, but which one to have: rational, conscious, and therefore practical; or contradictory, unidentified, and ultimately ... Read more
Being on a fixed income, and yet to make a profit with my business, I have to watch my spending. This doesn't leave room for a full-time Ironman coach. I already save plenty of expense, by camping at races. I learned a lot from my previous coaches. So I was conflicted, as I considered the best approach to training for my next race. The 2016 Louisville, Ironman, in October. After searching the web, I opted for ... Read more
I learned a lot from body-awareness training, including the importance head movements while stretching. As we age we tighten up. Especially after working out, when stretching is most effective. Just started more serious training for the 2016 Louisville Ironman. In my 70s. Following a Joe Friel workout, on Training Peaks. You might wonder why? To keep me out of assisted living! And to have fun doing ... Read more
Ironman training begins again, TODAY! It's all about attitude! I'm afraid that I neglected this blog for a while. I was distracted by (1) my business, (2) a pelvic problem, and (3) my recent animal rights work, but I'm back. Be consistent with your training. Whether you are working to reach the bathroom unaided. Or undertaking an ultra-marathon. Um! I'd like to do an ultra. I need to qualify for Boston again ... Read more
It's been a two-year journey, but now I think I'll be able to get back in shape - yes, dry needling finally got me running again. It went like this: Qualified for World's Half Ironman Championships, 2013, Raleigh NC with a great run. Went to World's in Las Vegas, August 2013, had bike wreck, ended up in my second aortic surgery, but little did I know, my pelvis was subluxated. Horrible season in 2014, ... Read more
King James Version Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger." [Except my babe, see below, is in his early 40s] I recently visited Hawaii, to watch my youngest son, Nigel, in the Ironman (his eighth). During the trip, Nigel said, "Dad, I don't think you're suffering enough pain on the bike. Why don't you ... Read more
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