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Training for a triathlon in Tokyo

Friday, May 25, 2018

Living in the Present (May Race Reports)

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On May 13th I run 38:41 at the Fuji-Susono 10k, bettering my time from a year ago by over 30 seconds, and even improving on my time from 2...
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

3 + 2 Training (FIRST) & April Training Summary

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It is April - time to start triathlon training, and my whole 80/20 training program I talked about last month is out the window. Now ...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

80/20 rule -- 80% easy / 20% intensity (and February/March training summary)

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One of my teammates asks me if I really think that the easy runs are essentially "worthless", and that we should just focus on q...
Friday, March 02, 2018

The Frugal Triathlete

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My payment software generates slick and detailed output (note that I used to work for this financial software company back in Silicon...
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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Bounding drills

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My 2018 training is all about bounding and more bounding  By bounding I mean the explosive skipping exercise as demonstrated here  ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Consistency (Training Summary)

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I have succeeded in maintaining consistent volume over the first 10 months of 2017 and even through the summer months: OK, maybe 29...
Thursday, November 02, 2017

Fruit and Wine 10k

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On Sunday  I returned to Fruits Marathon convinced that I could improve on my time from last year. I felt that my knowledge of the course a...
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Friday, September 29, 2017

Happy Science (Tazawako 20k Race Report)

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September has been a cruel month for running races -- coming right after my summers of heat, travel and triathlons.  Last year I suffered ...
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Thursday, August 03, 2017

Whidbey Island Triathlon

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Several summers ago, I found myself in the midst of a triathlon race during one of my casual training rides around nearby Whidbey Isl...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Chelan Man Triathlon

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It was imperative that I do at least one triathlon in 2017.   I needed to give some sense of purpose to my daily swims.  I needed to co...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Obstacle Course Race

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I find myself coaching a little band of beginner obstacle course entrants in preparation for the Spartan race.  When I proposed that my S...
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