The Greater Perrinville Athletic Association

Training for a triathlon in Tokyo

Sunday, November 22, 2020

5k training - Keeping up with George

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While there may be no official races these days, every Wednesday my track interval sessions with training partner, George.   Staying with Ge...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Virtual racing - The Brooklyn Mile

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Last weekend I participated in my first "virtual race" -- the Brooklyn Mile - which entails running one mile between June 19-21,  ...
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Friday, June 19, 2020

Training in a Pandemic – Preparing for a virtual mile

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I never stopped interval training during the shutdown.   Instead the track closures proved a catalyst for shifting to shorter faster in...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Training in a Pandemic - Who needs a gym when you have the park

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My Murph Test training of a year ago has morphed into a workout that has become a core part of my training regime:   Twice pe...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Training in a Pandemic - Zwift

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Over the past few years I have noticed fewer and fewer cyclists on Strava posting rides in the real world. Instead I see them post rout...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Racing in the time of Covid19 - Litchfield 10k

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I had planned to enter more events this spring after a bit of a hiatus from racing in 2019. So much for that plan.   I am glad that ...
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Monday, December 30, 2019

Running in Sukhothai (and two 10k races)

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I journey back to Southeast Asia, the one place where I have enjoyed sports glory in recent years. This year I enter two running races o...
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Wednesday, December 04, 2019

2019 training summary - Long, slow running makes me feel slow

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I struggled to return to running form after all my races last May.  My summer "off-season" was dismal - I can't seem to full...
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Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Autumn 2019 Races

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I have have generally entered some sort-of race almost every month of the year.  But this year I go almost 6 months without entering any rea...
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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Athlete's Heart Followup (Plant based diet)

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After my recent post mentioning all the hamburgers that I could potentially eat after hearing the cardiologist’s feedback, I am barraged ...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Athlete's Heart

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The primary physician at my annual health check gravely informs me that my electrocardiogram shows a T-Wave Inversion, suggesting a possibl...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

I manage to touch my toes! (My return to stretching and triumph over injury)

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I never completely abandoned stretching, but all the bad press on stretching meant that for most of the past 10 years it was a very low...
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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Murph Test

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Last weekend I did my “A Race” of the season.  The focus of my training this summer has not been a glamorous Ironman-branded triathlon a ...
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Sunday, June 30, 2019

Good to Go - Striving to optimize recovery

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Gauging recovery has always been a challenge for me — in the past when I have paid close attention to whether or not I am fully recove...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

May 2019 Race #3: Korea Half Ironman Triathlon

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Ten members of our triathlon team travel to Korea to compete in a half-ironman event, my third race in three weeks in three differe...
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