February 5 to March 3, 2020 Days 281 to 308 Well February was a very busy month! Family trip and business trips had me on the road for 12 days. Hence the multiple week post. The theme for these weeks was to fit something of a workout in and it was amazing. That said I…
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January 29 to February 4, 2020 Days 274 to 280 Feel the build! This week was all about keeping the gains from the previous big week and keeping the fire ignited. This meant I had to stick to the plan and get the workouts in. The long bike ride is starting to feel manageable, getting…
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I posted was about my commitment to IRONMAN Canada in Penticton on August 30, 2020. After making the commitment I had to make a plan to ensure I get the training in. In the past for short distance races I had used Garmin free plans, I did not want to go this route this time.…
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January 22 to 28, 2020 Days 267 to 273 Building block week! This week was all about getting back into the groove of training after illness and recovery week. This meant I had to stick to the plan and get the workouts in. The comparison photos are August 24th to now. I learned on my…
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Back in grade 10 I had dreamed of doing an IRONMAN but never acted on the dream for numerous reasons including: location of races, a lack of funds and the fact I was a poor swimmer. About a year ago, my friend Dwayne brought up over lunch how he was committing to complete an IRONMAN…
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January 15 to 21, 2020 Days 260 to 266 This week made me reflect on how far my mental state has come during this streak. On Saturday night and Sunday we had a blizzard and the snow was deep and the wind was brutal. Instead of dreading my run, I embraced the 10 km run…
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I work from a home office and when I tell people this the first thing they say is along the line of: “Wow that must be hard, I would never be able to work from home as I would not be able to keep on track” or “wow you must get a lot of laundry…
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January 8 to 14, 2020 Days 253 to 259 Last week I wrote I had a scratch in my throat and my resting HR was on the rise. This week it turned into a terrible head and chest cold. It is on weeks like this that I am happy and sad that I maintain a…
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Years ago when Corinne and I first established a home together, Ruby (my mother-in-law) gifted us a copy of her recipe book know as Ruby’s Recipes (you can get a copy on amazon see link at bottom of blog). Ruby ALWAYS has buns ready at her home and I decided I should try making these…
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January 1 to 7, 2020 Days 246 to 252 Interesting how the week feel exactly on January 1st! This week saw us on the road for 4 days. We drove to Minneapolis so working the Ironman plan and streak into the week required a bit of shuffling. I grouped all of the runs into 3…
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