Latest Blog Posts for Ironquest

• Pay Day Is Tomorrow
  on Sep 12, 2009 in Ironman Wisconsin 2009
  I can't believe it is almost race time. All of the planning and work over the last 6 years of triathlons comes down to tomorrow. Tomorrow I get a chance to truly test my limits and see where they are. I am not sure what is going to happen, but what k...
• Packing for The Ironman
  on Sep 12, 2009
  Wow! I think I have acquired a Masters degree in Ironman packing the last few days. I just want to race. When I get to the start line I will actually be relieved.
• Training Summary of Late
  on Sep 9, 2009
  Allright!!! I haven't posted in a while. Let me fill you in on my training.Early in the summer I was diagnosed with mononucleosis. Obviously after that I did not feel like posting daily about laying around on the couch. That is what I actually did fo...
• Swimming a little faster
  on May 15, 2009
  My swim times at each distance were a little bit faster today.Swimming = 1,650 yards total8 x 50 1 x 200 @ 3:041 x 800 @ 12:491 x 200 @ 3:021 x 50Today's weight on the YMCA scale = 178.5LBS...
• Building Bike Endurance
  on May 14, 2009
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• Zack and Craig's Tour of The Midwest
  on May 12, 2009
  IronCraig http://schlawin.blogspot.com/ and I decided to go for a bike ride today. At the start of the ride we were not sure where we were going to go or exactly how far. We just kind of kept going a little bit further. We were going at a very easy p...
• Double Duty
  on May 11, 2009
  I hope to make some real improvement in swim times and body weight over the next month. I need to be real careful about what I eat and monitor my weight closely. The Ironman is no place for extra poundage. This morning's weight at the YMCA was 182...
• Swim Fast without Swim Practice
  on May 10, 2009
  Today was the first time I have swam in well over a month. For the last couple of weeks I have been practicing "mental swimming". This is what I do when I don't have time to get to the pool. It can't replace swimming, but it is better than nothing. T...
• Lifting Weights with my kids
  on May 10, 2009
  Friday, 5/8: On this day I had both of my kids. It was hard to get much of a workout in. I did a quick weight circuit while my daughter was taking a nap. My 3 year old son was "lifting" with me.Wide Grip Pullup = 12Dips = 20Close Grip Pullup = 12Ab R...
• Rockman Bike Part 2
  on May 6, 2009 in rockman half ironman exercise fitness triathlon
  Today IronCraig and I did the Rockman Half Ironman bike course. For me, that makes 2 days in a row. I am tired. My total mileage over the last 3 rides (4days) is 163 miles.Total Mileage = 56MTotal Ride Time = 3:15:30Avg Pace = l7.2MPH...

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