Hawaii

I had an hour between sunrise and work this morning so I hit the beach before sunrise looking to rent a surfboard. Unfortunately after my 3rd wave I cut my toe on the reef an it was bleeding too much to stay in the water. It is also going to screw up my running for at least a week. I am bummed.

I taped my tie up an went to work. We flew to the equator and the International Date Line today the back to Honolulu; boring.

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I forget which day

It's weak but I'm counting the 5 mile hike to the Byron Glacier as a workout. Never Give Up.



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191 Days to train for the LA Marathon

I ran a few miles on the Hamster Wheel this morning. The machine said 4 miles, but it felt like 8. Alaska is beautiful, but a little cold this morning…meeyow! I should have ran outside this morning and got some fresh air. I’ll be sitting on an airplane for 10 hours today, going to see Santa!

Take a moment to think about 9/11 then go on with your life. Never Give Up!

Day? Whatever!

Squeezed in a 5.2 mile run this morning at a blistering 8:22 min/mi. my best, had one 7:43 mile!
In the briefing for today's mission gotta go. Never Give Up.

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193 days to the LA Marathon

I rode the usual 12 mile off road loop this morning at a nominal pace of 4:35/mi. It is gettting too dark to ride in the morning, I'll need to change my riding schedule soon. I'm leaving for Alaska tomorrow(for work), I plan on getting a short run in before we leave. I’ll try to update the blog, but might not be able. I’ll do my best to keep up on the training during the trip, but all the traveling might interfere. Never give up!

194 days to the LA Marathon

Maybe I should change the name of this blog from iron man to tired man.  What an incredible weekend I had riding bikes and motorcycles up in the forest with some of the best people on the planet; I am a lucky man.

We rode about 150 miles of forest trails and 18 miles of mountain bike trails; I didn’t run over the long weekend.  I did run this morning, no GPS, not heart rate monitor, just me and the Kings of Leon.  I ran 7.44 in an hour flat, witch is race pace for me.  Hope your weekend was sweet too; manana.

199?

Finally on the road 10am for 4 days of moto and mtb. Kennedy Meadows is awesome technical riding and I'm riding with a great group of guys. I'll do some work on the bike each morning before the rest wake up. I'll fill you in on all the details Tuesday. Never Give Up!

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Thanks to my cushy job, I was able to train again this morning.  Have I told you guys about my job?  My overly generous company allows me to train as much as I want as long as I do it before 6:30 AM or during lunch…who could ask for more?  Anyway enough of this Facebook rant.

I couldn’t smell smoke when I arrived at work at 4:45 this morning so I decided to go for a run in the dark as usual.  I did a 7.22 mile “Pace” run.  A “Pace” run is done at race speed, in my case Marathon speed which is less than 9 minute miles.  I ran the 7.22 miles at an average pace of 8:40 and was getting faster; my last mile on flat ground was 8:09.

201 Days to the LA Marathon

Unfortunately there won't be any work today.  The fires in the LA mountains are covering the Desert in smoke.  I think its best that I sit it out for a couple of days.  I am taking a moto trip up to Kennedy Meadows in a couple of days, hopefully the air up there will be clean.

Here are my stats for the month, kind of so so.  On the negetive side, I need to get my weight under control, but on the positive side my resting heart rate is looking good!  I'll do better next month.

I signed up for the LA Marathon this morning, so I am commited ($125 bucks worth at least).  My formal Marathon training starts 11/16/2009, so I have a few more weeks to slack off like I have been lately.

How about a Tip of the Day, Slacker?
When someone unexpectantly "snaps" at you, give them some space, they could probably use a little "slack."

Have a great day.

Weight	184.5
BMI	25.7 (FAT)
Running	41 Miles	6:35 Hours
Biking	201 Miles	18:07 Hours
Swimming	0	0
Resting Heart Rate	37
Totals	241 Miles	24:42 Hours

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You never know what’s around the next corner, so preparation is paramount.  Today I drove to work in the smoke from the ongoing fires in LA.  I figured I would not be able to work today.  The smoke cleared up as I approached my beloved Edwards AFB and I began to debate with myself if I should or could ride this morning.

Well what do you know, I broke my personal best pace by 3 seconds per mile, not much, but I’ll take it!  I rode the usual 12 mile loop Averaging 4 minute and 28 second miles.  Tomorrow is stats day where I tell you how fat I am and how hard I’ve worked to stay that way.  See Yah!

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I’ve started to develop a pattern on my running days. The minor aches and pains of this 46 year old body don’t go away until I get three to four miles down. I ran a tad over 7 miles today. I forgot to start my Garmin so I don’t have exact numbers, but somewhere between 7 and 7.5 miles. Pretty slow pace over 9 minute miles, it was difficult to run this morning on so many levels. Never Give Up!

204 days until the LA Marathon

Good Morning. I am pleased to write that I did NOT have tire problems this morning. Eesh! I rode the local motorcycle trails this morning. I love it when the moto guys do a double take when they see me up on the ridgeline. I passed a couple of guys resting, come on dudes, you have motors! I rode 12 miles, burned 802 calories, should make up for the endless pasta I had last night at the O Garden. Have a great weekend. Tomorrow is another foo foo shoe day, blah! Don't forget to sign up for the LA marathon Tuesday, they are limiting the number of entries this year.

205 to go

On the bike this morning did the usual 12 miles off-road in 54 minutes and 11 seconds. Had to stop twice to put air in the front tire; I can’t believe I have had tire problems every day this week, I guess my luck just ran out this week. Tomorrow is my rest day, but I’ll probably take a short ride in the morning and then run on Sunday. You all have a great weekend.

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Road to Ironman, whew! What am I thinking? I not a world class athlete, not yet anyway. Baby steps and short term goals, are the only way to keep on track, the only way to keep me sane amongst all the training, pain and ibuprofen that lies before me. March 21, 2010 the LA Marathon, I’m calling that a baby step? Holy crap, what have I gotten myself into?

I ran 7.24 miles this morning. The pace was decent; all of the miles were below 9 minutes which is my unspoken Marathon goal. Average pace was 8 minute and 39 second miles.

207 days to the LA Marathon

On the bike this morning, pressing hard like I had a goal or something. Unfortunately had to stop and fix a flat, too many flats lately damn it! Even with the flat I put down a respectable 55:29 for the 12 miles (fixed the flat with superglue and CO2 in 2 minutes) and felt like I did some good.

-208 days to the LA Marathon

Not feeling very chatty this morning. Body is still beat up from racing with a flat front tire (crashing). I set out this morning to do 5 and ended up running 7.5 miles and averaging just below 9 minute miles. I felt good while I was running, but I feel like crap now. Have a great day – Never Give Up!

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WOW, I feel like I was used as a punching bag last night. I have bumps and bruises everywhere, they will heal soon, but that W (win) lasts forever!

I forgot my towel this morning and contemplated not working out. That would have been weak! I rode my usual 12 miles at a slow pace this morning, just out for the fun today not the fitness. I need a day to recover from the race. Showered up and dried off with paper towels…NO EXCUSES!

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I won my desert race today. Rode the last 40 miles on a flat front
tire. Tough!

I am celebrating! 3 more wins to make expert.

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I owe you a decent report, so here ya go:

It was what it was. It was about a perfect weekend. We missed our family; It wasn’t the same without them. We sat without needing to speak, we talked too. It is such a calm experience hanging with someone that IS you. Thanks for coming this weekend kiddo.

Well the “official” results aren’t out yet but the finisher board had me finishing 1st in my classification. That should reduce the number of required transfers to 3 for an expert plate. I rode the last 40 miles on a flat front tire. Now I know why most guys that pit with a flat front tire quit. It was a tough call to go back out into the desert rocks with a lame machine. It was a tough ride. But wait I have data...

The data is surprising. My max heart rate recorded during they race was 10 bpm greater than I have ever experienced. Before today I thought my Maximum heart rate was 170, but it hit 180 during the race today. The data indicates that this race was equal to at least triple my normal workout. Time in cardio zone 5 was an incredible 1 hour and 28 minutes, zone 4 was 45 minutes. What this ultimately means is that, at least from a cardio point of view, I have the capacity to significantly up my game, and that the dicision to quit racing sould be revisited.

Ahh, mountain bike on Monday - blis.

There is no way your weekend was as better than mine, but I hope it was AS good. C YAHh!

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I don't know what to do with myself this morning. The family an most normal people are asleep and I am not working out. Today is recovery day for the race tomorrow.

I am going to wear my HR monitor during the race tomorrow to see how much of a workout Desert Racing is scientifically.

I'm thinking that the first of every month will be stat day. I'll give you all the gory details of my work and results. I'll include stuff like resting heart rate time and distance spent
in each activity. BMI, weight and maybe a picture. Any thoughts on what else I should track?

Well I guess I'll go hook up the 5th wheel and get going. Blog you tomorrow.

Dan

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It’s a Dancing in the locker-room, 5FDP, singing in the shower, one hander, tail whipping, and fist pumping Friday. On the bike for a respectable, 2 seconds of my best, ride this morning. Knees are still holding up too!

As I was about to ride off in the dark this morning, a coworker approached me in the parking lot. She said “them coyotes is out there waiting for you”, I laughed and thought it’s the cougars in the office that scare me, not the coyotes in the desert.

The apple to my tree is joining me this weekend at the races for some Daddy Daughter alone time; I’m looking forward to that.

Wish me luck at the races, you might not hear from me until Monday and then again maybe you will.

Happy Birthday Dad!