Nutrition – Nutrition is the biggest mystery in long endurance sports but it doesn’t have to be. I have seen people run the gamut on the food at an Ironman event from pancakes, oatmeal, Spam, PB &J, Big Mac’s, Ensure, raw meat and the usual gels and gummy blocks on the market today. And, there is no doubt that one needs to eat and receive calories during such a long athletic event as Ironman. Hopefully, the calories that one consumes …
Pacing – I remember a quote from Mark Allen, he said “At Ironman, the race begins at mile 18 of the run” Now, for us mere mortals the race is about pacing; when in doubt slow down. It is such a long day! If you are like most people and don’t have all day to train, eat, sleep, massage and then eat again; you have to make the training work for you and still have a work life, family life …
The swim…
By most peoples standards, I had a “good” swim at Lake Placid, 1:17 and change. By my standards and my competitors standards, it’s pathetic. However, I literally swam 4 times prior to the Ironman in Lake Placid and only one of those times was beyond a mile. I did this on purpose. Knowing that my swim would only be 10 to 13% of my overall time. I didn’t want to commit so much travel and training to a portion …
I was first introduced to the POSE Method via an ad in Runners World Magazine. It said “Learn how to run”, and I thought, this is a joke, right, everybody knows how to run. Boy was I wrong!
Lucky for me, my technique wasn’t horrible it was just bad, and I made corrections early enough before becoming injured. The most important thing to know about POSE is that it is based on science. It is not someone guessing …
I am one that needs to experience something on my own before I am eager to share with someone else. And then, watch out!
My first Ironman was 19 years ago, I was 31 years old and had not been in the sport very long. I trained on my own in a way that I thought would bring me success. I read a few books on running and triathlon, rode every mountain I could find and took a couple …
