tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487239404958344885.post5560912980350566843..comments2023-08-15T09:58:41.984-04:00Comments on my life and times: A letter to JohnNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282020797033169303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487239404958344885.post-40209313796391714752009-01-22T23:17:00.000-05:002009-01-22T23:17:00.000-05:00Huh... I never did a lick of strength training wh...Huh... I never did a lick of strength training while getting ready for Ironman. Coach said I was already using all those muscles :-) Different strokes for different folks, I guess!Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399853707178925175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487239404958344885.post-23799601406824990112009-01-22T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-22T12:42:00.000-05:00I still say you need to put on your big boy bike s...I still say you need to put on your big boy bike shorts and step it up a notch.<BR/><BR/>actually, i make humor because I am right with you on some of those points, and admire the rest. I too have the full time job, sole monetary provider for the wife and 2 kids, and i think my kids might be younger than yours. my girls will turn 2 and 4 this summer. I'm already at the top of the ladder with the company I work for and have no desire to climb any higher or put in more than 45 hours a week. I'm happy to keep up with the code (everything is in vb.net 3.5 now) but it is def something i just do to earn a living and support the fam. no great thrills or wasted sleep worrying about work stuff anymore.<BR/><BR/>The parts i admire are 15 workouts a week! holy moly, that's a ton. I'm going to get through my first marathon in 4 weeks, so I'm about to hit a taper for that. Ramping up tri training during a marathon taper doesn't jive, so I'm just going to manage until after valentines day. then it's langley pond international distance training. My first ever half iron will be the b2b in november, so that's my AAA race for the year. I was totally joking (sic) about making you look slow at langley pond. i'm hoping to make a 5k run in under 30 mins this year, and finish a sprint in under 1:30. It's like a fat guy calling the skinny guy a twig. so now:<BR/><BR/>you mean 15 workouts/20 hours a week is all it takes to kona and get down to 8% body fat? stop playing games and get into some serious training, will ya?<BR/><BR/>all's fair in love and humor. i like the idea of keeping a long run every saturday and a long bike ride every sunday, as those will be the only workouts those days. but exposing your schedule like that is really really cool. i didn't realize you were trying to kona. and i will DEF take some of that under heed once i ramp up tri training in late feb/early march. right now i'm just trying not to make that ramp to steep. but you and your training exploits/posts really do make me want to rev things up to your level.<BR/><BR/>one final suggestion: www.assaultonthecarolinas.com is calling me to the 60k distance. i think you should do it too, either 60k or 100k. some awesome hills, great challenges, and a really really sweet ride altogether. our wives and kids can hang out while we ride. check it out.Carolina Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834384961037080805noreply@blogger.com