Ordinary Marathoner

A 3-time guest, please welcome Denny Krahe from the DizRuns podcast. Denny is dipping his toe into the Virtual Race end of the running community pool. Running the Goofy Challenge, he’ll be helping raise money for Team in Training. The Diz Days of Summer is lining up to be a great event for two weeks … Continue reading "Podcast #263 – Denny Krahe, The Diz Days of Summer"

Race day is fast approaching and the tapering continues. Not giving up on strength training, just lightening the load (CONSISTENCY!) Still tinkering with the positioning of my bike saddle, which may not be smart so close to race day. Weird foot pain started Sunday… disappeared Monday… then reappeared again, and even worse today. But we’re … Continue reading "Podcast #262 – Ordinary Daily, July 23, 2019"

Less than a week until Ironman Lake Placid. It’s getting really close now, and tapering is driving me a little mad. Angela Fillmore – get out and do that 6k today! We recap Ben Hinton‘s half-marathon this weekend, and look forward to having Denny Krahe on the podcast this week. I got my CPR Certification … Continue reading "Podcast #261 – Ordinary Daily, July 22"

Nice to have Ben Hinton back to update us on his Olympic aspirations ahead of his next big race this Sunday. Always a positive outlook, always an encouraging word, I wish Ben the best of luck. He’s been training hard and seemed to have learned a lot over the past few months. As such, I … Continue reading "Podcast #260 – Ordinary Daily With Ben Hinton, July 19, 2019"

Coach Scott is one step closer to being an official coach! Tapering continues… with 10 days until Ironman Lake Placid. It is also the 100-day mark until the Marine Corps Marathon – a notice for all of you out there participating in The People’s Marathon this year. Things are tracking well, feeling good, and ready … Continue reading "Podcast #259 – Ordinary Daily, July 18, 2019"

Having a properly thought-out training plan is something that I haven’t always had the past few weeks. Heeding my own advice, I put one together for the next week and a half of tapering. The plan took a while to put together and included great detail. I even made plans beyond training, planning out how … Continue reading "Podcast #258 – Ordinary Daily, July 17, 2019"

Tapering is underway and yesterday was a perfect, productive beginning – upper body strength training, short swim, dealing with Ellie screaming in the pool (which had to burn SOME calories), and a short, easy bike. Things are on track and with 12 days remaining until Ironman Lake Placid, I just have to make sure I … Continue reading "Podcast #257 – Ordinary Daily, July 16, 2019"

And now, we taper. Hope everyone had a great weekend of training. My last weekend before IMLP was pretty successful. Maybe would have liked to get some extra miles in on Saturday (did 12.5) but that was in the range of what I had planned to get done anyway. Sunday’s 65-mile bike ride was a … Continue reading "Podcast #256 – Ordinary Daily, July 15, 2019"

After hearing the story of how Sheila Treleaven, a mother of 3 with a full-time job, somehow is able to fit in enough training to be a professional triathlete, I struggled a bit with my own personal excuses I’ve made over the past few weeks. This morning I saw a couple running in the rain … Continue reading "Podcast #255 – Ordinary Daily, July 12, 2019"

With 17 days remaining until Ironman Lake Placid, my workouts aren’t looking very Ironman-like. At least I got something done yesterday, even though it was late at night and I would have rather been in bed. My problem lately? Setting a routine and sticking to it, without getting sidetracked. Yesterday, I banged out 4+ miles … Continue reading "Podcast #254 – Ordinary Daily, July 11, 2019"