Ordinary Marathoner

A really good bike ride last night… it’s so great to see improvement! Hope you all get after it today!

First weekend of Ironman training in the books – a lot of good, a little bad, and always room for improvement.

Wanted to thank all of you who reposted the Mike Reilly podcast from yesterday, even though I totally blew up the “You Are An Ironman,” sound-bite he gave me (amateur!). A tough few days of training are ahead… but nobody said finishing an Ironman was easy. It’s not given… it’s earned. I’ll be earning it … Continue reading "Podcast #151 – Ordinary Daily, Feb 22, 2019"

I am thrilled to have as my guest this week, the Voice of Ironman himself, Mike Reilly. We had met briefly, very briefly, in the past when I crossed the finish line at Ironman Lake Placid in 2017. He was a bit busy that day, but this time I had the opportunity to chat with … Continue reading "Podcast #150 – Mike Reilly"

Day 3 of Ironman training is in the books… got my swim in (even with sharing a lane), and then finished Day 3 of the “Your First Century” bike training program. By the end, I wasn’t sure if I could differentiate which droplets on the floor were sweat and which were tears.

Back-to-back good training days now that I’ve officially begun Ironman training. Even though I’ve been crushing the workouts, my weight is up over the past few days, though I’m not letting it deter me. And I did the coolest thing yesterday — interviewed Mike Reilly, the voice of Ironman.

Day 1 of Ironman Training was pretty tough. But what was I expecting? It’s IRONMAN TRAINING, not softman training!

With all the cumulative impact running does to the body, us runners seem constantly privy to little bumps and bruises, muscle cramps and aches. Our guest this week is Mike Swinger, a physical therapist from Michigan. When he noticed that a lot of people turn to Dr. Google and the internet to solve their problems, … Continue reading "Podcast #146 – Mike Swinger"

Today things change. Ironman Training begins.

We raffled off the 3-month Free Coaching Package from Ascension Multisport last night and had fun putting together a little YouTube video of the whole thing. My 5-mile run was a bit tougher than I thought it was going to be… did I give up, or did I overcome it? On today’s podcast.