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Check In – Final 6
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Here we are less than six weeks from the big day. Time to check where I’m at and start planning for the big day. Overall I am feeling okay and sort of confident. I’ve lost 1.5 kg since I started the program and don’t have any serious injuries. It is…
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Bike Ride Analysis Hannover Limmer 70.3
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I’ve written the race report for my recent 70.3 distance race already, but I wanted to go further into detail on my bike ride. I’ve mentioned already that even though it was supposedly a B-race I was still hoping for a solid ride. I finished far below what I was…
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Race Report Hannover Limmer MD
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Here I am a day after my latest half ironman distance. I had to bail out of 70.3 St. Pölten the week before due to some hip issues and family commitments and decided to do the “Training Half” here instead. Cheap local event, well organized with a good course and…
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Check In – 12 weeks to go
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Here I am with my first ever full distance triathlon only 12 weeks out. How am I doing so far? Well, apart from the setback in February it is all going rather well. I am sticking to my plan, more or less, and feel like am progressing well. How well…
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The subtle changes in the long distance triathlete
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How often do you hear people talk about marginal gains? People claim shaving their legs brings marginal gains. Or wearing lighter shoes. Or getting the top of the line $600 wetsuit. While all these things can be considered marginal I am not whether the concept of marginal gains ends there.…
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Recap 18/13 – Fuel your grit machine
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I´m gonna post early this week. Up ahead lie the Easter holidays and we’ll be visiting the grandmas with our daughter. She just started to walk. She just did it, it happened so fast! About a week between stumbling two steps into daddy’s arm to walking on her own. Crazy.…
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Recap 18/12
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Another week in the bag. This should have been my biggest week yet, but due to work commitments I missed a swim and so eventually came in at almost exactly the same TSS as last week. The weekend however was my biggest and best yet. I did a full 2…
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When your plans for the season become obsolete
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Back in my mountainbike downhill days, Bruce Lee was a big inspiration for many riders. You all know the famous quote about how water become the cup it gets poured into. Translated to MTB DHI racing it meant to go with the terrain, not trying to force anything but rather…
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No fun, no play, just work and being ill all day
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I haven´t been posting much over tha past weeks simply because I didn´t do shit. Our daughter is now in day care and she brought home a cold on her first day. When I thought I had recovered I caught another virus and now two weeks have past with almost…
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Recap 18/03
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2018 Week 3 – It is not about being hard, it is about being effective and determined to reach your goal. When your body tells you to slow down for a few days, listen. Total TSS: 94 Total Time: 1 hr 12 min TSS/Hour: 78,3 Last week was all about…