Tag Archives: triathlon

Ironman Cozumel – The Details

By tjfry | December 5, 2010

Up at 4am. The resort opened breakfast early for us so I took advantage. I trained all summer on hard boiled eggs for breakfast, and they had no eggs. I asked the manager and he went back and made me up some asap! What service! Amazingly calm for the morning of a race. Packed up [...]

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Quality vs. Quantity

By tjfry | August 1, 2010

People often talk about ‘junk miles’ in endurance sports, referring to the volume you put in swimming, cycling or running that is done at a low to moderate effort and seemingly has no particular adaptation or point to it. Many coaches out there market themselves as coaches that cut out the junk work, and focus on [...]

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How To Eat That Elephant

By tjfry | December 22, 2009

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was debating whether or not to sign up for Ironman Cozumel. Well, sign up day arrived, I got caught up in the excitement and ended up pulling the trigger. The last time I raced an Ironman was 2006 in Hawaii. I’ve started to get the itch to [...]

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Tough Decision

By tjfry | November 29, 2009

  One of the big topics of discussion around our house is whether or not to enter the 2010 Ironman Cozumel. My wife and I both know that I am due for another challenge, but with the recent purchase of Swim Shops, I want to make sure I have enough time in my day to [...]

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