http://www.ultimateendurance.com/journal/ en-us 2005-08-03T12:37:48-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000176.html I forget where I saw the analogy about taking a loan out of the fitness bank that you can either pay back in small portions in daily, consistent training or you could make one big painful balloon payment on... Mark 2005-08-03T12:37:48-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000175.html Gulfman 2005 After completing Ironman Lake Placid in 2003, my triathlon life was set to change. I couldn’t believe that I had actually done it. I didn’t have the immediate “wow, I can do anything” moment that so many people... Mark 2005-04-08T15:54:37-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000169.html I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere..... Not really, I've been working my tail off at the office and that has really gotten in the way of my daily schedule. Training has been going great, I've missed a couple of... Mark 2005-03-01T15:15:09-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000166.html The noon time 50 minute run started out as a slog fest. My legs were just heavy from the work Tuesday night, both running and riding the rollers. I felt a bit like I was running through molasses and my... Mark 2005-02-17T11:38:20-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000162.html It's been a while since I imparted my thoughts and training on the world. Work has had me shelled for the past week plus. I know when I logged my work hours last week is well over 65. That doesn't... Mark 2005-02-15T22:39:26-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000160.html Well, Friday was a loss. Some days life just gets in the way. Life and work conspired against me and so it was spent either in the car or on the computer. But that was no big deal because Saturday... Mark 2005-02-07T19:39:43-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000156.html I did the scheduled 75 minute run last night. First, it was my best long run in months. I even split the entire run, and barely felt like I was working harder at the finish than when I started. I... Mark 2005-02-04T13:19:48-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000155.html Going back to Thursday before last I had a really nice aerobic frequency run. The legs have really been enjoying the focus on run fitness. Of course all good things meet an end... when I went to feed the horses,... Mark 2005-02-02T21:08:36-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000145.html Another good day in the books. An easy 60 minute run on the dirt roads by the house in perfect weather was very good. My calves were a bit sore today which made me focus on running with better form... Mark 2005-01-20T10:35:44-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000144.html Yesterday was a good day on the workout front. Starting with an easy aerobic run in the early afternoon and followed it up with 1:45 on the rollers. The run itself and my run on the whole is getting much... Mark 2005-01-19T09:43:53-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000142.html Today I popped. Big time. The day was one where the idea of when to train and what not just wasn't going to happen. Things just kept popping up, so I ended up getting in my run late in the... Mark 2005-01-17T22:00:36-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000141.html My weekend got a little messed up schedule wise, but I still managed a 3 hour ride. Even if it was all on the rollers. That is truly mind and body numbing. I watched a movie and some playoff football... Mark 2005-01-16T21:54:53-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000139.html A great day in the books today. First, it was absolutely beautiful, not that I got to see that much of it! Today was designed to see how my heart rate reacts to a transition run. In order to do... Mark 2005-01-14T20:33:54-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000138.html Well today was supposed to be a 25 minute aerobic run and a 90 minute roller ride. All of that added up to an actual 60 minutes on the rollers. It was a good ride. The economy of riding on... Mark 2005-01-14T10:39:34-06:00 http://www.ultimateendurance.com/archives/000135.html The two a days continue.... a cruise of a 52 minute run. I used a slightly different route today and covered 5.3 miles. It was an interesting run because the weather was just starting to change. The wind was up,... Mark 2005-01-12T22:08:27-06:00