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Trismarter’s AZ Training Camp, Day 1
After arriving the night before the first day of the camp, and getting what can only be called a fairly crummy night of sleep, we gathered first thing in the morning for our the camp’s official first...
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Day 2 in Arizona found us up early before the sunrise for a solid 4800 yards. The pool is outdoors and fortunately it was heated a bit since the early morning temperatures hovered around 45 degrees F....
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Trismarter’s AZ Training Camp, Day 3
The first very big day of training came on Day 3. We began the day with 4100 yards of mostly aerobic swimming. Not extremely challenging but good solid work. Attention to detail was the focus, making...
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Trismarter’s AZ Training Camp, Day 4
A few weeks prior to our trip, Lou emailed me about whether or not we could incorporate a local race into our camp. It turned out that the Susan M Turley Foundation was hosting a series of running...
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Trismarter’s AZ Training Camp, Day 5
Day five will go down in the books as an epic day of epic days! The plan was to get in the big run for the camp by running from one end of Trail 100 in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve to the other, and...
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Trismarter’s AZ Training Camp, Day 6
Six days into our camp began with a 4500 yard swim featuring a blistering set of 16×100’s at race pace efforts and very little rest. This was Lou’s favorite workout for the week, and for good reason....
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Trismarter’s AZ Training Camp, Day 7
It’s always interesting to see how the excitement of a great workout and the team dynamic can create a false sense of invincibility. Day seven would prove to be an eye opening day for us. Lou giving us...
View ArticleTrismarter’s AZ Training Camp, Day 8
We woke up on day eight feeling a little tired, but also feeling energized. Knowing that this was the last day of the camp, we all wanted to go for broke, work hard, and enjoy our time together as a...
View ArticleTriasmarter Athlete, Michal Kovac’s B2B Race Report
B2B Ironman Race Report – by Michal Kovac – 10:19:30 As I write this, 4 days after the race, I am still having a hard time thinking about anything other than Saturday. It was such a great day! My first...
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Coach Lee’s Journey to DNF, or Making a Smart Decision
Being an athlete takes patience. It’s a process that is limited by our abilities to train and recover. To do it correctly, one must juggle physically and mentally the ebb and flow of fitness while...
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