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Ironman WOD: Weekly Review (Mar 11-24)

This first entry includes two weeks of workouts. Hopefully, I’ll be better in the future.

Vineman, the USA’s oldest Full-Length Triathlon, looms on July 28, 2013. Three years after my Rookie year in Iron-Length triathlons, I’m returning to the race that started my ultra-endurance career. I haven’t completed a full triathlon in three years, and despite running Comrades Marathon twice, several 1/2 Triathlons, and numerous 50k marathons, marathons, and halfs, this is the first year that I’ve actually focused on raising the bar in the my triathlon attempts. In addition to Vineman, I’m also planning on running Seattle’s Quadzilla – Four Marathons in four Days in November.

So what does it take to prepare for such a tough second half of the year?

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Non-Tech: Windows Surface Pro Review

microsoft-surface-pro-windows-8-tbalet-0There have been plenty of reviews of the recently released Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Pro, but most of those reviews have been by early adopters, those passionate about Microsoft and Microsoft products, and tech-nerds.

But how does the Surface work for the Road Warrior? How does it work from an end-user standpoint? Is a TabCom worth it (TabCom is my abbreviation for “Tablet-Computer”)?

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Timex Factory Team Athlete: Captain Chas

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Timex, the world-known watch maker, sponsors athletes in the Timex Factory Team. Starting in 2013, I’ve joined the team. With my fellow teammates, we’ll be sharing our adventures on the TFT  Facebook Page and occasionally (hopefully!) appearing in advertising.

Hopefully they’ll soon have a Google Plus page, which I think is far more effective than Facebook for this sort of thing. But, in the meantime, most of the team info will be found posted on Facebook.

Sponsorship from Timex does have some perks and I know they are working on a few more in the near future. This appears to be just starting and I hope it will improve and blossom as time goes forward. Personally, I’ll be sporting some cool Triathlon shorts in the near future and maybe even a new jersey. Also, Timex’s new Run Sport 2.0 will be sitting on My Girl’s wrist, and she’ll be greatly relieved to get rid of the capable, but huge and bulky for her, Garmin 310xt.

One of the best parts of using Timex GPS watches are their natural integration with Training Peaks. This makes uploading/sharing data on that site just that much easier and, in my opinion, there is no better site for serious triathletes.

And if all goes well, I’ll look just as cool as this banner from the Timex Factory Team page.

FBTFT

Captain Chas Coached by Don Fink

Be IronFitDon Fink, author of the popular Be Ironfit, Mastering the Marathon, and IronFit Strength Training and Nutrition For Endurance Athletes, is a man who embraces my own philosophy toward training. A huge proponent of Heart Rate and Time based training, he understands the needs of the time-crunched professional. As a consequence, starting March 11, 2013, Don will begin coaching me toward my short and long term goals.

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