The Bitter Truth About Chocolate

Long (Easy) Run (click to see stats) 11.25k (1:00:01) Avg. Heart Rate = 147 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 154 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:20 min/km Best Pace = 4:30 min/km Calories = 1069 Temp = 11º SOTD: ‘Gold on the Ceiling’  by The Black Keys It’s the Easter weekend, and you know what that [...]

Runner’s Toe

There are lots of unflattering and painful things that can happen to runners over the course of their training: leaky bladder, diarrhea, bloody nipples, ass rash (or worse), pulled muscles, plantar fasciitis, ITB issues; you name it I’ve dealt with it.  But, for whatever reason, up until today I’ve never had to deal with the [...]

Yoga Myths

There has been some interesting press around yoga as the veritable ‘all-encompassing workout’ lately and it has been causing more than a stir in my lycra-clad yogic circles.  On a few occasions, friends (and fellow practitioners) have forwarded  me some interesting articles regarding some rather, shall we say, interesting views and perceptions about yoga.  Maybe [...]

Asparagus: The Big Stink

I have a confession to make:  I LOVE asparagus.  It has to be just about my favorite vegetable and I incorporate it into my own meal plan about 4-5 times a week.  Funny that as a child I hated it but, then again, like most kids, I hated just about anything that was green in [...]

Eat, Pray, Poop

(WARNING:  this post may contain content of a graphic nature, including more information than you ever wanted to know about my bowel movements.  Viewer discretion is definitely advised.) I experienced something rather, well, both fantastic and unexpected yesterday after my usual Thursday morning hot yoga class.  In fact, just saying that I “experienced” it really [...]

Tightwad Triathlete Tip #7

Judging by the number of new yoga mats, pristine prAna shirts and assorted fancy bric-a-brac in this mornings yoga class, Santa was very good to some people this year (myself included, of course).  Of course, this also means that Santa’s coffers will be rather limited in the coming months as well so any opportunity to [...]

Meditation and Triathlon

For the past few weeks, our TryForce coach has developed a decidedly different tone and approach to our training.  No longer is it push harder, go faster, suffer more, etc…now it’s “learn to breathe”.  Pardon?  Breathe…seriously?  He’s shitting me, right?  But, nope, there it is again at the end of each of our workouts: “Learn to [...]

Kale Waldorf Salad

So now that training has resumed, well, the weights and plyometrics part anyway, the real calorie burning can begin.  So it’s time to bring on the healthy recipes and I vow to load you up with many more of them than I did last year…promise! This recipe for ‘Kale Waldorf Salad’ was forwarded to me [...]

New Fitness Goals for 2012

So, I’ve been experiencing this problem over the last few weeks since the Cancun 70.3 in that I’ve been finding it hard to get back into anything resembling a training schedule.  I realize that I’m entitled to take a wee break before kicking it back into overdrive for full Ironman training but, nothing, really?  God, [...]

Swimmer’s Sinusitis

Lately, I’ve had this on-going battle after with my sinuses and I’ve just been chalking it up to the changing of the seasons, or the gravitational pull of the moon, or planetary alignment, or whatever it is that makes your nose drip like a diuretic gerbil.  But now I’ve discovered that I may, in fact, [...]