By David Hanenburg on 30 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: weekly review
Last week put the weekly volume near 60 miles and I was able to hold it together! Over the weekend I completed my first back-to-back long run of about 20 miles each day. One of them was on the trail and the other road. I did see my first snake on the trail as I [...]
By David Hanenburg on 27 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: triathlon
Sunday is the BSLT half Ironman in Lubbock Texas. This race is my favorite half Ironman because it has all of the elements for an exciting day…wetsuit swim (yeah!), hills, heat, and more heat. It is a day anything can happen and I have been known to like a few challenges. I have a good [...]
By David Hanenburg on 24 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: road running, running, training
Are you running too fast or too slow for your workout? If you are unsure about that answer and you like to train based off of pace, Mcmillan Running provides a very cool running calculator that will provide your training pace range for various types of training such as long, tempo, and interval/speed work. All [...]
By David Hanenburg on 23 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: weekly review
Not another step! This one thought was pounding through my head as I completed my long run of 26.12 miles on Saturday. The schedule said 26 miles. I thought, why not add an additional .2 miles. How tough could that be? I stopped at 26.12 miles! I could tell early on that the run was [...]
By David Hanenburg on 18 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, triathlon
Another endurance sports video! I recently watch a triathlon documentary/film – What it Takes. The film follows four top professional Ironman triathletes (Peter Reid, Lori Bowden, Heather Fuhr, and Luke Bell) for a complete season as they work their way towards the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. It is more a behind the scenes [...]
By David Hanenburg on 16 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: weekly review
My first week of the eight week build phase is complete. It was a solid week of training that now includes tempo mile repeats as well as a fairly serious long run which will eventually turn into runs. (gulp!) During my long run, I also performed a hydration test to try and determine my personal [...]
By David Hanenburg on 15 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: nutrition, running, training
Since I had some hydration issues last weekend during a two hour run, I figured I better get this under control So, yesterday during my long run (23 miles) I decided to force the fluid/electrolyte consumption and see how the body responded. My goal was to consume 20oz per hour while running in an easy/aerobic [...]
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