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Forty-six weeks from now, I will be participating in the Ironman 70.3 Miami. One week ago, I exacerbated an old knee injury which prevented me from running the Marathon of the Palm Beaches Half Marathon. Since that time, I have…

Tagged with: biking, Ironman, ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 miami, running, swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Just another DNS

Posted on 6 December 2009 by tomh

I was all ready to run in today’s half marathon in West Palm Beach, Florida as part of the Palm Beaches Marathon Festival. I drove down there last night, picked up my bib, re-usable goodie bags, re-usable, but not disclosed…

Tri Training

Posted on 4 December 2009 by tomh

It’s just shy of 11 months before the Ironman 70.3 Miami. I have been running and biking nearly 5 days a week each since the end of July. No swimming. Matt Lieto’s half ironman training plan is 20 weeks long…

Tagged with: Ironman, ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 miami, miami, Training, Triathlon, triathlon training
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Love these gloves

Posted on 21 March 2009 by tomh

Louis Garneau Rex Gel Gloves are better than carpenter’s gloves

Tagged with: all3sports.com, bicycle glove, louis garneau, rex gel glove, Training, ulnar
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Garmin Forerunner 405 Review

Posted on 9 December 2008 by tomh

I’ve been using a Garmin Forerunner 305 for a couple of years now and really like it. Unfortunately, the battery is getting to the point where it can no longer hold a charge for my long triathlons. I decided it…

Tagged with: 405, forerunner, Garmin, gps, Training
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Back in the swing of things…

Posted on 3 September 2008 by tomh

I’m now training regularly. Swimming three days a week, biking on the indoor trainer three days a week, and running when I can. Today I swam 1550 meters, which is about where I want to be. I usually take about…

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