Iron News Man - March 1, 2010
Iron News Man
“The Six W's: Work will win when wishing won't.” - Todd Blackledge
My coach Craig Moss is a MANIAC! Check out this Tweet he sent out after our “supposed” 13-mile run in the rain with the Students Run LA kids Saturday morning: “The 2nd loop was 12 minutes longer and we added 2 1/2 miles of hills. We really picked up pace (even in rain) and the hills on 2nd loop run made it actually 15+ miles. So it felt like an 18-19 miler with the hill work.”
During Saturday’s run I kept thinking to myself, “Something’s wrong. My time is way off! Even with these steep hills.” Turns out my coach tricked me! Coach Moss said the mental game he played was simple, 13 miles with hills is much easier to stomach than 15 (plus) miles with those same nasty hills. The pace jumping in the second loop of the run was also unexpected (but I handled it most of the way). If I’m going to have a successful LA Marathon in less than three weeks, I’ll be able to thank challenging training days (and my coach) for getting me ready.
Given the stress of Saturday’s distance-hills-rain run, today’s training is much lighter:
Run 5-miles (easy)
Weight train Chest
I’ve been instructed to stretch during this run! That’s how easy I’m supposed to take it. For efficiency, I’ll start my run from the same location as my weight training, Jordan’s Virtual Fit Club in Valencia.
Today’s FREE Wakeup Workout video highlights Calf Raises to make them better (bigger/leaner). If that’s one of your target areas, be sure to click on the video above!
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-Chris
My race schedule (so far) for 2010:
13.1 Los Angeles (Half) Marathon
Students Run LA Friendship Run
Wildflower Triathlon (long course)
Ironman World Championships????
Why blog? To inspire others.
Simply put, three years ago I was overweight! At 6’1” I weighed 252, and wore size 40 pants. Few people really noticed, but I did. In pictures, on TV, I was not happy with my appearance. Covering the 2007 LA Marathon for NBC4 was the last straw. Every picture I was in highlighted just how out of shape I had become.
No more! Since that time, the guy who could barely run around the block has slowly built-up his endurance and completed numerous events. Among the big ones: the 2008 Long Beach International Marathon , 2009 Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, 2009 LA Marathon, 2009 Vineman Ironman 70.3, and 2009 Ironman Arizona!
I invite you to share this journey with me.
