Iron Newsman - August 26, 2010
Iron Newsman
“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.” – Bo Bennett
Believe it or not, today’s medium-long swim was part of a “recovery week”. I love it when my recovery weeks reach the point where they’re basically at the Olympic triathlon training level.
Here’s my Ford Ironman World Championship triathlon training for today:
Swim 2500-yards total (intervals)
300-yard Warm-up
10x100-yards
10x50-yards
1x500-yards
200-yard technique focused swim
I did this workout before I came into report this morning for KNBC-TV Channel 4. I was in the water at 5:30am at the Paseo Club in Valencia, California. Meeting me there to coach me was Chris Dahowski. To put it plainly, Chris is an INCREDIBLE swimmer and his guidance is truly helpful. Chris is leading a group called Swim22 from the mainland to Catalina Island and back… twice! CLICK HERE to see the video report I did on their upcoming journey.
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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 CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
Los Angeles Rock N Roll Marathon
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 & 2010 Surf City Marathons in Huntington Beach, 2009 & 2010 LA Marathons, 2009 Vineman Ironman 70.3, 2010 Wildflower Long Course and 2009 Ironman Arizona!
I invite you to share this journey with me.
