Iron Newsman - July 13, 2010
Iron Newsman
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind." -James Truslow Adams
Hills and more hills! Today I tackle the strength building training session of riding hills. Come Ironman 70.3 Boulder and the Ford Ironman World Championship the strength will translate into speed. Gotta love it!
Here's my training session for today:
Bike five-mile hill loop x 6
Weight train shoulders
The actual hill is a 1.3-mile, 6-7 percent grade. From my house, I'll ride down it... go flat for a mile or so... turn around and head back to tackle the hill (and repeat multiple times). My coach Craig Moss will be joining me for my hills session. He's been battling injury, but hills are okay and not too taxing for him. I love having my coach around becaue it gives me a nice mental distraction and he pushes me!
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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.
