Iron Newsman - July 23, 2010
Iron Newsman
“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.” –George E. Allen
The moment the sun came up I was off on my bike! Getting my workouts in before I head off to report for NBC4 Los Angeles has become my new routine. That meant a 5am alarm and a 5:30am start.
Here was my Ironman 70.3 Boulder and Ford Ironman World Championship schedule for today:
Bike Ride Hills – 8 x 4-mile loop
It’s a pretty good course and it took me about 2:15 minutes to conquer it. I start off with the downhill and a nice warm-up… then head uphill for the second half of the loop. Repeating that loop course 8 times was draining… but well worth it. At no point did I ever feel like I couldn’t finish the training.
Tomorrow morning brings a 10-mile interval run. Sunday I’ll be off. Monday I have a 90-mile ride followed immediately by a 3-mile run. Let’s get it on!
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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.
