Category Archives: Pam’s Posts

Whew…. had me worried

Yesterday we had a double – swim in the morning and 30 min run in the evening. That 30 minute run was a killer! I am not sure why, but it was! I got a stitch about half way and … Continue reading

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Guess I need to go to bed earlier

This morning was Day 3 of 4:30am wake up for a workout. Wed morning was a pretty easy swim – 30 minutes of drills and then in the evening we did our plyometrics, kettle bells and core. This morning we … Continue reading

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Day 1 – Done

Well today was the day. First day of the Ironman training program workouts – 45 min bike and 30 min run. Okay the program has them separated AM and PM but really two sweat sessions each of less than an … Continue reading

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Scary….

Wednesday nights we do form drills and strength training. Tonight after our warm up and form drills, we started our plyometrics and I felt a pull in my right abdomen. I did the smaller box plyos and then one round … Continue reading

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Circus Act or Training Aid???

For the last month I have been working on a new talent – kneeling on an exercise ball! I mentioned that to a friend and he asked if I could also balance a ball on my nose? Yep it does … Continue reading

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Cleared to Run

After almost 4 weeks off, I received clearance on Monday to resume running. I did run 1-2 miles last week to see how things felt and after a few adjustments, Dr. Potter decided to let me run. My first 1.5 … Continue reading

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“Performance” Muscles

All summer my “performance” muscles would “perform” after every workout and we kind of laughed about it and I stretched but they eventually got the best of me during the Maple Leaf Half Marathon (actually I should say the Jim … Continue reading

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The Meeting

About two weeks ago, Maggie had “the team” out to her house for dinner and to discuss our Ironman training. As usual for our group, we had great food and great wine and oh yeah a discussion. We all had … Continue reading

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Just for the Priviledge

So the first order of business to do an Ironman is to get registered. Not as easy as you would think. Best way to do it is to go and volunteer at the Ironman you want to do the year … Continue reading

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