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ajlesser Patient Expert

California
People frequently tell me I am crazy for doing triathlons. I always respond that I was once a "normal" person like you. This is my perspective about testing the limits to see what the "normal" person can do.
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Race Report: Brooklyn Half Marathon by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon In my last post, I outlined my general training strategy for the Brooklyn Half and provided a rough idea of how I expected to race.  In short, I expected to PR, but knew m ... Read on »
Fine Tuning for the Brooklyn Half by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Although I hate making post-marathon race plans before I've actually raced the marathon I'm training for, race registrations and quick sellouts have a way of screwing up t ... Read on »
Coaching and Executing: 2 Races, 2 PRs, Including a 30 Minute Half Marathon PR by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon When we last left off from our sherpa and coaching adventures , my lovely wife was about to explore racing for really the 1st time since Z was born.  With the Monument Ave ... Read on »
This Is About The Victims by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon When I scroll through the endless series of blog posts and tweets, I (rightfully or wrongfully) am disappointed to see so many people trying to make this horrific trag ... Read on »
Life as a Sherpa - Training and Racing Through Others by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon After I finished Shamrock last month and spent the past couple of weeks recovering, my focus has shifted away from myself a bit and onto others I coach.  I don't talk abo ... Read on »
When the Going Gets Tough - How to Teach Yourself to Tolerate the Pain by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Often times during training and racing, we find ourselves faced with a decision – do I keep pushing myself to go harder or do I ease up and slow down.  This ... Read on »
Race Report - VA Beach Shamrock Marathon by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Well, my big Spring race is finally in the books with a new marathon PR!  So let's take a stroll down memory lane and recap the race . The short version I had a g ... Read on »
Race Execution Done Right by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon When you read back over the countless race reports written by any athlete, you usually can summarize them under one of two buckets: 1) I PR'd the race and it was all rainb ... Read on »
Race Ready by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Consistency has been my mantra this cycle Now that I am finally within the 2 week window of race day, I like to take a look down memory lane of my train ... Read on »
Ready to Taper Properly? by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon For anyone training for the myriad of March marathons, you are probably just starting to (or close to) taper time.  That glorious realization that all the hard work is done ... Read on »
Finding Your Marathon Pace by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Since I am right in the thick of peak training for Shamrock , I wanted to focus on the process of finding your appropriate marathon pace.  I've written before about my thou ... Read on »
Right In The Thick Of It by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Time just keeps flying by, doesn't it?  I am now finding myself staring down at 7 weeks until race day !  Which means, 4 more weeks of peak workouts, a transition week , and ... Read on »
Reaching New Highs by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Aside from the pesky cold that won't seem to go away, I have been having a great stretch of running.  Each day brings a new purpose, whether it is simply an easy run to reco ... Read on »
Rolling with the Punches by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Sometimes the week flies by like you're just standing there, and other times it just creeps along like every second feels the equivalent of an hour.  When people are sick, a ... Read on »
2013 Spring Racing Plans by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon I'm officially ready to declare my Spring 2013 racing plans.  Although I've been training pretty seriously for a few months now, I hadn't been committed to any race in part ... Read on »
Back at the Track by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon With the kickoff of our Winter/Spring Distance Training Program (DTP) session, I've found myself back at the track the past 2 weeks.  In a lot of ways, the track feels like ... Read on »
Running When The Sun Don't Shine by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Ask any endurance athlete who is also a parent when they do their training and I bet you'll find a common answer - the early morning.  Its no doubt that the secret to maki ... Read on »
So You Want To Run Faster? Prove It by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon I pains me time after time to see runners making the same common mistakes and be that as it may, I can't help everyone.  But I do try to as much as I can, because I want p ... Read on »
Race Report: Run for the Parks 10k by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon Aside from the 5k I ran shortly after Z was born , I really haven't done any racing.  Why?  Well I'm a firm believer that there is no point in paying money to race if ... Read on »
Creating A Confident Athlete by ajlesser Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon It's about this time in many runner's training that you're gearing up for the Fall racing season. Whether you are training for Marine Corps Marathon , New York City Mara ... Read on »