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.
This Is About The Victims
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Race Execution Done Right
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Race Ready
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Ready to Taper Properly?
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Finding Your Marathon Pace
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Right In The Thick Of It
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Reaching New Highs
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Rolling with the Punches
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ajlesser
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 ...
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2013 Spring Racing Plans
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ajlesser
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 ...
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Back at the Track
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ajlesser
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 ...
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