Tag Archives: Training

Norm!

November 23, 2011 | by Rusty
Posted in Blogs, General Updates
Ultraman Day 3 Today came and went in a flash. I got up on schedule just before 5, and headed down with my dad at 6am for breakfast (which ended up beginning at 6:30). We watched the sun rise as I looked north towards town across the water that I’ll be swimming through in just

Another Spin

April 15, 2011 | by Rusty
Posted in General Updates
Now I sit here… at the beginning of my second season 1, amazed at the last year – Two Ironmans, three 1/2 Ironmans; over 500 miles of racing, 1000′s of miles of training; Spent time in New Orleans, Hawaii, Mexico, San Diego, Sonoma; met lots of new people and made lots of new friends; raised over $2000 for charity… and loved every minute of it.

Things will never be the same.

March 10, 2011 | by Rusty
Posted in General Updates
It seems so common that 99% of the time we feel our life repeats itself on a daily/weekly/monthly track. We go to work, we train, go home, feed the dog, eat dinner, go to bed, then enjoy the weekend.  We basically go about our lives in a seemingly repetitive cycle while time creeps forward. Its

The Iceberg

October 26, 2010 | by Rusty
Posted in General Updates, Training
I’ve been reminded several times in different contexts lately that 90% of a iceberg is below the surface of the water.  Sometime’s its used to symbolize a threat (I work in security… so I hear this reference not infrequently), sometimes sheer size. From the constant reminders about my friend the iceberg, I’ve pondered the numerous ways

Level the rollercoaster

October 19, 2010 | by Rusty
Posted in General Updates, Training
This triathlon stuff can be a ride.  One day you’re up, the next you may be down. What’s important is how you process it all.  I’m not talking about just the bad either.  How you handle the successes you experience will in some respect determine the impact when the bad things occur. I was speaking