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More Thoughts on Clydesdales
In May of 2011 I wrote a post called “Clydesdale ???” on the original blog website. In the post, which was meant to be tongue in cheek, I railed against the fact that men over 200 pounds (now 220...
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Tick Tock, Disney. Tick Tock.
As I type this it is 8:45 PM on Sunday, January 4th. In one weeks time the marathon will be over, and I will either have two under my belt or have my first DNF. I have written and spoken a lot about...
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Pump Your Brakes
One of the hardest parts of becoming an adult onset athlete is learning when to back off. We have become so ingrained to sit on our asses for years upon years, that when we do find the energy, the...
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Boiling a Frog – Thoughts on Aging
Age is just a number isn’t it? I have always been told that, more so as I get older myself, but I have to be honest with you, my friends, I am starting to feel it creep in. Getting older is a funny...
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A Bright Future in Sales
One of my favorite bands, other than KISS of course, is Fountains of Wayne. Good, strong music with well written, and often humorous lyrics always get to me, so the first time I heard them (outside of...
View ArticlePersonal Best
What is it with us, as athletes (even adult onset types), that we can never be happy with just participating in a race or event? Why must every thing we do result in a new personal best or else be...
View ArticleTrust Me, I’m a Doctor
I recently reposted a blog about my issues with weight loss to my various sites, and as it often happens a response came in with the usual “it’s all about calorie deficit, simple math, burn more than...
View ArticleFrustrated, Inc.
I have reconciled myself to the process of getting better without worrying about others and how fast they are, but I have to admit there are times where the frustration over my own slow progress...
View ArticleEvil Sugar
Recently, a Facebook friend and podcast host asked me to listen to an episode of another show that deals with sugar. The show, as per its name, strongly, sometimes violently, argues against the...
View ArticleJelly Roll
There are many good things about training. The first of them is the feeling of accomplishment at the end of a long ride, or finally being able to breathe in the water, or running under a 12:00 pace for...
View ArticleFinding Self
I am afraid this post is going to come across a bit disjointed, but this is the way my mind The post Finding Self appeared first on Fat Slow Triathlete.
View ArticleTrust Me, I’m a Doctor
I recently reposted a blog about my issues with weight loss to my various sites, and as it often happens a response came in with the usual “it’s all about calorie deficit, simple math, burn more than...
View ArticleFrustrated, Inc.
I have reconciled myself to the process of getting better without worrying about others and how fast they are, but I have to admit there are times where the frustration over my own slow progress...
View ArticleJelly Roll
There are many good things about training. The first of them is the feeling of accomplishment at the end of a long ride, or finally being able to breathe in the water, or running under a 12:00 pace The...
View ArticleFinding Self
I am afraid this post is going to come across a bit disjointed, but this is the way my mind and life is going right now. I have been holding off on any blog posting for a while The post Finding Self...
View ArticleRealistic Goals and the Problem of Groupthink
In Episode 97 of the podcast, we talked a little about training partners and whether or not they can actually hurt you. The bottom line in the discussion was if the partner you choose to train with The...
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