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Dos and don'ts of Ironman

Jan 18, 2012 — ozank

Ironman is not a race against others; it is a battle between your body and your mind. Whether you want to finish it less than 17 hours or qualify for Kona, it doesn’t matter; through the 140.6 miles you will feel pain, you will want to give up, you will feel great and over the clouds, you might even shed a few tears here and there.

Road to Clearwater

Sep 27, 2010 — ozank

Which "road" to take to Kona?

Aug 23, 2010 — ozank

45% of the triathlons in the US are sprint distance (based on over 2,000 races we have profiled at Racegossip.com). In general, those new to the sport start with short distances to see if this progressively addictive sport is for them. Some of us take it to the next level and complete an Olympic distance and maybe a Half Ironman (or to be politically correct, Ironman 70.3)

My experience with Barefoot Running

Aug 02, 2010 — ozank

My heart goes out to those athletes on Chicago’s lakefront logging mile after mile on the concrete with Vibram Five Fingers. During the 2009 season I don’t recall seeing anyone with those, but this year they are clearly popular.

So what has changed? Why did people decide to give barefoot running a try after years of running with support? I bet most of those people read “Born to run” by Christopher McDougall at some point after the 2009 season.

The importance of transitions by fatcyclist

Mar 26, 2010 — ozank

A fantastic write-up from fatcyclist. (http://www.fatcyclist.com/)

The St. George Ironman is barely a month a way, which means I should probably start training for it sometime within the next three weeks.

Ha ha! I’m just kidding, of course. I’m hard at work, training for the Ironman. Otherwise, how can I possibly hope to win it!

Specifically, I am concentrating on my transitions.

The Importance of Transitions

My Battle With the 12-Minute by Joe Donatelli

Mar 15, 2010 — ozank

One of the funniest articles I've ever read about running (and yes I read a lot). Thank you Joe for letting us post the article. You can visit his website at www.joedonatelli.com

My Battle With the 12-Minute

There's running. You know, tossing the football back and forth, playing beer-league softball, chasing the kids around the yard.

Finally age doesn't make a difference

Jan 31, 2010 — ozank

If you haven't read “Once a Runner” by John L. Parker or “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall yet, where have you been my friend?

I would also add “Bikila” by Tim Judah and “Why we Run” by Bernd Heinrich to that list. But I’m not going to talk about running books here. Instead I’d like to share the results one of my analyses on marathon times between young and older age groups.