Winter Cycling Training made easier

Winter Training made easier thanks to the CycleOps Super Magneto Pro Trainer. This trainer makes riding indoors more effective since it assimilates outdoor riding so closely.

Check out www.cycleops.com and find the trainer that fits you best for your winter training.

 

Strength Conditioning as promised

 

This is a progressive program, yet you will see strength results and have a better sense of understanding your true body strength.

"Your strength is in your passion"

Old School Strength Training for Triathletes

Strength training in the off season is a crucial component and I think that body resistance training is most benefical for triathletes since the more you know your body the better you can adjust during the race. Going old school with pushups, pullups, flutter kicks and situps. Will post strength training tomorrow.

Sponsorship of Code 3 for a Cure 2012 Mission of Hope and Honor

If you or anyone you know would be interested in being a sponsor for the 2012 Mission of Hope and Honor, please have them contact Rob Verhelst at firerobv@gmail.com and I will send them a sponsorship packet.  We are looking for companies or individuals that would like to be part of our mission to help firefighter's and their families who are struggling with the diagnose of cancer or the death of their loved one from cancer.  Thank you for your support through this 2012 Mission and we look forward to a great year.

Offseason

What is off season to you?  Is it time for you to recuperate from the past year's races or is it the start of your preseason?  Never let your training interrupt your life, since in the end you are racing to improve your health and life.  Life is meant to be lived, not passed by.

Wisconsin is officially in Winter

Cold weather triathlon training tests your mental ability to workout indoors and with no visual of progression.  The treadmill is always in the same place and the bike does move either.  To get past this you must look at the goal, focus on what you want instead of what you are doing.  Remember your strength is in your passion.

Running...Not my favorite part

Just like you...I don't like run training. Did my longest training run today that I have done in 2 years, 7 miles. Getting back into it is tough, but as the SEALS say, "Your only easy day was yesterday." Enjoy your training.

 What do you do to make your long runs easier on the mind?

Hard Work

This is the best definition I could find that would correlate to the hard work put in by people training for an Ironman, "Hard work is about risk. It begins when you deal with the things you would rather not deal with: fear of failure, fear of standing out, fear of rejection. Hard work is about training yourself to leap over this barrier, tunnel under that barrier, drive through the other barrier and after you’ve done that, to do it again the next day." (anonymous).

Cheers to all Ironman triathletes and remember your strength is in your passion.

Starting up

It's the eternal mind Vs. Body conflict when you start back working out. The mind says "get it done" and the body says "you are done". Don't give in you always have more than your body tells you. Get there and enjoy the day.

Thus it begins...

Training to develop the base for next year has begun. Cycling and Running today and swimming and cycling tomorrow. Thanks to Will Smith Triathlon Coaching. http://triwillsmith.com/.

Starting next week I will start posting key workouts and update you on the progress.  Today, I was also voted onto the Board for Code 3 for a Cure Foundation.  Very grateful to be part of an organization that focuses on the humanside of treating cancer.  Check out the foundation at http://www.code3foracure.com/.

Congrats Craig Alexander on the sweep

Posting a new course record in Kona World Championships today, Crowie finished the sweep of both the 70.3 and Ironman World Championships. Could not have happened to a better person.

Kona is Here

2.4 miles of swimming in the beautiful aqua blue water of Kona, 112 miles of the wind driven Kona coastline, and 26.2 miles among the lava fields = a great day in the life of a Kona Ironman.  Enjoy your day tomorrow athletes and remember that your strength is in your passion.

Follow Kona Ironman tomorrow at http://www.ironman.com/.

Good Luck Crowie!!!

Wishing Craig Alexander success like he had in Vegas, but this time in Kona. You are the ambassador of triathlon and you will show your strength on Oct 8. Go get'em Crowie!!!  www.craigalexander.net .

2012 Mission of Hope and Honor 140.6 at a time

My name is Rob Verhelst or Fireman Rob, and I am an ambassador for a great foundation called Code 3 for a Cure. Many of you may have seen me do either Ironman Racine or Ironman Wisconsin in my full firefighter turnout gear in 2011.

Well, this year I will be competing in a 9 United States Ironman events in the same fashion to raise awareness and funds for Code 3 for a Cure Foundation. Please follow my training and progress via facebook, twitter, or go to www.firemanrob.com. I hope to see you out there this year and remember your strength is your passion.