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The mystery behind the broken toe ….

Posted on August 29, 2013 by tswitala

Yesterday I finally went to the Doctor. I took an appointment at the Rosebank Center for Sport Medicine and Orthopedics. What a great place. Physios running around and lots of Sport Memorabilia hanging of the wall. I felt at home. … Continue reading →

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Building up the TSS

Posted on June 10, 2013 by tswitala

I am using TrainingPeaks for the last year. What an awesome tool!!!! Especially the TSS scoring. For the 1st couple of months I did not pay much attention to it. Then I saw in the Performance Dashboard the results and … Continue reading →

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The counting hamster

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tswitala

This weekend I did an educational brick training session on Sunday. It started off the week before with a major plan to clock 180k on Saturday But then Saturday arrived and so did the rain. A quick change of plan … Continue reading →

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San Antonio marathon, not to be under estimated

Posted on November 11, 2012 by tswitala

The good thing about the states is that you have lots of races. If one gets cancelled you have the option to divert to another one. Messes up the training plan but it is possible. I eventually signed up for … Continue reading →

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Stopped being lazy

Posted on October 5, 2012 by tswitala

One of the ways to beat a clock is to up the intensity. In the past my training was mostly focused on how many miles I can work into a week. Normally catching up on it with a long run … Continue reading →

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Wachau Race Report

Posted on September 17, 2012 by tswitala

It was a perfect day for running. One could not have asked for the better conditions. Basically no wind, a cool temperature and some great atmosphere. Getting up early was the only big concern as I had to drive to … Continue reading →

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Shoe addiction, but buying for next year.

Posted on September 13, 2012 by tswitala

It is clear that I have a Newton addiction (www.newtonrunning.com) I am already on pair number 4 and today I got an awesome deal on pair number 5. This will be the 3rd shoe purchase this year. But I have … Continue reading →

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NYC Marathon. The goal that is work in progress for 4 years.

Posted on September 2, 2012 by tswitala

I played the lotto faithfully very year and this year I have a guaranteed entry to the NYC Marathon. Flights are booked. Claimed the bade and now the preparation is starting. The Ironman training will be put on Ice until … Continue reading →

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The Tri-Tan

Posted on August 12, 2012 by tswitala

The Tri-Tan

So it looks like a Tri-tan with 2 visible tan lines. This happens if you have variable length cycling shorts.

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Training weekend Linz – definitely a recommendation

Posted on August 9, 2012 by tswitala

Last weekend 3 – 5 August I had my first training weekend together with some other athletes in Linz and I can definitely recommend it. It was not organized professionally but more a bunch of friends getting together to ride … Continue reading →

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