Giving
'Tis the season'Tis the season to be a little more liberal on my diet, to gain a little weight, to indulge, and to simply "think" about stuff. Some of the stuff I've been thinking about lately as we...
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During the Offseason...
This post may be mistitled, since I am now back in the full swing of training for the 2015 season. However, I wanted to give an update on all that has happened in my first offseason. Even though I've...
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Das Computrainer (or How I Learned to Love Training Indoors)
Jackie Chan is one insane mofo. This I learned recently from spending many hours watching his films while my backside was glued to the seat of a bicycle, which in turn was attached to a trainer. This...
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Dream Big, Plan Small
Let me start off with a simple equation:Dream = Something desired, but seemingly unattainableGoal = Something desired, and attainable with effortIf "Dream" = "Goal", then the "Dream" becomes attainable...
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Ironman 70.3 California 2015 Race Report -
One of the defining images of California iconography, aside from the beaches and surfers, is certainly the insane amounts of traffic flowing into and out of our overcrowded cities. It's an accurate...
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Obsessive Focus
When I was young, I never really wanted anything. I obsessed over everything. If something caught my fancy, I would not just think about how great it would be to have said "thing", but I would...
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Tales from Taperville - Ironman Texas: T-1 Week
Trying to live life normally while tapering is a very uneasy feeling. For the past 20 or so weeks, I have been cramming workouts into my otherwise busy schedule in order to make the most out of my...
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Ironman Texas Race Report - Making the Best out of a Very Tough Day
I didn't respect the race. That's the bottom line. The first two Ironmen I raced I stayed within myself and accepted the fitness I had. I therefore executed great races. For Texas I did a few things...
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Low Hanging Fruit
Throughout my brief time as an athlete, I’ve heard the phrase “focus on the low hanging fruit.” This was advice intended to help athletes to get faster at a specific discipline by paying attention to...
View ArticleThe Longest “Short” Race Report in History: Carlsbad Triathlon 2015
“Short” because I DNF’d right as I took my first pedal stroke on the bike.“Long” because, as with every race I have run, I have taken away a tremendous lesson which can be applied to life in general....
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Iroonman Boulder 2015 Race Report
Often it is important to step back from something and evaluate why you got into it in the first place. At those times, sometimes the best practice in humility is to take a step back so that you can...
View ArticleBark at the Moon
"Live more than your neighbors. Unleash yourself upon the world and go places, go now. Giggle, no, laugh and bark at the moon like the wild dog that you are. Understand that this is not a dress...
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The Most Valuable Currency in the Universe
The answer is time. There it is. Time is the most valuable currency in the universe, and I don't want to waste any of yours by beating around the bush (thank you, by the way, for taking your most...
View ArticleThe Pitfalls of Getting Better
I'm really slow, and it's really annoying. In 2014 I ran two sub 4 hour marathons in both of my Ironman races. Over the offseason I expected that I would improve for 2015. It didn't. In fact, I had...
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The Great Vegetable Experiment
I have a confession to make. I consume a plant based diet. This is not to say that I am a vegan or a vegetarian. These folks seem to have adopted the phrase "plant based" to pertain solely to them,...
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Optimist Prime
In a world of negativity, it's easy to be cynical. It's really a "chicken or the egg" kind of debate as to whether there is so much negativity in the world because everyone is so cynical, or everyone...
View ArticleHow I spent the Offseason
One of the main things that I've learned about triathlon over the past few years is that consistency is one of the keys to performance improvements. My plan for the off season was to focus on my run....
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The Adult Onset Swimmer's Dilemma, or How I Had a Swimming Breakthrough and...
If you know anything about my history, you know that swimming is my weakness (to say the least). You would also know, by reading other posts in this blog, that I spent a lot of time obsessing about...
View ArticleEmbrace the Suck
We've all seen the recent Michael Phelps "Rule Yourself" video, right? If not, here it is. Check it out, it's pretty amazing! It's also clear that Mr. Phelps is a genetic masterpiece who was made for...
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Ironman 70.3 Oceanside 2016 Race Report
The 2016 race season has officially kicked off for me. It has been a long offseason, since I haven't raced since August at Ironman Boulder. I had planned to take an extended break to work on my run,...
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Ironman Vineman 2016 Race Report
2015 was a tough year of racing for me, and it showed in some of my racing results. Coming off of a great first year of Ironman racing, I seemed to have taken a step back, swimming a little slower...
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Two Secrets to a Huge PR
In my race report of Ironman Vineman 2016, I brought up a number of psychological factors that helped bring me to the finish line faster than I had ever finished before. Most of these revolved around...
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Product Feature: Rapid Release Technology
During the 2015 triathlon season, my goal was put everything I could into training and achieve the best possible result. I put in heavy training volume, maxing out at nearly 25 hours per week, getting...
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Extra Life Triathlon Fitness Coaching
I've been thinking a lot lately about what got me into the sport of triathlon, and it was born of a desire to supplement my mental and spiritual well being with improving my physical well being....
View ArticleThis Site has Moved to adamhilltri.com and extralifetrifit.com
Thank you for following my journey from unhealthy to Ironman! I will now be updating my personal journey through www.adamhilltri.com. I am also continuing my path as a triathlon coach at...
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