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An Award-Winning Pacific Crest Trail Journal...
A Coach's Recommendations
- THE COACHING OVERKILL
- A Free Triathlon Training "Plan"
- The Work Week (a training approach for the poor ol' working stiff)
- Coaching Ain't Easy
- The HERE NOW Method of Coaching
- The Art of War -- Triathlon Style
- Peaking: Does it Exist?
- IN-Tuning / Tuning-IN
- Routinely Training
- COMMITMENT
- Do the Rest
- Happiness, Ambition and Pursuit
- The Potential Pretense
- Seek and Destroy
- Nine Ways to Prevent Losing
- A Matter of Principle
- Art: The Truth Behind Science
- My Top-Five* Training Manuals
- Overly Progressive Progressive Overload
- The Effort Within
- FTP and UHOP
- Back-to-Back Ironmans
- TAPERING for Ironman
- Mix It Up
- Off Season Recommendations
- More on Pacing (Moron Pacing)
- Now Is As Good A Time As Any
- There Are No Secrets
- Can You Train Belief?
- Weather...Or Not
- Happy Feet
- High Maintenance Athletes
- Benchmark Testing
- Hard Training: Ready or Not?
- Open Water Mixed Martial Arts
- Is Your Working Out Working Out?
- Training Arguments & Excuses
- Information Overload
- Complexify
- Yin/Yang
- Poetry in Motion
- The Nose Knows
- Miles Make Champions
- The Meaning of Miles
- How to Become a Champion
- The Young Pro's Guide to Survival
- Post-Ironman Recovery
- The Scariest Bike Article Ever
- All This Nonsense about PRs
- Hadd's Take on Distance Running 1
- Hadd's Take on Distance Running 2
- Hadd's Take on Distance Running 3
- Hadd's Take on Distance Running 4
- Hadd's Take on Distance Running 5
- Hadd's Take on Distance Running 6
Caveman Approach
Friends & Athletes
My (abridged) Story
- Chuckie V
- My surname is Veylupek, an odd name of Czech provenance and one I can't even pronounce; the 'V' simplifies life (a primary aim of mine). Born on my birthday, I've steadily grown older ever since, still failing, however, to reach maturity. I'm a has-been triathlete/cyclist, past Ironman champ/Olympian and now partake in some shady afterthoughts: writing, co-coaching, unruly sexual behavior, insomnia, playing in a true-to-life rock band (our music is better than it sounds) and sucking the marrow from life through frequent elongated outdoor adventures, most of which usually transpire in solo style (as does the unruly sexual conduct, I fear). (I tend to go it alone so the number of idiots I'm forced to deal with is reduced to one.) I've had more success co-coaching than I ever had athletically, which isn't saying much since triumphs were far and few between. But I've learned from my errors and now help others avoid them! I aim to keep this blog triathlon-related, to educate, enlighten and entertain, but tangents occur. Think of this blog as a lyrical laxative for a constipated sport.
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5 comments:
50K for an Ironman? I don't know whether to wish I dreamt this project up, pick up my jaw off the floor that someone has 50K to spend on a Kona spot, or what!
If anyone wants to even spend 5K I will camp out at an Ironman for your slot. Okay I'd do it for much less!
What charity is this going to??? Is this for real?
Ironman promotes itself as a caring, charity-loving entity, while both the cynical and ingenuous re-post the info to spread the word further. Plus, some charity gets some bucks and some individuals with lots of disposable income get warm and fuzzies and the opportunity to show their grit in "the world's toughest endurance event." What's not to get? Just because neither you nor I would ever participate in such a display doesn't mean a lot of other people don't have good personal reasons to do so.
I think it is kind of like the "Harley" guys who trailer their bikes 60 miles from Sturgis, then ride in like the are "real" motorcycle guys!
Disclaimer: I am not a motorcycle person nor will I ever qualify for Kona (or pay $50K for a "spot")
Money > Sense
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