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The Naked Truth - July 2010 Edition

Every month I reflect on the activities of the past month to see what I’ve done and to track progress. Today it’s time for: June. June was an intense month with a lot of training mainly focussed on cycling while maintaining my current skill level of running and swimming. I tried to maintain a 'schedule' of two shorts and one long ride a week combined with an occasional swim or run training. I worked out 15 days in June (of the available 30) so that's 50%. I should increase this metric although I sincerely believe it's not about the total amount but also more on intensity.

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IronTraining - Reflection weeks 17, 18 & 19, Schedule weeks 20 & 21

As promised I will give regular updates concerning my IronMan training schedule (editor's note; this won't be a weekly item as announced, but I'm aiming for fortnight updates). This time I will reflect on week 17, 18 & 19 and I will take a look at the upcoming schedule for weeks 20 & 21. It's been a couple of weeks of practicing (a lot) and learning (a lot). A bunch of ups (some good sessions) and some downs (hurting, sick). What I'm noticing is that the time of quick wins is over; it now comes to putting in the hard work and the practice hours. Keeping my head down and try to rush through the dip. Check out what I've been up to.

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