{"id":298,"date":"2005-01-13T05:36:06","date_gmt":"2005-01-13T05:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dshen.com\/blogs\/training\/2005\/01\/13\/training_training_training\/"},"modified":"2005-01-13T05:36:06","modified_gmt":"2005-01-13T05:36:06","slug":"training_training_training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dshen.com\/blogs\/training\/archives\/training_training_training.html","title":{"rendered":"Training Training Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2002, I got into triathlons with Team in Training<\/a>. Since then I have been racing continuously every year.
\nWhat a necessary component in my life! Going through all my life changes, I needed a way to release stress and to be able to “void” my brain for long periods of time.
\nTraining was perfect for that. It let me blow off steam, keep healthy, and to rest my brain from all the crap that was going through it every day.
\nIt also was very different than the weight lifting I used to do. Doing one type of training was getting monotonous, however much I did like weight training.
\nBut getting into swimming, biking and running really allowed me to discover many new things about me and my body.
\nFirst, each one of these sports is highly technical…more technical than I thought. Yeah we can all go out there and thrash around in the water, pedal, or just jog. But what I didn’t know was that there are highly evolved ways of doing all three of these sports to maximize performance and minimize injury.
\nLearning these new skills has been a fantastic experience! It really stressed my brain and my nervous system in different ways! And it made a huge difference in how fast I was moving in all three sports! I was really impressed by how much science has gone into all of these.
\nWay back when I started running, I really messed up my knees. But now looking back, I could see how screwy my running was, and how the technology, ie. my sneakers, were so primitive compared to now.
\nSecond, it really tested my body. Not having been athletic in my youth, I had to reactivate all these muscles that have lain dormant for..oh…about 30+ years now. Now they are getting awakened and I am doing things I never thought I could do physically.
\nBut also, there have been many doubters in my life with respect to athletics. They have constantly said, “Don’t hurt yourself, you might get hurt, better not overdo it, you’re older now…gotta watch out…” I say “fuck em” because I’m swimming, biking, and running faster than ever before and I’m heading for Ironman New Zealand in March this year and with little or no injury at all.
\nWatch out world, countdown to Ironman T-7 weeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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