Gary Ditsch

Why runners and cyclists should embrace the two way streets in Lexington.

by Gary Ditsch

The news story that I have heard a couple times already today is the decision by the city of Lexington to begin the process of implementing two ways streets downtown. Kentucky.com post – Lexington moving to convert downtown to two-way traffic I have been outspoken as I get on the topic of city issues with [...]

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Do I need to run / walk during my runs? Should I run / walk?

by Gary Ditsch

Here is a post that I wrote back in 2006 and posted on another blog. It is interesting how old things seem new, how some principles never go away and how our opinions about different subjects change with more experience and increasing/improving data. For example, I still believe in using a run/walk pattern in training [...]

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Managing Recovery and the Taper

by Gary Ditsch

Triathletes are great at training. They are motivated to swim, bike and run. They also get influenced by many sources that suggest they weight train, prehab, strengthen the core, foam roll, stretch, eat strict diets and the list goes on. The interesting thing for me is that we have found extremely effective ways to monitor [...]

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January 20, 2011 Video Update

by Gary Ditsch
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Delivering Happiness – Zappos and Endurance Base Camp

by Gary Ditsch

I have just finished reading the book, Delivering Happiness – A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose by Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos. The book takes you through a journey, well two journeys actually; that of Tony and of Zappos.com. Tony’s story in the book is about how he was seeking personal fulfillment, starting [...]

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Health First : Working through the health, fitness and performance model

by Gary Ditsch

I have been sharing some thoughts with the team over on the forum lately about working through the health, fitness and performance model. Those three words were originally just a tagline for my website when I first put it up in 2003. But looking back, they were actually generated out of a deeper search for [...]

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A look at the Rev3 Cedar Point Event

by Gary Ditsch

[Note: If you are looking for an analysis of the data and execution of the race, I will post another report soon. This is to highlight the experience and self analysis leading up to the race and post race thoughts.] I knew that 2010 was going to be a less “dedicated” year to my own [...]

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Learning from Craig Alexander and Mirinda Carfrae

by Gary Ditsch

On July 19th, 2010, Nikki and I spent some of our vacation going to see Craig Alexander and Mirinda Carfrae. The event was put on by Mark and the other great people at Runner’s High n Tri in Arlington Heights, Illinois. You can find their facebook page here : Runner’s High n Tri Facebook page [...]

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