Gary Ditsch

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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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Ironman Long Run Training – Post Jordan Rapp’s Seminar Thought

by Gary Ditsch

Last night was our opportunity to host Jordan Rapp here in Lexington.  It turned out to be a great event for local triathletes interested in training and racing, especially for long distance triathlon. Jordan focused his talk on Nutrition, Racing and Pacing.  After going through his talk he spent almost 2 hours answering any question [...]

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Drills to improve initial acceleration

by Gary Ditsch

I originally saw this video over on strengthcoach.com in an article discussing the importance of the initial acceleration in athletics.  While the ability to accelerate from 0 to 10 meters is not of importance for a triathlete or marathon running, the principles of good mechanics are not lost on the long distance runner. The wall [...]

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Facebook Friend/Fan Challenge, 5k’s and Charity?

by Gary Ditsch

If you read the last post I published, then you probably got an insight to how my thought process has been working since Ironman Louisville last August.  The underlying question I have been asking myself is how can I use my skills, knowledge, desires and talents to “Do More”. More than just a race, more [...]

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Dan Pfaff, fascia, movement and stretching

by Gary Ditsch

There was a really great post put up by Coach Jay Johnson.  It includes a video of Dan Pfaff discussing topics around stretching, fascia, movement, etc. Here’s a direct link to the Dan Pfaff video:  Dan Pfaff on youtube, 1/2010 Here’s a link to the Coach Jay Johnson post: Dan Pfaff The fascial information is [...]

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The Run Walk to Better Training and Racing Discussion

by Gary Ditsch

It has been a week since I gave my clinic at John’s Run Walk Shop on using a run:walk strategy to train and race better.  I have been getting some feedback from a few of those runners after they went out and tried to do a run using the strategy. Let’s keep the discussion going [...]

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The foundation of decision : know and live your personal philosophy

by Gary Ditsch

[note] I wrote this post on January 29, 2010.  (Published today 3/3/10) After a couple readings decided to not publish it because I wasn’t sure where it fit as it was mostly a reflection on my Ironman experiences from 2006 to 2009, the value they added to my life and just thoughts going through my [...]

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Balance, Simplicity and Priority: Life lessons from Tiger and Urban

by Gary Ditsch

There are many episodes of the Today Show, mid afternoon talk shows and self help gurus that will tell you that you need to be more “Balanced”.  It is a concept that Americans are determined to figure out and get right.  The reason that we are so dedicated to the idea of being balanced is [...]

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