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AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/30/2009 | 2 COMMENTS

Volunteering at the Duke Liver Half

For the past 2 years the final touch on my training for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI has been racing the Duke Liver Center ½ Iron Triathlon, which has now become my home town race since moving here in 2008. Regardless, of my current READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 1 COMMENTS

My 2009 is officially over...

I have had a frustrating 2009 to say the least. After my hip started bothering me at the end of May and I pulled out of some races in June I finally learned that I had a stress fracture in my femoral neck at the beginning of July. Although it was READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

Controlling what I can with a Stress Fracture

As many of you know I have been dealing with a hip injury for well over a month now. Initially my doctor and I thought this was due to a tendon strain and taking a few weeks to try to let it heal would do the job. However, after 3 weeks without READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

No IM CDA

II have had my sights on racing Ironman Coeur d’Alene (CDA) since November. I know that the average Ironman athlete signs up and prepares for an Ironman for over a year. However, about 3 weeks prior to the race I had been training very hard and my READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

Some Days You Feel Like a _____ - Rev3 Race Report

I decided to make the trip up to Middlebury, CT to race the inaugural Rev3 triathlon. I was planning to race Ironman Cor d’Alene in just 2 weeks and decided to approach this race as a practice race/learning experience, especially given the depth READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

Florida 70.3 Race Report

One year ago this past weekend I graduated from medical school and made the uncharacteristic choice to take a break from my medical career and challenge myself in new and painful ways in the sport of triathlon. I have now been training and racing as READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

My B**** Got Me in Trouble…

My Trigger Point Technology Massage Balls…why? What were you thinking? I always carry my TP massage b**** with me when I travel and find that sitting around the airport is the perfect time to use them. This, however, requires carrying them thru READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

White Lake 1/2 Race Report

Sometimes races do not go exactly planned…. In fact they rarely go “exactly” as planned, but it’s how you respond to the adversity and handle yourself physically and mentally, that dictate the result. Lets just say that White Lake #2 was a great READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

And Now I Race!

I am a strong believer that quality and consistency in training will trump quantity and/or intensity, if not immediately, then eventually down the road. Many people go out and race…a lot… and for some this works. Frequent, high intensity efforts, READ MORE

AlexMcDonald,MD, Athletes/Active Lifestyle ON 9/9/2009 | 0 COMMENTS

Ironman Cali 70.3 Race Report – the 2009 version

I have kicked off the last 2 season in Oceanside and 2009 was no different. The Timex Multisport Team holds it’s annual training camp in Carlsbad following the race and aside from getting some California sun, going to team camp, and having some fun READ MORE

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