Gary D. Patient Expert

Lexington, Kentucky
I completed my first marathon in May of 1999. While I felt that I had accomplished something... Full Bio
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Why what you are eating is making you SLOW! by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I got the question again a week ago, “What should I eat?” I have written about how I approach this question before on a posted I titled: Why the farmer’s mar ... Read on »
Lance Armstrong Weight Training Video (web find) by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I don’t know why I haven’t found this video previously with all the endurance sport and strength training stuff I read online, but thanks to Mike Young at Elitetra ... Read on »
Sprint Drills Warm Up (Web Find) by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Keats Snideman, CSCS, LMT is a strength coach based in Arizona. I recently found his stuff via Patrick Ward’s blog, who is also a strength coach based in Tempe, Arizona ... Read on »
Husker Sports: What Husker Football is to me. by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Growning up in central and panhandle areas of Nebraska, I was like a lot of young boys. I loved football, I loved the Huskers and Saturday’s were spent either watching ... Read on »
Perspective, Priorities and Racing Ironman Louisville. by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training The journey to Ironman Louisville 2009 has been a pretty interesting set of events. And while I’ve been focused on the 2009 version of Ironman Louisville for just about ... Read on »
High School Basketball and a look at Mental Imagery in Performance by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training It will be hard to believe for people that know me from a post high school setting, but basketball was my primary athletic obsession when I was in younger. Honestly, for abou ... Read on »
Cardinal Harbour Half Iron Triathlon Race Report by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training One thing that is good about writing a race report is that you can go back and review what your thoughts were and how things turned out in the end. In 2007, I did the MedExpr ... Read on »
Ironman Louisville Race Simulation Workout (2009) - #1 by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Today’s workout was a race simulation brick: 6hr ride / 30min run. To do this workout, I used a course that I have used the past couple years. I posted a workout on m ... Read on »
Strength Training for Runners Clinic at John’s Run Walk Shop by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training The response to the clinic at John’s Run Walk Shop last week was even better than we could have imagined! The number of people that showed up (approximately 55 runners) ... Read on »
Impact of words, twitter and emotional recovery. by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training This past week was interesting for me in so many ways that I almost don’t know where to start. Let’s start with the value and impact of the words we use:Written: ... Read on »
American Triple T Race Report by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training [note: if you want to see our pictures of the event, you'll have to come on over to my facebook page - Gary's Facebook ]It would probably be a good idea to begin by describing ... Read on »
Benefits of Foam Rolling and Self-Myofascial Release by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training When I was in graduate school, I finally had the time, financial stability and energy to train more. We also had a good group of triathletes and runners here in Lexington, Ke ... Read on »
Why the Farmer’s Market is a triathlete’s best friend. by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training The spring season is in full swing and as of this past Saturday (April 11th), the farmer’s market is open here in Lexington, Kentucky. This is really good news for Nikki ... Read on »
Training anxiety and data analysis by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training img by : retrofuture, click image to see at flickrTraining Anxiety:I’ve had a lot of anxious days with my training over the last few weeks. Most of the anxiety is not o ... Read on »
2009 will kick ass, but be very boring (my predictions) by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I started working on a series of posts that were a review of my 5 year goals and where 2009 fit into those plans. It was a good exercise to begin, but I realized that the pos ... Read on »
Rocket City Marathon Race Report by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Following my typical operating procedures for this year, I’ve been exercising as much as I feel I can without becoming overtrained, yet enough to allow me to feel fit. ... Read on »
Alcohol, Holiday Parties and Calorie Consumption by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training As a certified Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant through the American Council on Exercise, I often get email newsletters from them with interesting articles. Just t ... Read on »
Holiday Gift Ideas for the Running Obsessed (Advice for the non-runner) by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training A lot of my family members know that I love to run. Some of them know that I like to do triathlons, but really - to them - running a marathon and doing a triathlon are the sa ... Read on »
Garmin 305 Deal for Black Friday @ Amazon! by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I just found out some great news for those of you thinking about making a purchase of a GPS / Heart Rate device - the Garmin 305 is on sale in Amazon’s Black Friday Sale ... Read on »
Personal Training and Economic Incentives. by Gary D. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training There have been a few questions on my mind as I continue to work on establishing our personal training and coaching business. The questions result from two philosophies that ... Read on »