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 Dave Dornaus of Boston, training under M2-Boston Coach Karen Harnett,
 had himself a dandy of a race at classic Roth Ironman event.  Dave 
 improved his IM best from IM Australia and Canada to 9hr06min, lopping off
 some 40 minutes in the process---not so easy to do when you are starting
 in the sub 10 range and the course is not Brazil or similar---the Roth
 bike course has some real teeth in it.  

 The key to Dave's performance was a solid 4hr50min bike, and holding 
 it together on the run 3hr20min where he is usually challenged.  

 An interesting aspect of Dave's bike was that he even split the 2 lap 
 course---not so easy to do in a 112m ride.  Dave spent the brutal Boston
 winter indoors, effectively building "base" with smart 1hr-1hr10min 
 strength and threshold training which progressive overload, and none of 
 the 3-4 or even 5hr indoor sessions that many feel compelled to do.

 Spring good weather allowed plenty of time to hit the roads and build
 race specific training and endurance to top IM form.  Standard M2 training
 concept and at times referred to as reverse periodization.  The M2 article
 which explains this is titled, Training Backwards--the Pyramid Turned 
 Upside Down.  

 Kudos to Dave and Karen for such great execution.