Oh Boy Folks
Aug 31, 2009Just under two weeks until Madison. That last two weeks of training has been tough, challenging and most of all – exhausting. A couple of posts ago I talked about my plan for the final two weeks. It had some high points, some low points, but I got through and am ready to rest and heal before the race. I don’t want to …
Read MoreFueling
Aug 31, 200910 hours is a long time to go without sitting down and enjoying a good meal – it’s even longer when you are propelling your body. Fueling has a huge impact on your ability to soldier on after you hit a rough patch. Not only does it provide fuel for your muscles, it provides fuel for your brain. I find that my …
Read MoreWaking Up In Vegas
Aug 19, 2009This is me in my first Ironman – round abouts mile 8 of the “run.” Run is a very loose interpretation of what I did that day. It was mostly a walk, with a few shuffles thrown in for good measure. In all five of my Ironman races (and I’m sure the two this year will be no exception) – I’ve had a moment that looking back …
Read MoreShoulda, Coulda, Woulda, Move on
Aug 18, 2009My wife is fond of saying “If you could have gone faster, you would have.” It’s her way of saying, “Alls you can do is alls you can do.” My race at Pleasant Prairie this past weekend was definitely one of those – and I have no one to blame but myself. Overall the race was pretty solid, but as a whole a bit …
Read MorePleasant Prairie Triathlon 2009
Aug 18, 2009Pleasant Prairie is one of my favorite races, this was my 8th time competing at Pleasant Prairie. I enjoy doing it because it provides an objective point of view on my year-to-year progress. Last year I was 3rd Overall, and my goal for this year was to equal that or better. Swim 19:28 (4th OA) Pleasant Prairie does not …
Read MoreWeekend Recap and Training Logs
Aug 10, 2009This weekend I had intended to do a repeat of last weeks IM Race sim, however it didn’t quite workout that way. At somepoint during the week I decided to do the Camp Whitcomb/Mason Triathlon (“500m” Swim/22 mile Bike/5k run) on Sunday with the Race Sim workout on Saturday. I thought it was a good idea to sign up for …
Read MoreLacking a creative title
Aug 3, 2009Last week was a pretty decent week of training – aside from slacking on Sunday (0) by deciding to switch those workouts to today. But I did go watch the Bradford Beach Triathlon and the WORS race at Crystal Ridge. I was fairly impressed by the Bradford Beach Triathlon – it seemed to be pretty well organized, which was …
Read MoreMarine + Stick = Dead Bear
Jul 30, 2009http://blog.rappstar.com/2009/07/real-men-of-bamfness-chris-everhart.html
Read MoreArt or Science?
Jul 27, 2009How about a little of both? As I mentioned in the race report for Tri-ing for Childrens, I had a pretty satisfactory race. Strong swim, decent bike, and weak run. Yesterday after the race I rode home from the race and pondered the question – Why did I run not much faster today than I did last weekend at SORT? My …
Read MoreTri-ing for Chilren’s Triathlon 2009
Jul 27, 2009The goal for this race was simple and straight forward – crack two hours, with a secret goal of winning the race. I knew that winning would be a tall order as there were a bunch of speedy guys entered. My game plan was to swim HARD and put as much pavement between myself and the fast runners in the race (Joe Kurian, …
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