• Real Men of BAMFness: Jordan Rapp

    calendar Nov 22, 2010 · 1 min read  ·
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    8 months ago he was in a hospital lucky to be alive.  Yesterday he was 4th at Ironman Arizona.  Jordan, you are a BAMF!

    Thanks to DJ Hanson for the pic.


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  • Runaway Expectations

    calendar Oct 15, 2010 · 2 min read  ·
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    A great race is a mixed blessing for me. The motivational benefit, the emotional high, and all the other intangible positives from a great race are an incredible reward for all the hard work done leading up to the race.

    Unfortunately, there is a dark side to all those positive benefits – it’s easy for your expectations …


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  • Powertap Computer Issues

    calendar Oct 5, 2010 · 2 min read  ·
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    I have no idea what the true reader base of my blog is or how “powerful” it is.  I know I get about 50 unique visitors per day, so I thought I would the word about an issue I’ve been having with my Cycleops Cervo computer – aka Little Yellow Computer (LYC).

    Mine is running firmware 7.6, and while on the bike all the …


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  • Jens Voigt would be jealous

    calendar Oct 4, 2010 · 1 min read  ·
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    My wife kicked some serious ass yesterday.  She PR’d by a huge 14 minutes yesterday at the Lakefront Marathon – and I was thrilled to be running with her every step of the way.

    Not only that but she ran fast enough to qualify for Boston should she want to do that!!!


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  • 2010 in review

    calendar Oct 4, 2010 · 22 min read · Year in Review  ·
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    If I had to sum 2010 up with a single sentence I think the only one that would be appropriate would be “Wow, what a ride.”

    In 2010, I had periods of time in which I was both the least fit and most fit of any other time period over the last 6 or 7 years.

    In 2010, I both rediscovered the true joy that I experience while …


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  • One more weekend of racing

    calendar Sep 27, 2010 · 2 min read  ·
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    With J-hawk in the books – I have one more weekend of racing before I can really relax.  That’s not really true – I’ve been relaxing pretty good already.  The weeks since Ironman have been filled with pretty easy workouts.  A few 30 minute swims that are glorfied warmups, short bike rides, short runs – basically just …
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  • Respect

    calendar Sep 20, 2010 · 2 min read  ·
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    The Cheq 40 was a lot harder than I expected.  Even discounting the difference in bike handling skills required – which I picked up on the fly – the aerobic conditioning “skills” required to excel at mountain bike racing are quite a bit different than what is required to succeed at Ironman.  I realized that I owe MTB …
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  • Another in the books

    calendar Sep 14, 2010 · 1 min read  ·
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    Ironman #8 is in the books – and boy was it one for the books.  I ended up with a PR by about 10 minutes – 2nd in my AG, and 23rd overall.  That performance earned me my second trip to Kona.

    A big congrats goes out to Matt and Adrienne Amman who both had great days and qualified along with 4 other Gear Grinders – for a …


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  • Ironman Wisconsin 2010

    calendar Sep 14, 2010 · 18 min read  ·
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    While it may not seem like it at first, this is truly a race report for Ironman Wisconsin.  As the story develops “ hopefully the need for all the details and background will be apparent and perhaps a bit humorous.

    Last December when I signed up for a community fund slot …


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  • Nothing more than a confidence boost and bragging for me.

    calendar Sep 8, 2010 · 3 min read  ·
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    Disgregard if you do not care or are easily intimidated.  This is mainly for my benefit for future reference and to lay out the work.  So it is not going to be written well or in an organized fashion.  It’s a brain dump.

    This taper has been interesting.

    Key workout #1: 2:30 Bike + 45 minute run (build to HIM) – Quite …


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