• 16 days. I can’t wait.

    calendar Sep 21, 2011 · 2 min read  ·
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    Recently I haven’t been the type of person to talk up my training.  I follow to many blogs with folks constantly talking about how ready they are and that they are going to kill it – only to blow up spectacularly.  As a result I’ve tried to keep my blog posts the last few years on the topic of – ponderings, and other …
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  • Shoe thoughts

    calendar Aug 31, 2011 · 4 min read  ·
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    For whatever reason the last 12 months or so I have become a running shoe junky – or perhaps just very picky.  I don’t know why, but I have.  I thought I would post my impressions on the shoes I’ve tried over the last year.

    New Balance 904 – I’ve run in every NB 900 shoe since the 900.  The 904 was definitely my …


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  • Keep the faith

    calendar Aug 29, 2011 · 2 min read  ·
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    This season has been filled with a multitude of starts, false starts and changes of direction for me – me searching for a secret that I thought I was missing (but in truth I had).  If you’ve read my blog with any regularity over the years or months – you’ll have seen the last few months contain a few themes: a lack …


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  • No words needed

    calendar Aug 17, 2011 · 0 min read  ·
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  • The Opposite

    calendar Jul 6, 2011 · 5 min read  ·
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    Why did it all turn out like this for me? I had so much promise. I was personable. I was bright. Oh, maybe not academically speaking, but I was perceptive. I always know when someone’s uncomfortable at a party. It all became very clear to me sitting out there today, that every decision I’ve ever made in my entire …


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  • A note on recovery rides

    calendar Jun 10, 2011 · 1 min read  ·
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    I have a few Pro Tour guys that I coach.
    Want to know how long their recovery rides are?
    1 hour- less than 200 watts and usually are about 14miles long.
    That’s 14mph avg speed…….  If you are riding faster than 14mph and longer
    than 1hour or 1hour and half max, you are not doing a …


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  • Honesty

    calendar Jun 8, 2011 · 7 min read  ·
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    I did the Lake Mills Triathlon a few days ago. Despite being 7th overall, it was in my opinion, my best untapered triathlon performance to date. My run time was darn close to being a 5k PR. My GPS measured it a touch short, so it may not be a huge 20 second PR, but it’s definitely close. Beyond that, I had a slightly …
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  • Kurt Kinetic – wow

    calendar Jun 1, 2011 · 2 min read  ·
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    I need to give a short plug to Kurt Kinetic for incredible customer service…

    Here’s an email I sent out early last month with some postive feedback about my experiences with Kurt Kinetic trainers.

    Hey folks –

    I’m not normally one to send out a mass anonymous email, but I felt the need to email everybody I could think …


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  • J-Hawk Early Bird 2011

    calendar May 24, 2011 · 1 min read  ·
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    Took the swim pretty relaxed, no rush on the swim.  Got taken to school by a couple high school kids and towed the last 75 yards for a VERY VERY easy float into T2 “ ~5:50 @ touch.

    Bike:
    I intended to keep the real time watts +- 300, but tempered with the reality of the potential for a tactical ride (which never …


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  • Quick Thoughts on the Triple T

    calendar May 24, 2011 · 1 min read  ·
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    This past weekend marked my 5th completion of the Triple-T in 6 attempts.  I’ll post a more detailed race report in a bit after I get it written up, but I have some brief thoughts.

    Matt and I ended up as the third place overall Male team.  When you consider the level of competition at the race, that’s a pretty solid …


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