How it all fell apart

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Just the other day I was at the pool and noticed how my favorite De Soto Forza tri short just all of a sudden fell apart.  They were basically see threw.  Not a pretty sight.  The label on the shorts says clear as day, do not use in chlorinated water.  Well, duh!   So I got on line and order another pair from TriSports.com .  I also decided it was time for  a new pair of goggles, my old … [Read more...]

National Bike Month License Plates Are Here

Celebrate National Bicycle Month with your own personal National Bike Month license plates. … [Read more...]

Big Breakfast.

My neck and shoulders were sore from my massage yesterday.  Like I lifted 200 lb weights, sore.  I still got up and did a 30 min. tempo run on the treadmill.  I haven't read all of this months Triathlete, but there is an article on nutrition, an how 25% of your daily caloric intake should be at breakfast time.  I think I managed that with my 3 cups of coffee and bowl of Bare Naked banana … [Read more...]

Ultra-marathons: Eating junk food is absolutely necessary … if you’re Dean Karnazes

Have you every been able to justify eating an extra large Hawaiian pizza entirely by yourself? Most people haven't. Unless you're Dean Karnazes. … [Read more...]

Standard dozen

Even the less than ideal conditions, couldn't keep our standard dozen runners (or so) from showing up to suffer through another Tuesday lunch hour.  There were 12 of us (to be precise) that met at the Park entrance a little past Noon.  The wind was blowing and the clouds were drizzling.  This was to be our third installment of the two-mile time trial.  It really does become quite the perfect … [Read more...]

Bill to let cyclists roll through stop signs draws opposition

Hmmmm...  A bill to allow bicyclists to roll through stop signs, but only in residential neighborhoods, is drawing some fire in the Oregon  Legislature. … [Read more...]

From Snow to Glow

After that crazy weekend weather, we found ourselves back in the 60's today. A little wind out of the South East but that was not going to stop my from running after work. I headed out with shorts and long sleeves. I wasn't sure how the foot would hold up seeing I did 5 on the treadmill yesterday. The plan was to do 1.5 out and see how it felt. I made it just past the Lutheran High and felt … [Read more...]

Make Up, and Massage Monday

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I took a full day off yesterday, something I don't do very often.  I did however,  go to Von Maur and Steven got me a killer pair of heels.  I had some making up to do today.  Even Though I had the day off I got up early and got my run over with.  We did 5 miles through the park.  I missed 2 Sundays in a row of master swim.  Last week because of the 2 miler, and yesterday because of … [Read more...]

Triathlons twice as deadly as marathons

Warning to weekend warriors: swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, the first study of these competitions has found. … [Read more...]

Cool New HardyBreed Organic T-Shirts!

HardyBreed just released new t-shirt designs.  Most of the shirts are Organic Cotton.  You will definitely feel green wearing one of these.  Get yours today.  Let me know what you think of our new designs.  One of my favorites is the "I Heart Smoking" - "the competition".  … [Read more...]