Today was a perfect track workout The temperature was 80 degrees and the workout was manageable. 1600 - 5:57 800 - 2:52 400 - 1:15 (75) 400 - 1:15 (75) With each rep we did a 400 recovery. Later in the evening it was training race time. Sprint night to be exact! We were back on course, and most of the rock/gravel was smoothed into the shitty tar roads. There was a huge … [Read more...]
Windy And Fast
June 30, 2009 By
I was still feeling the affects of the epic 100 miler from Saturday. Rolling out of the driveway at 17:30 I was comfortable at 10 mph. Anything over that and I felt I was pushing the pace. Dan and I rode our usual loop and discussed Saturday's ride. The group tonight was sizeable. I'm guessing around 20 or more. The wind was strong out of the NW but the temperature was pleasant. It … [Read more...]
Triathlons within 250 miles of Springfield, IL
June 30, 2009 By
Here is a list from Active.com of triathlons within a 250 mile radius of Springfield, IL. If you have an open weekend you better be racing! … [Read more...]
Sub-60 (not me)
June 30, 2009 By
With Terry out of town and few suggestions coming from the group, we didn't have much of a plan going into the workout on the track. A few phone calls and it was suggested that we attempt a quarter under 60 seconds (basically all out). Not exactly what I was itching for, but none-the-less, it was a suggestion. Once we were on the track, we had to somehow incorporate a full workout into … [Read more...]
Run After The Storm
June 28, 2009 By
I felt hungover this morning. I was so exhausted from yesterday's ride I could barely keep my eyes open for most of the morning. Eventually I forced myself out the door and ran almost 7 miles. It was slow and my legs felt the ride. Hopefully it will make me stronger. … [Read more...]
Touching the Tundra
June 28, 2009 By
By Jacob Klug If you have ever seen me at one of the local races here in Springfield, you can see just by looking at me that I am a Green Bay Packers fan. Over the last two or three years, on race day, I have dressed myself in the Packers color scheme of some sort for a couple reasons. First being, that I am a huge fan. Second, it makes it easy for my family and friends to spot me at a … [Read more...]
Holy Hell
June 28, 2009 By
There was a smaller crowd this morning at the masters swim. I know a lot of people had swim meets and other plans, so they swim earlier. After the warm up, we started with 10x50's. My speed is still good , so I can keep up on these. Then we did 3x300's, 3x200's. My endurance on these kind of sets is not quite back, I struggled to keep up. Last we did 6x100's odds on the 1:40, evens on … [Read more...]
Century Saturday
June 27, 2009 By
I showed up at Jason's house at 5:30 in the A.M. I was the last one there. Jason, Eric, Lance, Steven were hanging out in the driveway having coffee. Jason had prepared an nice little table with a greasy towel for a table clothe and had coffee cups and a pot of coffee waiting for us. It was great having another cup of coffee before we set out on our journey. Once again out plan was to … [Read more...]
Horner reveals logic behind Astana Tour selection
June 26, 2009 By
Horner did not place blame on Bruyneel, instead he thanked him, saying to his fans, "don't be too hard on him -- he has a difficult job and was stuck in an impossible position." … [Read more...]
Bill Rodgers and the Perfect Running Shoe
June 26, 2009 By
Why it’s so tough to find the perfect running shoe. Here’s the conversation with Bill. … [Read more...]
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