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Dan's Training Log

Freakin Rain @ Evergreen Lake

By Dan • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

I have never gotten up so early before in my life.  4:00 AM is what time my alarm when off.    I turned the coffee pot on and microwaved my oatmeal.  I jumped in the shower, got dressed, poured my coffee and ate my oatmeal.  I was out the door by 4:30. 
Evergreen Lake Triathlon is just [...]



Rudy, Rudy, Rudy!

By Dan • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

Yes that was a good movie, but that is not the Rudy I am talking about.  This Rudy will take 5 seconds (maybe more…) off my sprint bike split.  My new Rudy Syton Supercomp Helmet.  I picked her up over at Wheel Fast Bicycle Co.in Chatham.  They have them in stock now!
This cool TT helmet has side burns [...]



Throw Another Log on the Fire

By Dan • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

My first day back after a week long vacation, I hit the track for the noon track club workout.  A huge turn out.  I would say over 20.  Eric took charge today and handed out our punishment for showing up.  6X400, 6X200 in a ladder fashion with half the distance recovery in between.  So 400 [...]



Goats 4 Sale

By Dan • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

That is what the sign said on the side of the road.   It wasn’t the only interesting thing I saw.  Let’s just say there were Monster Trucks, Mobile Homes, and Live Bait.  There may have also been a Mullet or two…
My 40 mile ride took temps and humidity in the upper 80’s.   There where actually some good [...]



Chill

By Dan • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

I got up today and hit the 30 foot pool for 1000 yards.  Yes that is a lot of laps.  After that I poured a cup of joe and sat in a nice raft and watched the Tour DAY France (as Bob Roll would put it.)  To top that I broke out Lola and headed [...]



Undisclosed Location

By Dan • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

Like the pros, I retreated to a undisclosed location after the Hillsboro Biathlon.  And looking back at the results just a few days after, I realized that my 3rd place, was coupled by a 1st place win in the transition.  I did not get a trophy for this win, but I felt like I had really [...]



Pizza, Beer & Elephant Ear

By Dan • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

My 4th of July started off at 4:50 in the morning.  I woke up, although I am not sure I ever went to sleep, to a well packed car, which needed nothing but passengers.  My sister Kim and Jason joined me for the ride.  Hillsboro was about an hour away from Springfield and we made [...]



Clowning Around

By Dan • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

I don’t know how many of you can recognize this guy…  But Jeff Johnson, AKA, Jefon. Has invented a new designer Wild-Hare-Cut.  Thinking back… I think Jeff NIL8 Williams, may have had this hair cut first.
He is offering this great hair cut for a small one time sitting fee of $2500.  Which includes a coach class [...]



Peanut Butter & Jelly

By Dan • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

The Track Club and Tuesday Night Training Race go together like peanut butter and jelly.  
The noon meeting of the shirtless track club started out with Billy Owens giving us the low down.  We were to complete 1 mile doing a two man/woman relay on 200’s.  I was teamed up with non-other than my Nemesis [...]



Drizzle-Run-Swim-Run

By Dan • Jun 29th, 2008 • Category: Dan's Training Log

Run, Swim, Run… I don’t think this is an event but it made for a great workout today.  Saturday was a day of rest, so today I train. 
I was planning on heading out for the swim club for adult swim at 10.  I decided to lace up my running shoes and make a brick of [...]