The Tuesday track club met up at high noon.  It was 90 degrees and the heat index was easily 100+.  Attendance was low, most likely due to the heat.
Billy Owen’s plan was set.  Do 4×1mile at a 6:00 pace with a 1/4 mile recovery .  Ouch!  This was a suicide work out if I have ever [...]

The last two weekends I have done a sprint triathlon, finishing 7th both times. What are the odd of that?  The Stoneman sprint played to my liking, I just wish I could swim.
I showed up to the Stoneman about 6:45.  I thought that was more than enough time.  By the time I walked my bike [...]

The last couple of weeks, have been uneventful, training wise. Having a race scheduled for three straight weekends has kind of sucked. You don’t need a huge taper like you would for a longer race, but I still find myself holding back in my training.
I don’t want to over train, wear myself out, or [...]

For those of you that have read the comments from my Throw Another Log on the Fire post, you would know that Aaron Sarff had challenged me to a friendly duel at the Sizzling Mile.
The evening started off with a 1 mile warm up on the track with Aaron, and that was the last I saw of Aaron [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]