Hardy Breed Multisport

Registering for a race, you have never seen takes guts or maybe stupidity. Ironman Wisconsin is the only 140.6 race that is within a 4hr proximity of central Illinois. You would think that makes it the perfect option. Unfortunately for me the terrain of central Illinois is extremely different than that 4 hours north. This was the main reason for the Ironman Wisconsin reconnaissance. I heard … [Read more...]

After missing out on Lunch with Eric, I thought I might have some pretty decent legs for the training race.  I was wrong!   I got out for a short run before the training race, taking in 4 miles.  It was humid as hell. After that I changed out my soaking wet running clothes for my cycling kit. I met up with Romanotto, for a brief warm up on the bike.  I think I talked him into doing the Capital … [Read more...]

Starting last Saturday with the Illinois Half Marathon, exhaustion has been playing a role in my everyday life ("EVERY DAMN DAY", as Eric would say.)  I went into the half, not really expecting much.  Actually I was really undecided on how I was going to actually run the race until a couple of miles in.  I was not in any shape to run the race at full steam, especially coming off the two previous … [Read more...]

Noon seems to be the standard for these indoor sprint races in the early spring.  The Sullivan Civic Center Triathlon started at 12:30.  It was a sprint race consisting of a 400 METER swim, a 13.5 mile bike, and a 3.1 mile run.  I have never done this race before, so it was a first.  John Lawyer talked me into, and like Jason said, It sounded like a good idea at the time.  We had a good  caravan … [Read more...]

Going into the first race of the year, you ask yourself plenty of questions. Did I swam enough?  Have I put enough miles in on the bike?  Did I put everything into my speed workouts?  Things go over and over in your head, which probably mean you are ready.  The Pioneer Sprint in Petersburg, had a 1:00pm start.  This gave you more than enough time to get your shit together.  I actually had the … [Read more...]

Tuesday was my first track workout and first training race of the year.  Two high intensity workouts back to back.   Eric had set the track workout and I was a little sketchy on the idea, even though we did this same workout last year.  A  half mile warm up then 1 mile, .5 mile, 1 mile. With each .5 being 5 seconds faster than the previous. Quarter recovery between reps.My plan was starting … [Read more...]

The Pioneer Sprint is this weekend and being prepared for the first triathlon doesn't come easy.  I have been training pretty regularly until last week when I went on vacation.  I wouldn't say my running or riding slipped, because I kept up with my running workouts and actually rode more than average.  However my swimming was null. Swimming seems to the only of the three disciplines that you … [Read more...]

This weekend I was able to make it out on Saturday at 7:00am for ride.  Jason had invited Kirk Romanotto, to join us for the ride or at least part of it.  Kirk has not ridden in years.  He use to race with us back in the 90's, but since then, there has not been a lot of riding.  I was skeptical going out with him.  So I chose a route through town and onto the bike path.  I thought this would … [Read more...]

This year I have started tracking my training on DailyMile.com.  This is a great site.  What I like about it is... one it is like twitter, two it is like facebook, and three, it will soon integrate with Garmin Connect.  Yes, I am a freak, I want to know what I am doing, what I have done, and where I should go.  And all of these free online tools help you do that. Yes, I do use this website to … [Read more...]