My feet will be happy when this Ironman training is over. Every long run ends with black and red toes. In all seriousness my feet are starting to hurt on long runs and I just hope that it won't affect me for IMWI. My weekend was full of continuing education. I took Saturday off so decided to go for a long run on Sunday. It was hotter than I anticipated. By mile 7 my socks were wet. This … [Read more...]
All the other rabbits doing Ironman Wisconsin seem to have some kind of training regimen. I, on the other hand, am going into my training and racing completely ad lib. So I thought this Saturday I should just put in a long brick. I woke up at 04:45 to fuel up for today's ride. My plan was to leave the house by 05:15 but it was still pretty dark so I waited until 05:30. It was still dusky … [Read more...]
For all the things that went wrong in this race it was amazing how well it turned out for me. WRONG: 1) The rain started as soon as we left the hotel and didn't let up until I got on the bike. This meant we set up our transition in the rain, waited for the start in the rain, and did all the preparation in the rain. After a while I didn't even try to keep things dry. My clothes, transition … [Read more...]
It could have been the 14,000 feet of climbing I did earlier in the week. It could have been the humidity. It could have been the travel from the day before. It could have been blah, blah, blah. It could have been a lot of excuses but the truth is my legs were heavy and I just didn't have it for this year's Iron Abe. My time was slower than last year but my training has been better than … [Read more...]
No, it's not what your thinking? Dan and I have many addictions, "acid, grass, downs, and speed" (to quote Soul Asylum) are not one of them. We are addicted to multisport. More importantly we are addicted to Endurolytes (Hammer Nutrition). Endurolytes are electrolyte replacement supplements that come in pill form. The pills are shaped suspiciously so when taken in public you look like … [Read more...]
Today was my first ride at the New City Time Trial for the year. Although I have been getting in some mileage on the bike I haven't had too many solo rides. It's time to start with some hard efforts, solo. I was surprised by the turnout tonight. There must have been close to 30 riders. It's cool to see that many participating. Some first timers, some old timers, some experienced, and some … [Read more...]
I took today off work to get in some long miles. I haven't yet broken the century mark this year so I was in need of some quality miles. The plan was to at least hit triple digits on mileage. I knew the wind was going to be out of the SW but I didn't feel like riding all day on flat roads south of town. Especially not by myself. Today was going to be a solo ride. Leaving the house at 05:30 … [Read more...]
My day started at 05:00. I woke up early to get in a solid breakfast. Around 06:00 I left the house heading toward the race with my gear in a backpack. The ride to the race ended up being just over 17 miles. A good warm-up. It was pleasant and traffic-free with little wind. Just what I needed. I arrived at the Beach House just before 07:00. Having been pre-registered and already with … [Read more...]
This was an early one. I woke at 04:30 to get plenty of fuel in the engine before today's ride. I met Dan at his house around 05:15 and we headed to Lunch With Eric's house. The protagonists of the day were Lawyer, Clarence, Dan E., Lunch With Eric, me, Danoh, and Buzz. It was foggy and quite dark starting out but by the time we left Eric's it wasn't that bad. The problem with today's ride … [Read more...]
I spent the weekend at my sister's house in Monticello. On Friday we celebrated my nephew's birthday. Ryan will be 16 years old. Oh to be young again. On Saturday morning, me and my other nephew, Jake, went on a 16 mile bike ride. We finished our ride at the start of the 2010 Kirby Derby 5K/10K. It's a small race in Monticello benefiting the Kirby Hospital Foundation. Over 600 walkers … [Read more...]
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