2009 Grandma’s Marathon Race Report 19 June 2009, I arrived in Duluth at about 11:00 AM Friday morning. I was staying at Spirit Mountain Campground for the third year. It is convenient (about 15 min from downtown) and relatively inexpensive at $30 per night (2-night minimum). The campground is full of runners for the weekend,…
According to Wikipedia, VO2 Max (also maximal oxygen consumption, maximal oxygen uptake or aerobic capacity) is the maximum capacity of an individuals body to transport and utilize oxygen during incremental exercise. The name is derived from V – volume per time, O2 – oxygen, max – maximum. VO2 max is expressed either as an absolute…
Buffalo, MN is about 40-miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis off MN-55 and MN-25. Buffalo got its start in the 1800s as a resort town for wealthy day-trippers from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. There were several resorts located around Lake Pulaski, one of the two largest lakes in Buffalo. Visitors would take a train from…
In Memory of Bruce ‘Mike’ Melton March 5, 1955 – May 13, 2009 Bruce Michael Melton was born March 5, 1955 in Cleveland, Tennessee, the son of Bennie Joe and Pauline (Higdon) Melton. He moved to Minnesota while in junior high school. In 1973 he graduated from Henry Sibley High School. On August 9, 1986…
I can not think of a better way to mark the half-way point of my Ironman training then running in the 24th Annual New Prague Half-Marathon. I woke this morning with anticipation; I was hopeful it would be a nice morning for a run. I poked my head out the door to blue bird skies…
“It was cold. It was wet. It was windy. It was the 43rd Annual Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride.” – MN Ironman Website According to the MN Ironman Bike Ride event website there were over 4000 riders on the road Sunday, 26 April 2009. I honestly wish that I could report that it was an enjoyable…
I had the opportunity this weekend to once again swim at the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Center for the 2009 Minnesota Masters State Swim Meet. My swim club, SEMS, only had two swimmers this year at the meet. Up until a few days ago the team was planning on having several additional swimmers (and there…
Taken literally, the word namaste means “I bow to you”. In yoga, namaste is said to mean “The light within me honors the light within you,” and is used as a salutation spoken by both the yoga instructor and yoga students. I’ve been practicing yoga (practicing is a nice way of saying I’m really not…
As week eleven (of the 36-week training plan) ends and twelve begins, my appreciation grows of just how much of a mental challenge this Ironman thing is. On Saturday, I participated in a charity event at Lifetime Fitness. Augie’s Quest, a fundraiser for ALS, (“Lou Gehrig’s Disease”), put on by the Lifetime Fitness Foundation. The…
The 2009 race season is officially under way! Yeah! Well, I got up early this morning, (04:00, not really all that early for me). Had a banana, took a shower, used my newly purchased men’s body shaver/trimmer…TMI… I arrived early, it was a beautiful morning, sunny, -19c, a great day for a triathlon!The water was…
