The 2010 edition of the Madison, Wisconsin Ford Ironman Triathlon was held on Sunday 12 September. It was a glorious weather day in central Wisconsin with temps starting in the low 50’s and rising to the low 80’s at their late day peak. There was brilliant sunshine and a relatively calm wind out of the…
As of the writing of this post, race morning is a mere 6 days, 15 hours, and 52 minutes (plus or minus a few seconds) away. The anticipation and expectation setting for this year’s race began last year on Saturday, 12 September, when I registered for this year race. It’s funny the roller coaster of…
On Saturday, 19 June 2010, I participated in the 34th running of Grandma’s Marathon along the north shore of Lake Superior from Two Harbors to Duluth, MN. This was my fourth consecutive year participating in this annual event that typically occurs around the summer equinox. Grandma’s will always hold a special place for me since…
Doc, I don’t get it, I’m not a farmer, I have what? Oh, is that something you get off the shower floor at the gym? Really, there is no real cure just a variety of treatments? And you are not really sure where it comes from? or why now? Well, I’ve failed to avoid the…
The 7th edition of the Buffalo Triathlon was held on Sunday, 06 June, along the shores of Buffalo Lake in Buffalo, MN. The weekend started off on Saturday in Buffalo. My son’s girlfriend, Liz Abbas, had a fundraiser at her parent’s Driving Range, Buffalo GolfMaster’s. Liz is the current Miss City of Lakes and will…
The 8th Annual ‘Spring Classic’ Oakdale Duathlon started on a most spectacular note. The weather on this Ides of May day truly was amazing, blue bird skies, no wind to speak of, and early morning temps in the low 50’s with a high expected of mid 70 F. The race takes place at Lake Elmo…
I’m kinda board with the traditional triathlon, swim, bike, run, big whoop. Its time to spice things up a bit, don’t ya think…Well not really, but it is kinda an interesting story. Welcome to the first (hopefully not annual) Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Pentathlon. Are you up for the challenge? Run 13.1 miles, Fly 8,044 miles (2…
It was sometime during the summer of 2006 when I was just beginning my endurance sport journey and was training for the 1/2-Iron distance Square Lake Triathlon when I became aware of the running group at work. It was neat how I was quickly taken under their wing and was provided with continual encouragement and…
By car, from my door step to Madison, WI is 268-miles and takes just about 4-1/2 hours (dependent on the number of rest stops and breaks along the way). But what fun would that be? Anyone with a car, $25 for gas, and a half-day can do that. As with last year, the road I’ve…
A triathlete’s VO2max number can be a good basis for bragging rights in the endurance sports arena. If you know this number, which defines your maximum aerobic capacity, and it’s a good number, you can talk trash while hanging at the pool edge, chatting in spin class or stretching on the track. But as a…
