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It’s time to put some some thoughts to paper on an event I did in 2010 that forever changed my ideas about extreme endurance sports. I spent the year traveling 250,000 miles around the world on business with many trips to India. In Bangalore, I was introduced to Samim (Sam) Rizvi, India’s top endurance athlete [...]
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This was my first time trial. The only thing I knew about time trials was from watching the Tour de France. Blazing fast, aero helmets that make them look like torpedos on wheels, and an all out race against the clock. I’ve always wondered what it feels like to have someone pass you in a time trial. [...]
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2009 was a nearly perfect year for me, and I am very grateful for it. I had set some lofty goals: 1. PR at all distances, all events (swim, bike, run, tri) 2. Complete the Transrockies Run 3. Qualify for the Boston Marathon 4. Register for a 2010 ironman 5. Become a RRCA certiifed running coach [...]
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Recently, there has been a series of unbelievable feats of endurance that caught my attention and captivated my imagination. It’s probably been going on around me for many years, but it’s like when you buy a new car and suddenly you see it everywhere on the road. Ever since I signed up for the Transrockies Run this [...]
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I wasn’t exactly ready for a race today, but I had missed the Triathlon at Pacific Grove a couple weeks earlier and wasn’t ready for tri season to end, so I decided just a couple days ago to do the Sentinel for a second year in a row. It helped a lot to have my [...]
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Today, at age seven, my son Cayman won the 7 – 8 yr.-old age group at the first annual Splash 2 Dash Youth Triathlon in our home town. He didn’t train for it at all and it was his first triathlon. It was a 50-yard swim, a 3-mile bike, and a 3/4-mile run.We didn’t even [...]
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I have already spent considerable time on long rides and runs thinking about what kind of events I want to do in 2009. The plan includes marathons, triathlons and ultra marathons. I’ll probably throw in a century ride or two. But in talking through this with some training partners, I now have a better understanding [...]
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