one word can describe this morning’s race: freezing. a quick check of my phone at about 6:00am, one hour before race start, showed 45° with 17mph winds. the windchill? 37 degrees. just yesterday, the weather forecast was predicting temps about 10 to 12 degrees higher, so i neglected to take any cold weather gear –Continue reading “Green Bay Olympic Triathlon Race Report”
Category Archives: triathlon
let’s get racing!
last week, my club member Mike asked if i would be interested in racing Ironman 70.3 Kansas with him. “possibly,” i said. “when is it?” “june 9th,” he replied with a grin. “oh.” i told him i’d think about it, and let him know in a day or two. after all, i had planned onContinue reading “let’s get racing!”
paper discovery duathlon race report
this morning’s race officially started my 2013 race season, and i’m pleased to report it started on a good note. my team member Mike and i headed to neenah yesterday afternoon, and we were happy to find our hotel was a two minute ride to the race site. this made getting down to the transitionContinue reading “paper discovery duathlon race report”
ride a bike for good health certain death
it’s a scenario that happens during nearly all my bike rides, but it shouldn’t. and while it usually is a bit unnerving, today was different. today i thought i could have been killed. it goes like this: car is approaching in the oncoming lane, i’m riding my bike in the opposite lane right near theContinue reading “ride a bike for good health certain death”
training update
with Ironman Wisconsin rapidly approaching in SEP, i thought i’d take a minute to share a brief training update. while i could easily sum it up by saying it has been long and hot, i know the mindset of the majority of my readers and will instead give you the detailed version. so get yourContinue reading “training update”
aspirus YMCA duathlon race report
i raced the aspirus Y duathlon this past SAT. while i’m not really focusing my current training on short course stuff (but rather ironman WI later this fall), i figured why not? it was a ten minute drive away, the entrance fee was pretty inexpensive, and racing sure beats my usual SAT morning four plusContinue reading “aspirus YMCA duathlon race report”
SEPTASTIC! 