I’ve mentioned before that one of my big Christmas presents was a new iPod Nano. One of the side benefits of this new generation is that it does video recording. It’s not why I bought it (my 2nd generation iPod died after a particularly rainy race), but it’s starting to come in handy. I started [...]

“Sparky” Anderson, the first manager to win a World Series as head of both an American and National League team once attempted to motivate one of his star players with the line “Pain don’t hurt”. Well, no offense to Sparky, but baseball is a summer sport, and you don’t have to go outside in winter [...]

The blog has been dark the past few days as I visited with in-laws in Wisconsin and ate my way to about a 10 pound gain (yep, last night the scale read 340). Nothing like Christmas holidays in the land of cheese, beef, and beer to expand the waistline. Of course, it was worth it [...]

Winter running sucks. Think about it: freezing winds, ice on the roads, mud muddles where there isn’t ice, and just general inhospitable conditions. Plus, this close to Christmas, drivers are in a hurry so they aren’t as willing to share the road. But while there are many things made worse or harder by being a [...]

Yesterday while I was on the track, I came up with a great topic for the blog. Then I forgot it before I could get back to the house. Instead, I’m going to offer up some of the random musings that I’ve had throughout the week: – I came out of watching this weekends replay [...]

As I mentioned yesterday, we realized we were training for an Ironman instead of a Half Ironman. Training at this time of year is a challenge, because Timberman seems so far away. Doubly so when you’re training really hard, as we had been. So far, the only thing we have officially scheduled between now and [...]

Last week, when my wife started telling me about our training plan for the coming season I was a little concerned. While I’m not in great shape, I also have had enough experience over the past few years of racing to recognize when I am not training enough. I also have learned when I am [...]

With Christmas only 8 days away, it’s the season where much of the world celebrates a fat guy in weird clothing (and coincidentally, the birth of Jesus). It seems unusual to me, that our appearance driven society hasn’t yet caused the image of Santa to be remade into a buff guy who drinks Pabst Blue [...]

The holiday season and the price discounts it brings with it make this the perfect time of year for giving (whether to others or yourself) gear. Being that 2010 will be only my second season and Rachelle’s first, we stocked up this holiday season. But before i get into the gear; I want to explain [...]

Yesterday, I learned that Fuji Bicycles had begun sponsoring athletes of all levels who are fans of the brand and want to be involved. The idea is that while it will be a team, being a top competitor isn’t the only thing (or even the primary thing) they’re looking for. Cyclists and other athletes of [...]