The bike portion of Ironman CDA is the longest part of the race – both in length and pain. The course starts out easy enough, running East from downtown towards Lake Shore drive. At this point, you will head South-ish…
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Preparing for 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene (Transition)
You’re out of the water and into T1 (transition 1 – swim to bike) at Ironman Coeur d’Alene. First you have to run up the beach, across the sidewalk and hundreds of spectators, and onto the grass of City Park.…
Tagged with: bicycle, bicycling, bike, Ironman, ironman cda, ironman coeur d'alene, preparing for ironman cda, preparing for ironman coeur d'alene, presta valve, running, Triathlon, triathlon training
Posted in Introductory, Ironman, Training, Triathlon
Posted in Introductory, Ironman, Training, Triathlon
Preparing for 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene (Race Day Start)
Ironman Coeur d’Alene is fast approaching. Only 11 weeks away! Race day is Sunday, 23 June. The last two times I did this race, the weather was perfect for racing. Last year was a bit tenuous though, as there were…
Using Presta Valve Extenders
I recently purchased a Zipp 808 rear wheel with a CycleOps Power Meter. One of the first things I found out was that the presta valves on my inner tube would not be long enough to pass through the rim…
Tagged with: 808, bicycling, cycling, extender, presta, presta valve, presta valve extender, topeak extender, topeak presta valve, topeak presta valve extender, Triathlon, zipp, zipp 808
Posted in Introductory, Presta Valve, Reviews, Triathlon
Posted in Introductory, Presta Valve, Reviews, Triathlon
Triathlon racing every weekend
Well, not quite, but almost. Thank goodness for www.multirace.com and living in Florida. I finished my last triathlon last Saturday. The next one isn’t until 25 September. I have done four or five sprint distance triathlons since Ironman. Mostly they’ve…
Tagged with: battle at ft. desoto, bicycling, escape to miami, ft. desoto, miami man, sprint triathlon, Triathlon, triathlon training
Posted in Training, Triathlon
Posted in Training, Triathlon
Twenty-Seven Weeks to Ironman Miami
Twenty-seven weeks to ironman miami
Tagged with: bicycling, country music marathon, half-marathon, Ironman, ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 miami, ironman miami, ironmanmiami, Marathon, miami, running, strength training, swimming, Triathlon, triathlon training
Posted in Ironman, Marathon, Training, Triathlon
Posted in Ironman, Marathon, Training, Triathlon
Twenty-Eight Weeks to Ironman 70.3 Miami
Twenty-eight weeks to ironman 70.3
Tagged with: bicycling, Ironman, ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 miami, ironman miami, nautica south beach tri, running, south beach triathlon, strength training, swimming, Triathlon, triathlon training
Posted in Ironman, Training, Triathlon
Posted in Ironman, Training, Triathlon
South Beach Triathlon Recap
Nautica South Beach Triathlon Recap
Tagged with: bicycling, miami, nautica, running, south beach triathlon, southbeachtri, swimming, Triathlon
Posted in Reviews, Triathlon
Posted in Reviews, Triathlon
Twenty-Nine Weeks and Counting
Twenty-nine weeks until ironman
Tagged with: bicycling, Ironman, ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 miami, ironmanmiami, running, swimming, Triathlon, triathlon training
Posted in Ironman, Training, Triathlon
Posted in Ironman, Training, Triathlon
Thirty Weeks and Counting
Thirty weeks ’til Ironman Miami
Tagged with: bicycling, cervelo, cervelo p2, Ironman, ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 miami, ironman miami, running, swimming, transition training, Triathlon, triathlon training
Posted in Ironman, Training, Triathlon
Posted in Ironman, Training, Triathlon
