Endurance Junky

Another sub-par week. I am not planning on racing until late January in a Snowshoe race so my lack of training is not too concerning. I also feel a cold comming on so I only did one run(35 mins) this week and bike commuted Monday-Friday. Watched two races this weekend the BC Cyclocross Championships and [...]

Pezcycling has a great article on “Off Season” Training and the need for intensity. After resting off the bike to recharge the batteries and reviewing your past season, it is time to start planning the off-season training and priorities. One of the big questions about the off-season is the “need for speed,” namely how much [...]

Wow this sucks. I really feel sorry for this guy, he would have been suffering bad enough and then to finish like that… someone should sue who ever placed those stupid signs at the finish.

Two weeks of crap training. I think part of my problem may have been shoes. I just went out an bought a pair of very cushy Asics Cumulus. I haven’t worn anything so protective in years. I used to be able to get buy wearing racing flats or lightweight performance trainers for pretty much anthing… [...]

Lance is going to hate this. I find it amazing that he can defend against all these allegations. It just shows what money can buy… I hope LA is innoccent but I am truely under the believe now that 99% of procyclists dope after all of the scandals this year. Here is the post from [...]

This years Ironman has a ton of web coverage. Here is the list from Trifuel.com: Active’s IronBlog w/ Triathlete Mag They have some video. Ironman.com has some regular coverage and interviews throughout the week. Triathlete Mag is posting some stuff on their regular site as well. InsideTri’s Timothy Carlson is filing regular reports. Recovox’s Tom [...]

This looks like a cool documentary about 4 elite triathletes preparing for Ironman. “What It Takes” is the feature-length documentary stars four elite Ironman triathletes Peter Reid, Heather Fuhr, Lori Bowden, and Luke Bell who together have won 6 world championships and dozens of major races. Viewers go behind the scenes in the quest for [...]

The leg seems to be flairing up again. Here is this weeks training. Mon-Fri Bike commuted total 6 hours. Tues: 38 minutes easy run. Thur: 40 minutes 2k at tempo, 2 x 100m stides Sat: 38 minutes easy. The inner tibia was tender after. Sun: OFF. I will not gain any real fitness from a [...]

The 2006 Pre Classic 2 Mile Race. Adam Goucher and Dan Lincoln run 8:12 and 8:13

This is hilarious: