After a fun time at the XTERRA Epic race, it was hard to believe that I would be racing another 4+ hour race a week later. My day-job calendar just wouldn’t allow me to race XTERRA Worlds, no matter how hard I tried, so the Epic was another one of those last-minute substitutions. I was [...]
Filed under: Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged: Blue Ridge, BusyBee, Cobb, Crank Brothers, GU, MAXXIS, Mountain Biking, New Belgium, Pisgah, Racing, Rudy, Scrub, SWANK | 1 Comment »
I know that I just did Swank 65 yesterday, but last weekend I raced the XTERRA Epic – Iron Mountain race. So, before I get ahead of myself and write the Swank report, I must first bring you up to speed with last week’s race. Race: XTERRA Epic – Iron Mountain Location: Iron Mountain Resort [...]
Filed under: Racing | Tagged: Arkansas, Cobb, Crank Brothers, Epic, GU, Jamis, MAXXIS, Racing, Rudy, Scrub, Synergy, trail running, Triathalon, XTERRA | 1 Comment »
Race: Tree Shaker Location: Anne Springs Close Greenway , Fort Mill, South Carolina Date: October 15, 2011 Distances: 9.1 mile course, 6 Hour Mountain Bike Race Result: 7th overall, 6th Hour Solo Male Products used: GU Roctane and GU Brew, Maxxis Ikon Tires, Cobb Plus DRT Saddle , Jamis Dakota D29 Pro, Rudy Project helmet, [...]
Filed under: Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged: Cobb, Crank Brothers, Fort Mill, GU, Jamis, MAXXIS, Mountain Biking, Racing, Rudy, Scrub, South Carolina | 1 Comment »
Back in June I contacted Cobb Cycling to let them know how impressed I was with their saddles and to ask a few questions. Up to that point, I only owned one, which was on my road triathlon bike. It was amazingly comfortable, even with 4+ hour rides and I wanted the same comfort on [...]
Filed under: Mountain Biking, Product Reviews | Tagged: Cobb, Cycles, Mountain Biking, Product Review, Saddles | 1 Comment »
Race: Augusta Ironman 70.3 Location: Augusta, Georgia Date: September 25, 2011 Distances: 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run Result: 12th place in division, 95th Amateur (out of 2700)(Top 4%) Products used: GU Roctane and GU Brew, Synergy Adrenaline Wetsuit, Cobb V-Flow Plus Saddle, Jamis Xenith T1 Tri Bike, Rudy Project helmet. There [...]
Filed under: Racing, Training | Tagged: 70.3, augusta, Cobb, Crank Brothers, Georgia, GU, Ironman, Jamis, MAXXIS, Racing, Rudy, Synergy, Triathalon | 1 Comment »
OK. So back at the beginning of August, I mentioned that it would be the busiest month of racing for me. There’s been a few changes, but alas, it was still a busy racing month. One thing about the sport of triathlon is that it is comprised mainly of “age groupers”. Yes, there are some [...]
Filed under: Racing, Training, Travel | Tagged: Cobb, Crank Brothers, GU, Jamis, MAXXIS, Racing, Rudy, Scrub, Synergy, trail running, Triathalon, West Virginia, XTERRA | 2 Comments »
Let’s, once again, see if I can attempt to keep up with the roadies on Sunday. I have no goals for this one other than to have a good time and race as best as I can. Want to follow my progress? There will be live race coverage, including LIVE athlete tracking at http://ironmanlive.com/updates.php?race=augusta70.3&year=2011. Race [...]
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This mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to try out cool, new products from GU Energy. Utmost secrecy is required. Should you become compromised, GU will disavow you… Ok. That may be a bit over-dramatic, but when the friends over at the GU labs sent me this little tube of goodness a [...]
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Wow. August has shaped up to be the month of racing on my front. Technically, it started with the month of July. It seems to be non-stop racing and non-stop fun. Let’s recap what’s happened in the past few weeks and take a look at what’s coming up. Where I’ve been: July 24 – XTERRA [...]
Filed under: Mountain Biking, Racing, Training, Travel | Tagged: Inov8, MAXXIS | Comments Off
I’ve qualified for USA Triathlon 2011 Triathlon National Championships (road triathlon) and 2011 XTERRA World Championships (off road triathlon) But to get there, I need to offset the travel cost. For Sale: 2010 Trek Top Fuel 8 $1900 obo LOTS OF UPGRADES Upgrades from stock bike are in BOLD Frameset: 2010 Top Fuel 8 Size: [...]
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