Came home from the seeing Jonah at the hospital late last night to find this waiting in the mailbox. In the past I’ve put Roctane gels in my water bottles so I didn’t have to fumble with the gel packets. Although easy on a road bike, it’s not so while negotiating technical trails on the [...]
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Offered for the first time at Tailwind Cycles + Multi-sport is the 4 block, 15 week indoor trainer series by Endurance Performance Coaching. Want to lose those holiday pounds? Want to use the off-season to get ready for your upcoming triathlon? Then check out this kick-ass trainer series! Now you have the opportunity to train [...]
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Many of my MelRad teammates have blogged about nutrition and how important good nutritional habits are vitally important to your sport of choice, especially triathlons. Well, I’m jumping on the bandwagon with this post and catching the proverbial piggy-back ride of my teammates. Leading into a race weekend, we all think about every aspect of [...]
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Big news from GU: Drum roll please….Watermelon Chomps are a bright NEW addition to the existing lineup of chewable GU. The watermelon flavor is subtle and very appropriate for hot weather. Or when you are dreaming of hot weather. And it’s not caffeinated – you’ll have to get your fix somewhere else but there’s still [...]
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A little fun video of some action on some local trails.
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Quote Talking about Do infomerical exercisers work? Exercise equipment infomercials tout great results. Consumer Reports tests to see how well they deliver.
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Raced the Xterra Fort Yargo offroad triathlon today. It’s my third Xterra race, but my first points series race (long course). Let’s just say I’m racing with the big boys now. I didn’t even come close to finishing where I wanted. I finsihed 30th out of 110 competitors and 6th in my age group. Training [...]
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Heres the pics from today’s ride. The camera just doesn’t do justice. Spencer, thanks so much for going with me. I had a blast and it has been waaaay to long since we’ve ridden together.
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Xterra Fort Yargo is a week away (April 26th) and I’m very excited about the first race of the season. Tomorrow, I’m heading up to Uwharrie to pre-ride and pre-run the course that will be used for the May 4th Xterra Uwharrie. It’ll be my last long ride and run as I will begin to [...]
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1. Avoid Fad or Traditional "Diets". While you are losing weight, I strongly recommend against those "diets" that involve eating in a significantly different way from how you intend to eat when not "dieting." Most folks make the mistake of not associating the benefit of weight loss with learning proper eating habits. You cannot achieve [...]
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