Over the past several days I’ve received several questions from folks regarding how I avoid hydration/cramping type issues on the bike/run. The past several weeks I’ve been doing more group rides on the weekends, 2 of which have involved 700+ cyclists on the road. It’s July, and in the Southeastern U.S., it has been hot and [...]
Friday kicked of with a planned 30-40 min Open Water Swim. I did some checking around to find a good spot out by Jordan Lake. At the last minute I spoke to John over at Inside Out Sports, and he recommended a great spot over off of Pea Ridge Rd. This spot was perfect. Easy access, [...]
Somewhere between the first and second month of using Sport Tracks I discovered the “Training Load plugin”. The immediate response was, “Oh my god, you can track all of that?” At first glance, the graph is just a big mess with all kinds of bars, lines, shaded areas, and acronyms that don’t mean much. Once you [...]
I like to read when I have free time. Below are some of the Triathlon/Sports related blogs that I follow from time to time. Many of these are folks I found off of Trifuel. I find them interesting for different reasons, but mostly because they’re normal folks just trying to juggle everything like I am. Very [...]
A couple months back I read a really good post on How to create maps/courses for your Garmin Forerunner. I had been working out with my Garmin 310XT for several months, exploring some of the possibilities, so this was perfect timing. Then I started to wonder, what if you’re not exactly sure what route you want [...]
Photo By Bob Jagendorf
Today started with the 18th Annual Firecracker 100K and 50K Ride in Cary, NC. If there ever was a perfect day for an organized bike ride, today was the day. The weather was absolutely perfect! Not a cloud in site. No wind, no humidity(under 60%). This is a huge [...]