I got an e-mail today from the Race Director of the Death Valley Marathon stating they are switching to an alternate route because of weather. Boy, just another thing to add to my already pathetic week. I bet it’s going to rain and be terrible weather too. On the bright side (bright side?), there won’t be much climbing involved on the course. It’s pretty much and out and back pancake flat course on dirt and gravel.
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Death Valley Marathon Bummer :-(
02/3/2010
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P90X – Day 1 – Chest and Back, Ab RipperX
12/29/2009
I started P90x today. I had heard so many things about it and its popularity that I decided to do my own research. In case you don’t know what p90x is about, it’s a 90 day fitness program that is very “X”treme in every aspect.
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Goodbye Polar, Hello Garmin
12/13/2009
I finally made the switch. My Polar 625x was just giving me too many problems. It was inevitable however.
When it came to higher intensity workouts, the polar foot-pod just wasn’t accurate. The main problem with Polar’s inertia based technology is it calibrates based on pace which you originally calibrate it.
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Pronation and New Shoes
11/29/2009
I might have mentioned in the past (or maybe I didn’t) about getting “hotspots” in my cycling shoes. This thought this was due to the fact that I put a lot of pressure on my outside of my shoes.
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Race report: 37th Schuylkill River Loop Run
11/20/2009
I know, it has been a while since my last post. I’ve been neglectful. My PC finally decided to go to computer heaven after 4 years. Rule of thumb:You know it’s time to get a new computer when after formatting the hard drive multiple times, it still takes 10 minutes for the programs to start up and load. Additionally, the wires in the power cord started to fry. So, I bought a new mac and have been learning all the new features and toys. I’ve just had it with PCs.
Dating as a Triathlete
10/3/2009
Dating as a triathlete…
is pretty much pointless. I said this blog will be much more about than just about triathlon, but about my life in general. And one aspect of that life is my attempt to find a worthy partner.This summer was very successful on the triathlon front, but not so much on the dating front.
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Transitions…
09/10/2009
I really hate, “Sorry I haven’t been around” posts. They reak of laziness. And I hate that. But seriously, Labor Day weekend in conjunction with the beginning of the school year (I work at a University) has kept me off balance. To make it worse, I’ll be starting business school, so I’m trying urgently to put everything in order so I can accommodate my work, class schedule, training, and the little bit of a social life I desire to have.
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MRI
08/23/2009
I got an MRI today. I mentioned in my last post that I had some pain on the run. The pain was in my right shin around mile 15ish or so. Not sure, but I know I felt it on the way to the finish. While I was on vacation in London and Romania the rest of my body healed, but there was still sharp pain.
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Last Minute Race Added
07/9/2009
I’ve been blogging about my swimming woes since I started on this road to Kona. The JerseyMan I like to think was getting the cobwebs out of my system.
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Race Report: Philly Insurance Triathlon
07/4/2009
I put my results on Facebook, and my sister asked me if I thought my results were “good”?
That’s a good question.
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