#66 Duck Bill Thrill Race Report

Here it goes…one Olympic Distance Triathlon Race Report.
Harmony & I got to the lake at about 6am. I grabbed my packed, got marked & headed down to the lake to see if the swim course was set-up yet. At first look it didn’t look to be, once I squinted I could see two tiny yellow [...]

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#65 Memorial Day Weekend Non Race Report

It was a long Memorial Day weekend, Harmony & I packed every waking minute. Originally I was disappointed about not getting in on the race in Walla Walla but the trip to Oregon worked out great.
We left Friday afternoon for Salem to stay the night with Lonnie. It had been awhile since we saw him [...]

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#64 Balanced Training

Balanced training…not exactly what I’ve been up to… Heres what the past five days have looked like:
One 40 mile ride. I felt really strong on the tri bike & totally comfortable in the aero position.
One open water swim. Surprisingly Lake Washington felt pretty good…
6000 yards in the pool. (3.4 miles)
Zero miles ran.
Why such unbalanced training? [...]

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#63 Rocket Science Sports Tri Bag Review

Its been said that shopping is the fourth discipline of triathlon. Like it or not this is true for me, competing in a race that includes three different disciplines comes with a ton of gear. This is really good stuff to like carbon fiber, titanium & high-tech fabrics. One issue is how to store, organize [...]

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#62 Heading South Not East

The next race on my schedule was the Onion Man Olympic Triathlon. I was putting off registration waiting to see how my knee was going to progress. Looks like I waited too long & its sold out…
While I was looking forward to that race its not the end of the world. The same weekend there’s [...]

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