Duke Half Ironman Race Report September 14, 2008 Cary, North Carolina The Duke Half is the most “feared” Half in the area. The bike terrain has constant rolling hills and the run in just 13.1 miles has as much elevation change as the 56-mile bike (over 4000 feet). Typically the sun is shining in full [...]

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BASF SMILE TRAIN SPRINT TRIATHLON JUNE 29, 2008 250 Meter Swim / 11 Mile Bike / 3.1 Mile Run Race Results: Swim: 3:47(15th) T1: 0:37(4th) Bike: 35:46(17th) T2: 0:51(43rd) Run: 27:03(86th) Overall: 29th This was a very well organized race, with a hilly bike and run course, for a great cause. Over half of the [...]

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Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC.  This is a man-made whitewater river where our Olympic trials for whitewater kayaking and canoeing were held this year.  The Center includes a huge building with a gear store, restaurant, restrooms, and many other facilities.  The complex includes the [...]

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I just found out that Eastbay is having a huge tent sale going on through June 25th where you could save up to 80% off on your tent purchase. I know it’s way too hot for me to even think about camping, now, but I will be grabbing as much stuff off-season as I can [...]

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This past weekend was the last hare scramble race of the season in Bunnell, FL. Well, it wasn’t really the last one, there is one more, but it’s on Mother’s Day — who has a sporting event on Mother’s Day? So, for any of us with a mother or a wife with kids, it was [...]

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Kinetic Half-Ironman Race Report: April 19th, 2008 Lake Anna State Park, VA Weather Conditions: Perfect for race conditions: mid-50’s in the morning, 80 at end of race, light wind, sunny This race is one of the first Half-Ironman races in the southeast. It is a good test to see how your early season condition/training has [...]

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I thought I would share some more video of some hare scramble practice. This one is from a practice course in Deland, FL. The trail terrain is very representative of the types of trails we encounter in our races in Florida. You will also get to see some close calls from the rider’s perspective! Very [...]

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IMBA has issued an action alert calling for help opening access for mountain bikers to the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. You can help by sending a message to the Forest Service before April 21.  Click on this link to go to a form to fill out.  This takes two minutes to complete and [...]

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I recently stumbled across a post on The Gear Junkie about these new Microspikes from Kahtoola for your shoes. Now, I know winter is coming to a close, but how cool are these things! I live in Florida and I still think I may get a pair, just for some grip in the mud! The [...]

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We went down to Mt. Dora and Taveres Florida this past weekend to ride Thomas the Tank Engine train. It was a slow 25 minute ride through Taveres and Mt. Dora and back. The kids really enjoyed it. They were able to visit the gift store with lots of Thomas toys, play on the playground, [...]

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