Mar
09
2011
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Please be aware that if you’ve had your bike fit done professionally, cleat installation is a critical piece of the formula. Long rides locked in at the wrong angle can be terrible for your knees. If you’re uncomfortable replacing the cleats yourself, head back to your bike fitter and [...]
Feb
10
2011
Do a Google search for caffeine and its effects on the body or its effects on an athlete’s performance, and you will get more information than you can possibly read or internalize in a lifetime. The frustrating thing is that there is no common conclusive ruling that the medical community has made on the subject. [...]
Jan
22
2011
2011 is a HUGE year for 10DL. First of all, thank you for all of your support in 2010. The North American event has been a long time coming and it will finally happen in 2011. Stay tuned for final details. One of the cool aspects of the course we’ve chosen is that it starts [...]
Sep
24
2010
As I prepare for 10DL my training grounds in San Francisco. This panorama in full screen will blow you away. This is the water that I swim and row in every weekend (although Adam is encouraging me to put in more miles on the bike in preparation for our mountain ride). Props to the photographer [...]
Tags: open water swimming, panorama, pilot boat, san francisco bay, Training
Sep
23
2010
I took the new Suunto X10 on a trip to Portalón, Costa Rica. The trip was one one-part real estate recon and one-part adventure travel. The watch was useful for both. For the adventure travel part of the trip, I traveled on horseback through the rain forest near Manuel Antonio National Park. It was the perfect [...]
Tags: altimeter, barometer, battery life, google earth, gps, interconnection, mashup, suunto, thermometer, x10, x10 review
Sep
18
2010
It’s only natural that people should ask why we love to swim in the San Francisco Bay. Swimming in the ocean sounds perilous and dirty to the unintiated. My answer to this common question is below. 5 Reasons To Train in the San Francisco Bay The Bay is clean and has less chemicals than the pool. [...]
Tags: ocean, open water, san francisco bay, swim, swimming, why love