Archive for the 'Training' Category

May 01 2009

Panorama of San Francisco Bay Training Ground

Published by neal under Training

As I prepare for 10DL in 2010 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 [...]

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Mar 10 2009

Suunto X10 Review

Published by adam under Fun, Sponsor, Training

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 [...]

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Jan 09 2009

Training with Mr. Spectacular

Published by neal under Training

As we are busy training for 10DL North America we remember that one of the most important parts of training is keeping your regimine fresh and new. Simple workouts are often the best! Here is one we like…
The video is from my friends in Jackson Hole at Mountain Athlete. Thanks to Pere for sending this [...]

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Dec 01 2008

Climbing the Tallest Mountain in Colorado

Published by adam under Training

Neal and I took a break last weekend from all the current economic chaos to relax and refocus. 
What better way to recapture this perspective than to climb to the top of the second highest peak in the Continental United States?  Mt. Elbert (14,440 ft.) is 65 feet shorter than the tallest peak in the continental [...]

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Nov 07 2008

5 Reasons To Train in the San Francisco Bay

Published by neal under Training

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.
Swimming allows me [...]

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Nov 07 2008

5 Reasons to Train

Published by neal under Training

It’s only natural that people should ask why we train. We consistantly do stuff that others avoid, and for hours every day. It is only natural that people should ask. My answer to their question breaks down into 5 reasons.
5 Reasons to Train

Test of my body and mind.
Feeling of tangible accomplishment.
Body feels better when I [...]

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