Sep
17
2010
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 [...]
Tags: accomplishment, answer, body, day, ego, gallery, hardship, mind, perspective, question, stuff, Test, time, Train
Jan
09
2009
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 [...]
Tags: gym techniques, mountain athlete, Training, working out
Dec
01
2008
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 [...]
Tags: bluebird, Colorado, Elbert, Elevation, Garmin, Hiking, Latitude, mountain, nutrition, perspective, Tallest Mountain, trailhead
Oct
29
2008
Last night I swam in black glass. We jumped into the San Francisco Bay ocean water after dark. It was so darn peaceful as the light of the Ghirardelli Chocholate Factory shone across the black glassy water. These are the nights that can make any workday worth living. It was a wonderful cold water training swim. My [...]
Tags: blog, cold, dolphin club, night swimming, ocean, san francisco, swimming, Training, wilier
Jul
04
2008
Today is a scheduled rest day in Nottingham. We’ve got beautiful weather here and it’s a great little town to enjoy. Since we don’t have any ride stories from today, I thought I’d share a short article that I came across in Outside Magazine. Here is a link to the web version of the article. [...]
Tags: adam hazlett, blog, cadence, coach, cycling, europe, neal mueller, nutrition, Training, trip report, web
Jun
11
2008
It’s coming down to D-day. Less than two weeks! This past weekend, in final preps for our journey, I left the loving comfort of my family and my new Denver home and headed west to the land of fruit and nuts. The San Francisco Bay is a phenomenal training ground for the Channel. The water [...]
Tags: cold, dolphin club, english channel, Fun, san francisco, swimming, Training