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Oct 12 2008

Brandon White is ampted to join us for 10DL North America

Published by neal under Participants

A good friend of mine, Brandon White, asked to join us for 10DL North America. We said YES! He’s an entrepreneur and amatuer bodybuilder. His story is a typical one and three ACL repairs (all a result of playing lacrosse) and a history of endurance training and events. He’ll be training and representing 10DL on the East [...]

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Oct 12 2008

Sponsor Update: Wilier rolls out the “Cento Uno”

Published by neal under Misc.

On the last day of the Interbike show we sat down with Wilier, who sponsors 10 Degrees Latitude with their innovative cycle frames.  As with all the best cycle frames, Wilier comes from Italy. The top pro riding team in Italy (Team Lampre) rides Wilier during pro races and during the Tour de France.
Gianmarco [...]

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Jul 09 2008

Day 15 – 2nd training swim in Dover

Published by neal under Misc.

Swim stats today

2 hour swim
Rainy blustering weather
6 seagulls
3 wet members of our support team standing on the rocky beach

We did our second acclimitization swim today. The swim went well for both of us. We felt the difference now that the sun was hidden behind clouds, but it nevertheless went well. After our swim we gathered [...]

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Jul 02 2008

Day 8 – Welcome to England

Published by adam under Event

Ride stats today

Newcastle to Leeds
90 miles
5100 feet climbed
4000 sheep; 200 cows; 7 horses

The winds were strong early on, but eased after a few hours.  We fought a similar terrain profile as yesterday for the first 30 miles, but the middle 30 miles of our route was on a highway with more consistent grading and low [...]

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Jul 01 2008

Day 7 – Century Ride

Published by neal under Event

Ride stats today

Edinburgh to  Newcastle
110 miles
6875 feet climbed
Winds: 15 mph sustained, gusting to 35 mph
6500 sheep; 1200 cows

Tough Roads; Tough Weather. Today turned into quite a late day. We looked at the altitude profile last night, and it looked like a tame day compared with the rest of our days in Scotland. Although our [...]

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Mar 22 2008

Swim Like A Pro

Published by neal under Training

Olympic gold-medal-winner Ryan Lochte shares tips with us in a New York Times article on swimming. Some of it’s tips include:

Incorporate competition and goal-setting into your routine. You don’t necessarily have to sign up for races, but aim to reach the far wall a smidgen faster than you did the day before, or try [...]

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