Oct
12
2008
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 [...]
Tags: blog, brandon white, europe, ironman, team, Training
Oct
12
2008
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 [...]
Tags: cycling, design, interbike, Press, Sponsor, sponsors, team, wilier
Jul
09
2008
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 [...]
Tags: adam hazlett, europe, neal mueller, swimming, team, Training, trip report
Jul
02
2008
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 [...]
Tags: adam hazlett, best western, europe, neal mueller, Sponsor, sponsors, team, trip report
Jul
01
2008
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 [...]
Tags: adam hazlett, best western, century ride, europe, movie, neal mueller, scotland, team, trip report, wilier
Mar
22
2008
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 [...]
Tags: coach, fitness, swimming, team, Training