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 [...]
Sep 22 2010
I’ve always thought that Antarctica will be the most physically difficult expedition of all our 7 10DL expeditions. Until now I never had a structured way of thinking about how to measure “difficulty”. From a energy expenditure perspective, Antarctica will be the hardest. Here’s how I performed my calculations. 1. The first step is to [...]
Apr 21 2009
More adventurous training. Last week I completed two important rows (for myself). I rowed 4-miles to Alcatraz from Ghirardelli Square and 8-miles to the Golden Gate Bridge from Ghirardelli Square. Both rows are done frequently by other members of the Dolphin Club, but they are new to me and therein lies the adventure. Oh, how [...]
Apr 09 2009
For those of us in California the riding season started on January 1, and for others the riding season is just starting. No matter where you are the season for riding has arrived. Riders start your engines.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Adam, Neal, & Amy
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