Archive for the tag 'winter'

Jun 26 2008

Day 2 – Loch Ness

Published by Team under Event

Ride stats today

Bonar Bridge to Inverness
60 miles
3500 feet climbed
3000 sheep

Today began beautifully.  The sun shining and there was little wind.  We decided to put the Bellwether rain coats away and head south.
The first part of the journey was phenomenal.  We were almost alone on the road, and even though the climbs were tough, we were [...]

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May 01 2008

Swimming in snow

Published by neal under Training

I’m here in Denver for my sister’s wedding (yay!). Before the festivities began I got an early morning workout. I found a lake nearby called Union Reservoir. There were inland pelicans, 3-foot swells and snow. Perfect!!! I swam for 90 minutes in the 48-degree water (34-degree air). Three things happened that I learned from:

Swimming in [...]

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Apr 27 2008

Biking in Valley Forge National Park

Published by neal under Training

Biked in Valley Forge National Park today. This beautiful park is 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The bike ride was fast and beautiful and I had to share some pictures.
[Special section for history nerds] Valley Forge was the site where General Washington stationed 12,000 soldiers during the winter of 1777. The Confederates had [...]

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Dec 17 2007

Just settled down for a long winter’s nap…Finally

Published by adam under About us

Finals are over! What is it with Universities and their ability to seemingly stretch end-of-semester exams out longer than the semester itself? That’s the case here, and it’s killin’ me. But alas they are over, and I survived. After 10-days of less than 5 hours of sleep, I can finally get [...]

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Sep 15 2007

Advice from Penn Coach Mike Schnur

Published by neal under Training

Swimming the English Channel is going to take one-part perseverance, one-part good weather, and two-parts training. To train for our event we went to the best in the business, Mike Schnur. He is the head coach of the University of Pennsylvania Men’s and Women’s Swimming Team.
We figured he would know a thing or two about [...]

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