over the past week or two i’ve taken a little project on to convert my old red dawes road bike into a single speed commuter. i bought this bike back in 2003 on ebay for $300, added tri bars, new saddle and clips, and i was ready to race. at the end of [...]
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The Single Speed
27Aug07new shoes
26Jun07so i’ve finally retired my shoes from last season. in the last year-and-a-half i put close to 500 miles on the old asics. they treated me well, up until recently. i’ve been getting small blisters and cuts on my heal because my foot was starting to slip through the padding and into the hard plastic [...]
What a weekend! We had a full day of racing yesterday from my race in the early morning to watching the Men and Women’s Pro races in the afternoon. All day in the sun! You can see the pictures from all three races here.
My race was great! The course was beautiful, the weather was perfect, [...]
hy-vee world cup triathlon
12Jun07this week will be my first race of the season. this time last year i had already done 3 races, so i’m more than ready to be out on the course this year. i’ve decided to chill out a bit this year so i can enjoy racing again. and i have been. training is a [...]
triathlon’s biggest purse
10Feb07I’m in. I just finished registering for one of biggest, most exciting races this year, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup. No, I’m not competing with the pros, but they won’t be far off. Unfortunately I won’t be traveling to some exotic location to compete this year. Nope, this year’s [...]
