Category Archives: Triathlon Central

Ironman Lake Tahoe

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Al

During my 6.5 decades, I’ve learned to rely on a few of my personality traits that have served me well: optimism, prudence, analysis, and a poetic sense of story. I feel pretty stupid for once again letting the early part of the bike mess me up … Continue reading →

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Lake Tahoe Race rehearsal #2

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Al

Given the temp and the sun, I feel good about the run; I hit my nutrition numbers, and finished at the same pace i started. So I got the necessary confidence going into the race. Now, I’ve just gotta drive my fitness machine in two weeks. Continue reading →

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Ironman Lake Tahoe Race Rehearsal #1

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Al

Lesson learned: take the bigger water bottle next time! Continue reading →

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Whiskey Dick

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Al

Thirty one years is a lifetime in triathlon. The Big Daddy, Hawaii’s Ironman, got its start in 1978, effectively kicking off a stream of wannabes and look a-likes. In Washington State, a number of communities started putting on their own versions of swim/bike/run soon after. Continue reading →

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Tahoe’s A Comin’

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Al

Altitude is like heat: you can’t overcome it with will power alone. Like running up a hill or into the wind on a bike, you just have to back off as much as the environment demands. Continue reading →

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Heat Acclimation

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Al

Two key things to keep in mind about heat “acclimation”:

No matter what you do, you’ll never feel as if 87F is the same as 62F
No matter what you do, you’ll never be able to run at the same speed in 87F as you do at 62 F. Continue reading →

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American Zofingen: A Cult Classic

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Al

One of the most famous dualthlons is held in Zofingen, Switzerland. A duathlon includes both running and biking, usually in the format run/bike/run. There are no accepted standard distances, with the course and location determining how far one must go. … Continue reading →

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St. Geroge 70.3

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Al

My triathlon season started the first weekend of May, in St. George, Utah. Cheryl and I flew out to Salt Lake, then rented a car and drove down to nearly the Arizona border, “Utah’s Dixie”. We’d been through this area … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rainier Duathlon

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Al

The Mt Rainier Duathlon is a little local race I’ve done 3 or 4 times in the past ten years, most recently 2007 and 08. The Long Course is a 5.18 mi run/ 28.8 mi bike/3.8 mi run. The first … Continue reading →

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What a Week

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Al

You always hear, “Well, at least he died doing what he loved.” That might be true, but it’s no solace to his loved ones or friends. Continue reading →

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