Blog Posts Across OpenTri

Really Cool Blog Post: "Is it worth it?"

I read a couple of other blogs pretty regularly to trigger some creative ideas and pick up some motivating thoughts. Just found "Seth's Blog" by Seth Godin (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/), with one recent post that hit me pretty hard. The general point is to be thankful for the opportunities that you have and basically "go for it", with the punchline being: "The object isn’t to be perfect. The goal isn’t to hold back until you’ve created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite is true… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on July 3, 2008 at 10:19pm — No Comments

Scott Kailua bike & HED 3 Wheelset for sale

See the related post in the "Wanted to Buy or Sell" group - my buddy Mark Williams is offering a great price for a Scott Kailua 56cm tri bike ($1000) and a HED 3 tri-spoke wheelset ($550). Take a look and let Mark know if you're interested. Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on July 2, 2008 at 9:53pm — No Comments

Ready to taper.....

With just under 3 weeks to go until the Big Dance in Placid, I finally feel 100% ready to race. This past Saturday, I rode for 4 hours and covered just under 80 miles-a similar pace that I'm planning for-and felt great getting off the bike. On Sunday morning, I did my last long run-a 20 miler-at goal pace. While it's certainly not fast enough to qualify for the Boston Marathon, it will meet my goal of doing a 4-4:15 marathon on raceday. I have my last long ride on Friday(4.5-5 hours/90-100 miles… Continue

Posted by JM on July 2, 2008 at 3:04pm — No Comments

3 weeks out, and sick

After a stellar training weekend in LP I spent the last long weekend in bed instead of training. Woke up Saturday w/ a cough, feeling terrible so I went right to the Dr. She heard "something" in my chest, put me on antibiotics and ordered a chest x-ray to rule out, gulp, pnuemonia. Fast forward to Monday. Meds seemed to be working and THANKFULLY the x-ray came back negative. Dr aslo said she didn't hear anything in my lungs anymore either. I could resume exercise but stop if I get tired. I'm t… Continue

Posted by Mark Dabrowski on July 1, 2008 at 1:56pm — No Comments

I fixed my flat!!!

I'm not usually so excited about getting a flat, but since I was riding alone I had no choice but to try to fix it myself. Of course, it was the rear wheel. Great. I think the tube was defective since there was a half-inch gash but nothing in the tire (and three of the four tubes I bought were all defective...guess I'm lucky it lasted this long!!) First I called a friend to talk me through it...I've watched enough times, but wasn't sure I could do it myself. He insisted that without a tire iron… Continue

Posted by Amy Talarico on June 30, 2008 at 6:40pm — 4 Comments

George Carlin on the Environment

Something topical, although a little off-topic (if that's even possible with a blog?), I found this among a tribute to comedian George Carlin, who recently died of heart failure at the age of 71. Nothing multi-sport related, but since it seems that a day can't go by without being bombarded by some form of media drumming home the message that humans are somehow capable of changing the global environment, I thought this captured the essence of the counter-point argument pretty well: CARLIN:… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 30, 2008 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Good week

Got my health back. Had fun working out again. Continue

Posted by Chris Chiappini on June 29, 2008 at 10:10pm — No Comments

New Race on the Fall Calendar: Westchester Toughman HIM

I've known Richard Izzo for over 10 years now, and watched his athletic career and participation steadily grow around the greater Westchester area. While Richard has been a fixture in the local multi-sport scene as both an athlete and a business professional, he is taking upon the additional challenge of starting a local race this fall that looks like a good one to consider adding to the calendar. The September 21 race is a "Half Ironman"… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 27, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Please Help Me "Cease and Desist"

Either OpenTri is getting pretty big, or the law firm that represents WTC in trademark infringement matters is getting pretty busy. I think it's probably a little bit of both, and I need your help to attend to a little clean-up on the site. I received a "cease and desist" letter today from WTC's attorneys, asking me to remove any Ironman logos and marks from OpenTri.com, "because such use may cause confusion as to WTC's affiliation with or sponsorship of OpenTri or OpenTri's member groups." The… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 25, 2008 at 8:26pm — 9 Comments

Conflict of Interest

1.5 weeks out from the Desert Half...I took a trip out to Osoyoos 2 weeks ago to cycle the bike portion as a confidence builder; apart from the 2 flats I got just before descending Richter Pass on return I really enjoyed the ride - hills make life interesting. Plus with no one around I could just cruise at my own pace ie. a slow one. Hopefully I can stay in my own headspace during the race and keep my pacing. Sunday I had marked for my last big ride up over Sumas Mtn and return, around 80km. We… Continue

Posted by cherelli on June 25, 2008 at 12:23pm — No Comments

Triathlon of Bruges 2008 Race Report

Last Saturday it was race day in Bruges. Some 1075 athletes started in the most beautiful tri race in Belgium. The Pro Race was won by Marino Vanhoennacker who had a 2' lead on Graham O'Grady (NZL) and Dennis Devriendt. Luc Van Lierde, Mr.Ironman himself finished in 4th place with a flat tyre during the bike leg and little running training due to a leg injury. Marino is in big shape and left for Austria on Monday to prepare for Ironman Austria in Klagenfurt ; I would bet my money on him ! Also L… Continue

Posted by Filip Goris on June 24, 2008 at 9:11am — No Comments

Pimp My Program

Been doing some of the CrossFit sporadically before when I was on the road for strength conditioning. Decided to implement the Endurance portion a few days ago. Today there's a great discussion on that ST site. Continue

Posted by Iron MaYden on June 24, 2008 at 7:12am — No Comments

5th Week out

Monday – zero Tuesday – zero Wednesday – 20 min bike Thursday – zero Friday – zero Saturday – Did the scheduled workouts. Feelin’ better. Saturday – Did the scheduled workouts. Feelin’ 100% I guess I got a virus of some kind this week. I was achy all over, no energy, sore throat. Everything hurt. Not how I wanted to spend the 5th week out. Was supposed to go to LP for the weekend. Bailed on that. Heard my man-crush was breaking the sound barrier up there all weekend…. Oh how I would of gone 1:1… Continue

Posted by Chris Chiappini on June 22, 2008 at 10:20pm — No Comments

Washington NC Sprint Triathlon Race Report

Friday afternoon Suzie Dominic Dan T. and I loaded up and headed down to Washington NC for the inaugural Washington Sprint Triathlon. The race location is excellent with transition in a open field in the middle of a nice park right on the water, the ride was on flat mostly car free roads and the run winds through a scenic neighbor hood in Washington Park. To summarize, the Trikes put their stamp solidly on this race with everyone bringing home some awards. On the women’s side Suzie Hosman took h… Continue

Posted by Richard Robinson on June 22, 2008 at 8:19pm — No Comments

Road to recovery

I remember, riding my bike to a master's swim practice, that was March 23. The next thing I remember was waking up 5 days later in the hospital and being told I had a bike accident. They told me I had broken my neck, my R humerus(upper arm), my L clavicle (collar bone) my R ulna and radius (forearm) and my pelvis. I was told I had 1 neck surgery (fusions at C2-C6), a plate in my R upper arm and 2 plates in my left arm. I had been Medi-Vaced to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital ( I missed the helicopt… Continue

Posted by Barbara Reuven on June 18, 2008 at 12:29pm — No Comments

IM Kansas 70.3

5:00:41 83rd Overall, 9th M25-29 AG Swim: 36:21- Seem slow- last year I was 35 at White Lake. I am a much better swimmer this year. Couple factors- there was a 1 minute run into transition that was added on. According to times the course was about 3 minutes long (Fastest pro's were doing it in 27 and 28, Alex McDonald did 33:20!) I was also in the last wave. Each wave had 100+. Plus I had the fastest swim in my AG at OTM, so I am not too worried about it. Im still confident in my swim. Bike:… Continue

Posted by Jim Rhodes on June 18, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Half Way to 90!

Anyone who knows me well knows that I get a little giddy around my birthday. It's pretty silly, actually, but ever since I was little I have really enjoyed marking another year -- most likely because it coincided with warmer temperatures, longer days, and school finally letting out. That doesn't really explain why I enjoy those days now, although once every five years a birthday does have added significance with respect to my age group (apologies to USAT and the ITU, who just can't figure out w… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 18, 2008 at 7:34am — 2 Comments

Why I Love Watching Tiger

There are those who watch sports and there are those who play. We're all happily among those who play, I'm sure, but that doesn't mean that we can't enjoy watching occasionally as well. This past weekend was one of those times when I had a chance to watch and learn -- as a spectator of the U.S. Open golf tournament -- how to perform under pressure, as Tiger Woods captured his 3rd U.S. Open title and the 14th major championship of his career. After the win was secured, there was one quote from T… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 17, 2008 at 9:01pm — No Comments

Helping Out at the Wyckoff Triathlon

I've been involved in triathlon for a long, long time, and with the exception of a couple of road races and one or two triathlon meetings, I really haven't helped out with race direction or management too many times. This past weekend was my first time getting deeply involved in our local tri in Wyckoff, NJ, and it was a ton of fun. This year's race direction was pretty challenging, due primarily to the amount of roadwork in the area that caused us to have to change the bike course dramatically… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 16, 2008 at 8:04pm — 4 Comments

Muskoka Chase Race Report

The Muskoka Chase is a long-course tri (2K swim - 55K bike - 15K run) where the female pros are sent off a predetermined time before the male pros, and the first pro across the finish line wins additional prize money and bragging rights in the "battle of the sexes". Craig Alexander won last year's race en route to his runner-up position in Kona, this year the pro field had fewer heavy-hitters as many opted to skip this race in favour of the inaugural Muskoka 70.3 race in September of this year i… Continue

Posted by Andrew Imrie on June 16, 2008 at 11:45am — No Comments

Wyckoff Tri Recap

Every fall or winter when I bump into a local triathlete and the topic of “hey man what races are you doing next year?” Everyone always says “ummm… well… probably Wyckoff and like a few others.” Wyckoff is the local popular race. It was my first one in 03. Came in 105th w…

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Posted by Chris Chiappini on June 15, 2008 at 8:45pm — 1 Comment

Run: 1h10:52

9.79 km - 8.3 km/h (max 17 km/h) Zone 1 (133/157) 4:25 < 47:47 < 18:40 Fc Max 189 / Fc Min 151 540 kcal Continue

Posted by Fred Biemar on June 14, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Enka Triathlon

Today was the Enka Biltmore Triathlon. I did my best race ever with an 1:42. I was first in my age group, 52nd overall and my splits were 14,1:04, 22:45. I felt great for the entire race. Hilly, hilly, lots of climbs. Continue

Posted by Connor Stemple on June 14, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Wyckoff Triathlon Course Map for 2008

Those who are entered in this year's Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Triathlon in North Jersey already know that significant road construction in the area has caused the race committee to have to figure out how to design a new route for this year (you also know that the race is tomorrow, of course ;-)... The official race photographer, Ken Shelton, was nice enough to forward a… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 13, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Wyckoff Tri Swim/Bike/Run Course Map

OK, so I should have posted this weeks ago, Hope it is still useful for the Wyckoff Tri this Saturday 6/14. Good Luck to everyone. Smile for our photographers. Especially on Reservoir Road!!
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Posted by Ken Shelton on June 12, 2008 at 10:15pm — No Comments

Ironman USA Bike Course Description

Dug this out of the archives - I actually wrote it back in the early summer of 1999, about 8 weeks before the inaugural Ironman USA on Aug 15, 1999. They haven't changed the course at all, so every note I took back then is still applicable today -- should be pretty helpful if you're looking to do IMLP for the first time, or if you're looking for a refresher. Here it is: Overall the bike course is very challenging -- lots of hills, prevailing gusty winds, and a few high-speed decents. It also b… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 11, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Oz Tri Article...Wow!

There was a large envelope delivered in yesterday's mailbox, and inside was the latest issue of Australian Triathlete (sorry, don't look for the online version because there isn't one). The cool part was that this issue contained the first installment of a series of articles that I'm writing for them, designed to help triathlon newbies find their way through a multi-sport training program (see page 26 of the hard copy version, if you have on… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 10, 2008 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

EM was bruttal

Wholly crap it was hot at EM. The benefit of relatively calm wind day for the bike was way offset by heat & humidity. It seemed to me that wind conditions & a course that should have translated into a bike PR some how got overwritten by a hot & nasty day. And it only got worse once out of T2. There are tons of trees along much of the course, they just provide exactly 0 shade when the sun is directly overhead. Ice down the jersey just wasn't doing it either. But even after a disappoin… Continue

Posted by Aaron Essner on June 10, 2008 at 11:34am — 1 Comment

5k

Got a rear flat-tire at an hour and eight-teen minutes on the trainer this week. WHY???

On Friday I did the Moonlight 5k Run in New Milford, CT with Lisa. It started at 8 PM. Results…

Me…65th, 18:20, 5:55. 8 girls beat me! Last year… 65th, 18:47, 6:03

Lisa…187th, 21:39, 7:00. Last year… 181th, 22:23, 7:13

Lisa’s pace improved more than me!!! : ( rrrggghhh!!!

Maybe cause I had to deal with this on the car ride to the race… “blah blah blah chris my foot h…

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Posted by Chris Chiappini on June 9, 2008 at 12:26pm — 1 Comment

6/9

Been in Kansas a week. I'm now one week out from IM Kansas 70.3. It's taken about a whole week for me to feel normal again. Running still doesn't feel great. But, it never has this spring. Last week I had a hard Oly race and then drove 17.5 hours to Kansas the next mourning. It took a toll on me. I also was feeling a little sick the last couple days. Feel better now. Race coarse recon: Swim: If there is wind the swim will be choppy. But, there will be current with us on the back stretch. Will b… Continue

Posted by Jim Rhodes on June 9, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Back to the Grind

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Posted by Iron MaYden on June 9, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Festival of Flowers Triathlon-Post race

Today was my first Olympic distance race. My time was 2:49 and the temperature was 98-100 degrees. I had a good swim, good bike, and an OK run. Here are my splits: 00:32:07/00:01:35/01:15:32/00:01:16/ 00:59:14/02:49:42 Continue

Posted by Connor Stemple on June 8, 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Perkins Memorial Drive

I was bit haggerd all week so I needed an enjoyable solo ride today and I found it. I headed out early to beat the heat and made my up to Bear Mountain then over to Perkins Memorial Drive. I was surprised to see the gates still closed (just before 8 am). Even more surprised to see 2 tri-chicks begining their 4th repeat. Nice! 1 was enuff for me, Definately a popular place as I passed 6 or 7 riders on my way down. I made my over to Harriman and did 1 1/2 loops where I met another rider who was k… Continue

Posted by Mark Dabrowski on June 7, 2008 at 2:14pm — 2 Comments

A Couple of Questions About Nate

In the 90's, my brother Nate was racing heavily as a pro and was very competitive on the ITU World Cup circuit. (If you follow the link to an old ITU results page, they actually spelled his first name wrong, and left off the first couple of years where he was even better, before the ITU ruined short course racing by allowin… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 7, 2008 at 6:51am — No Comments

Make Friends While You're Young...

One of my more memorable college experiences involved a couple of courses taught by Hank Riggs, a Stanford professor who didn't have a PhD, but had a wealth of experience in and out of academia. Hank had worked at Varian, H-P, and consulted with a number of other companies in the valley, in addition to being the professor for "Industrial Accounting" (that's really the course name, I swear, though I don't recall what made the accounting "industrial" ;-). Anyhow, like many professors, the closure… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 5, 2008 at 5:15am — 1 Comment

Festival of Flowers Triathlon

Sunday is my Festival of Flowers triathlon. I am feeling ready for this one and looking forward to it. This will be my first Olympic distance race. Continue

Posted by Connor Stemple on June 4, 2008 at 6:05pm — No Comments

Over the Mountain RR

2:32:30, 29th OA, 2nd AG Swim: felt good, got to wear the wetsuit. Followed Bobby a lot of the way to the turn buoy and then we swam next to each other all the way in. 26:something- 1st in AG... pretty stoked about that considering I've always been MOP swimmer. T1: though about taking off my wetsuit at the bottom of the hill because it would make more sense to run up the hill with out the rubber holding me down. But when I got there I just went. Plus Bobby was right behind me and I couldn't se… Continue

Posted by Jim Rhodes on June 3, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

stop the clamouring - HIM newbie Oliver RR

I've had a day to sift through this event in my head; this'll still come out scrambled though so have fun de-coding... I drove up to Oliver on Saturday in my non air-conditioned car as it's the more fuel efficient vehicle of our 2; by the time I arrived in Osoyoos I was struggling to keep hydrated. Mind you I'd just driven down Richter Pass to eye it up for the Desert Half so I could've been in a nervous sweat too. I got into Oliver around 2pm, drove the bike course, relaxed by TucelNuit lake an… Continue

Posted by cherelli on June 3, 2008 at 2:08pm — No Comments

Heart Rate Monitors

I am looking for a good, reliable heart rate monitor and honestly have no idea where to start. I was wondering which type works the best (The watch-looking one, or the band for around your chest)? Thanks guys Continue

Posted by Jake on June 3, 2008 at 9:54am — 2 Comments

Bride to Bridge (almost) Century

Predicted t-storms (that didn't materlize unitl the evening) had me switch the bike sandwich to Saturday and the long ride to Sunday. So, on tired legs I headed south on 9W to the GWB. I picked up some company at Toga for part of the ride. On the return we took the more scenic River Road for a few miles. Back out on 9W we joined the masses heading north. I left my companion at Rockland Lake and proceeded north towards the Bear Mountain Bridge. With fatigue setting in on the rollers I stopped f… Continue

Posted by Mark Dabrowski on June 2, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Honu 1/2 IM done and done

so after a fabulous weekend i'm back home in oahu....here's my race review for the honu 1/2 IM..... swim-had a new start line so everyone was ina smaller area in the water. in the past the start has had one bouy and some people would start on the sand and run down the beach then into the water. so the swim start was a little tougher....in true IM fashion i got the shit kicked out of me hahaha it wouldn't be IM without that! the water was kinda of choppy as the wind was howling...but making the… Continue

Posted by Karen Finnerty on June 2, 2008 at 2:25pm — No Comments

The Rehab is the Hardest Part

(with apologies to Tom Petty...;-) Once the source of an injury is addressed and the damage is under control, then everything goes directly back to normal, right? Whoa - wrong!!! Man oh man, the first few days back from what will forever be referred to as my "ass injury" have been plenty painful. Just a little bit of running, starting literally with some baby steps, has been a lesson in pain management, persistence, and above all, patience. The biggest lesson learned from this is to be more pr… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on June 2, 2008 at 8:51am — No Comments

30min behind Lavery

Bad week. Calf still hurts. Swimming felt good. Feelin grumpy. Saturday was crazy... Masters...in-a-to-fast-of-a lane-for-me, 1:45 treadmill, :45 bike, 1:00 outside run. Continue

Posted by Chris Chiappini on June 1, 2008 at 7:58pm — 3 Comments

Follow Up After Surgery!

Well, Tuesday morning I had the surgery. Tuesday afternoon and night was difficult. Very uncomfortable! I was taking pain pills every three hours for a couple of days and was still struggling to sleep. One night I did manage to fall asleep and realized how much better I was when I woke up at 4 in the morning in very little pain. Now I was suppossed to take a pain pill at 3:00 and had obviously missed it. So I took it at 4:00 and never took another one. So here I am four days after surgery, mot… Continue

Posted by Dan Slagle on May 31, 2008 at 7:01pm — 1 Comment

pre-race relaxation???

well...hawaiian airlines no longer lets you just use bubble wrap and roll ur bike on the plane...who found that outlast night...rule was changed a few weeks ago...of course after i called to confirm it was ok. me. so couldnt fly to kona last night. already lent my bike box to someone racing somewhere else. so now what. right..change my flight til today at 12:45 go to bike shop get box for bike. check check. take apart bike. go to airport. 1 computer works. need to pay $25 for my bike. no one can… Continue

Posted by Karen Finnerty on May 31, 2008 at 3:18am — No Comments

here we go again!

off to the big island tonight....honu 1/2 IM on saturday. so excited! granted, i dont think the fabulous visitors who were here for 10 days have helped my performance....hehe...but i do think its made me way more relaxed and ready to go this weekend. it should be fun. its gonna be a hot one! anyone else gonna be there? also, i went skydiving last saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 it was awesome!!!! nice little break from training....7 more dives til i can get my license to jump alone! happy… Continue

Posted by Karen Finnerty on May 29, 2008 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Who Are the "Featured Members"?

You'll notice a running display of "featured members" across the top of both the Home and Members page. Who are these people, and why are they "featured"? My criteria is really simple: Every couple of days I look to see who has been active on the site, with things like exchanging comments, posting blogs or videos, or otherwise participating in the community. Then, the only other criteria are the most important: The member name has to be first name + last name. We can all get to know you… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 29, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Last Week

It amazed me how well I felt after the race early on this week. I bounced back quickly into training. Although my left Gastrocnemius muscle got super tight after the race and took a couple days to loosen up.

I had the pleasure this weekend to stay at my girlfriend parent’s summer house in picturesque Goshen Connecticut. It was a blast. For Saturdays ride I rode up one rode for a little over 2 hours @ 70% HR and came back. The street didn’t have any traffic lights! There aren’t streets…

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Posted by Chris Chiappini on May 27, 2008 at 11:06pm — No Comments

OpenTri Member Stats for Spring 2008

Yesterday I pointed out the new Member Map tab that should develop into a visual image of where the more active OpenTri members are located. You'll also probably notice the small banner ad on the left side of the Home page, where I've put a Hammer Nutrition logo & link. The primary purpose of the ad is to support my oldest and most loyal sponsor, Hammer, and to see what kind of interest or traffic that the link might generate. In order to measure the relative success of the banner ad, it mak… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 27, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

nearly there...first HIM

Ok, coming up this Sunday is my first HIM - Oliver, BC. I'm watching the weather closely - current forecast is 30C which is - well, pretty damn hot! But I'm not feeling too nervous, trying to focus on it as a "training race" - which is what it is meant to be before the Desert Half next month. Plus if I constantly remind myself it is a training race then it will hopefully help me to stay at the right pace - coming from a lifetime of anaerobic sports it can be hard to reel myself back in if I am t… Continue

Posted by cherelli on May 26, 2008 at 7:36pm — No Comments

Memorial Day 5/26

Been doing some pretty good training lately. Did 75/6 brick last weekend and a shorter 33/3 this weekend. But I then went out later that evening and ran 6. This was not on the plan...I didn't have much legs today. I just feel like I dont have running legs or enough volume for Kansas. So Ive been adding some to every run. I also added the 6 on saturday. Swimming feels good Biking feels good Knee feels okay... Over the Mountain is this upcoming weekend, hope I'm fresh enough. Looking at the 9… Continue

Posted by Jim Rhodes on May 26, 2008 at 3:27pm — No Comments

New Feature: OpenTri "Member Map"

I blasted an email to the entire OpenTri population a couple of days ago, pointing out that you'll notice a new "Member Map" tab across the top of each page. If you click on the Member Map tab, you'll see a visual representation of everyone on OpenTri who wants to appear on the map. You have to add yourself, as this is totally optional - you DO NOT have to appear on the map if you don't want to (and you can remove yourself from the map at any time). The instructions are pretty self-explanatory,… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 26, 2008 at 6:27am — No Comments

Longest. Ride. Ever.

Absolutely perfect weather out there today, and a wonderful day for a long ride. Went out for an epic with CG, up to Minnewaska, and back, after starting out in… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 25, 2008 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Cultus Lake Tri re-hash

Ok, ok, race report...Well, the plus about doing a race is you no longer have to be nervous about it! This morning I competed in the Cultus Lake Olympic triathlon, BC. I watched the forecast all week, hoping in vain for a hot spell to warm the water - but with this morning's dawn, I knew it defintely wasn't to be - overcast low skies, showers and a south-westerly wind. This actually calmed my nerves - I guess because it couldn't be too much worse and I could relegate the outcome to one of those… Continue

Posted by cherelli on May 24, 2008 at 9:41pm — 1 Comment

Injury Fixed - Thanks, Doc!

I mentioned earlier in the week how I had been sidelined with an injury, and what I was going through to deal with it. The fact is, when I looked back, it probably started as a small annoyance a couple of months ago, and because I didn't work to fix it when it was small it just kept growing until it became too big to ignore. This has only happened to me once before, but you'd think that I woul… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 24, 2008 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Surgery Scheduled!!!

Ok everyone, I found out this morning that I am going to need surgery on Tuesday morning. The doc said that I would be recieving a plate with 8 screws and a bone graft from my hip to fill in parts on my collarbone that are not repairable. He also said that a few days after surgery i could plug my bike into the trainer to spin out my legs...provided i stay out of my bars keeping no weight on my arms...i will keep you all posted! Continue

Posted by Dan Slagle on May 23, 2008 at 9:16pm — 6 Comments

How do I adjust my training before & after a 70.3 distance race?

Most of you are planning to race a half-Ironman distance race at some point, which is a good idea for providing a "dress rehearsal" to help you be better prepared for your upcoming Ironman. If you use all the same fuel, hydration, and equipment that you plan to use in your full-Ironman race, you should be able to gather enough feedback to make any necessary adjustments. A question that I often get is, "What should I do differently with the schedule before & after my half?" The answer is pre… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 23, 2008 at 12:10pm — 3 Comments

Follow Up From the Accident...

So, like I said before...lots of people have been asking about my situation with my crash. I think I am going to continue to update everyone so that it will be easier and hopefuly answer your questions. It turns out I do need surgery. The first x-rays that were taken after I arrived at Hackensack weren't too bad. Although, it was very clearly broken...the doctors were pretty sure with rest and not moving that it would heal pretty well. However, I went to an orthopedic doctor yesterday and he to… Continue

Posted by Dan Slagle on May 22, 2008 at 8:34pm — 1 Comment

How to Plug Your Sponsors - A Great Example

When the triathlon world was a lot smaller & there were fewer pros that focused on fewer races (remember when the only "Ironman" was, well, Ironman? ;-), it was easier to follow which athletes represented which sponsors (Mark Allen = Nike, Scott Molina = Mizuno, Greg Welch = Reebok, etc.). To be fair, there were also far fewer sponsor dollars floating around this new sport, which also made it easier to know which companies were "friends of triathlon". In this new world of booming triathlon… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 22, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Gatorade Endurance Orange - Where to Buy???

I cannot seem to find anywhere(Internet or Store) that sells the Orange. Currently, I train with the Lime and it was a pleasant change to the palate this past weekend in Florida to drink the Orange on the bike. However, I would like to train with it as well. I just spoke to someone at Gatorade and they didn't understand why I can't find it nor could not explain why it wasn't available on their Online Store. Therefore, I am posting this to the group to see if anyone else has experie… Continue

Posted by Patrick Kline on May 21, 2008 at 9:55am — No Comments

Early Season Results for OpenTri Athletes are Inspiring

(Apologies to my friends down under for the Northern Hemisphere bias...lots of excellent results reported at the Australian Ironman, including at least one Kona qualifier...great stuff!) So far, from what I can gather, we've had some great results in early season… Continue

Posted by Mike Llerandi on May 21, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Harriman Mini

Every year in at least one race, I think I'