"The last crazy thing I did"

Iron University - Weight Training

Continuing the Iron U series was the weight training class, which highlight the importance of weight training for Triathletes. After a quick talk we got some hands on experience with the equipment.

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Fall Team Practice Tri & Captain's Ride

This morning was the Fall Tri Team's Practice Tri, for their upcoming event at Treasure Island, so the Ironteam was there to volunteer and help with the proceedings. I stood on the shore thinking, I'm glad I'm not going that what water, just supporting events rocks!

Once the Tri team were all out of the water and on to their ride, it was time to get the Ironteam Captain's Ride started, which I was leading. It was a short loop over Mount Eden, with a out and back on Steven's Creek Canyon Road. Although a simple loop there were a surprising number of turns to navigate through the neighborhoods of Saratoga (yes, next time I'll be printing maps). Luckily the group managed to stay together well and there was no major disappearances on the ride. Following the ride there was a twenty minute run just get those legs use to pounding on the ground again.

Afterwards we joined the Tri team for a BBQ, while one of our Honorees Doug Booth talked about his experiences with Lymphoma.

Ride Details (Click here to view on Google Earth)
17.23 miles
756 feet of climbing

Labels: Cycling

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Iron University - Cycling

Today in Ironteam land it was all about bike! Knowing your bike and becoming at one with it, coaches included complex terms such as "units of cadence" also know as "RPM".

Other highlights included:

• How to maintain your bike. (Never use it in a swimming pool)
• Changing tires which inevitably results in me freezing my fingers off with C02 cartridges.
• Exciting maneuvers in the car park
  
• Cycling as slow as possible without falling off
• A stationary spin
• Finally ending with a little bit of hill climbing.

Perhaps, most importantly how to pose for a team photo.

Labels: Cycling, Spinning

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First Ironteam 2008 Ride

The first Captain's Ride of the season, you have to start off easy and what better place than a cruise down Foothill Expressway for an out and back. Just a week after my "long" ride, I was only there to support and of course get a morning beverage and donut at Starbucks, it is a amazing how hungry you can get watching other people workout. Also this marks a the first time a 1 hour team ride had a support vehicle out on the course :-)

Labels: Cycling

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My longest ever ride...

Details of the "long" ride can be found at my 508 blog.

My Grandfather...
Sept. 12th 1920 –
Oct. 6th 2007

You will be missed.

Labels: Cycling

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