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Archive for October, 2008

Ironman World Championships This Weekend!

Aloha! The Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii is happening on Saturday! The top pros and age-groupers will be battling it out anywhere from 8-17 hours. If you like to watch live endurance sports, make sure to check out the live coverage on Ironman.com which will probably start around 10-11am CST. Best of all, it [...]

iBert Child Bike Seat Review

A few months ago, I was looking and researching a child bike seat for our 16 month old son so we could enjoy the falls days in the south. After a couple days of hunting the web, I ended up purchasing the iBert Safe-T-Seat. There were a few challenging moments when we first tried putting [...]

Look At Me

For those (one or two) that follow this blog using a feed reader, I have included a new menu bar item linking to various endurance sports pics over the years so if you want to look at me, me, me, you can check out Say Cheese. Some of the pics include adventure races, triathlon events, [...]

Tips For Volunteering At A 5k To Marathon Aid Station

“Water!” “Gatorade!” “Oh crap!” “Thanks for your help!” These were the main phrases I heard when I volunteered at a local 15k running race over the weekend. I was located at the first aid station (~2.5 miles into the race) which is always pretty intense since a large majority of the runners haven’t spread out [...]

Treadmill Strikes Back

Yes, some treadmills do have a mind of their own. Choose carefully! Have you had any wacky experiences on the treadmill? I have had the treadmill completely shut-off on me during a hard interval session. That was fun! In another instance, I increased the incline to 2% and the treadmill kept going up to 15% [...]

Badwater Ultramarathon Documentary: Running On The Sun

Blisters at 35 miles, Vomit, Open-toed shoes, Wind, Rain, IV’s, Sleep deprivation, Desert, Mountains, 100+ degree temperatures, 135 miles, Perseverance, and WOW! My wife would add insane to the list! These are all keywords that come to mind as my wife and I watched the Badwater ultramarathon documentary called Running On The Sun. So what [...]