My Trek to an Iron Man

30 Seconds before an up hill ride or sprint; start breathing like you are sprinting. I actually have to breathe to go faster on my bike.  Imagine that.  While reading “The Lance Armstrong Performance Program“  the book mentions that it takes about 30 seconds to get the oxygen from your lungs to your muscles.  So [...]

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I got a new Cannondale CAAD 9.  It is a beautiful bike and fits me perfectly.  I am 6’5″ tall and I needed a bigger bike (63 cm).  The old 45 pound Raliegh has been retired and replaced with a 20lb fast bike.  The bike cost 799.00 which was a great deal (100.00 off regular [...]

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On vacation, I went to Mellow Johnny’s in Austin, TX.  I was sooooo looking forward to making the pilgrimage.  Lance is a hero of mine and this was a chance to see the bike shop. I am exploding rainbows walking up to the shop.  I made it !!!  When I got there everyone was really [...]

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I got a great deal on Sette shoes and Wellgo pedals from PricePoint.com.  They came in on time and everything looked good.  Here is how to install them. Here are the Shoes out of the box. Size 13 Here are the pedals, cleats and bolts.  There are stock bolts that come with the pedals, but [...]

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My feet were losing circulation with the pedal and shoes I have.  After about 10 miles the top straps on the pedals were cutting off feeling to my toes.  Not good when I need to run.  For 95.00 including shipping I have a pair of “Sette New Ximo Road Shoes w/ Wellgo MG-8 Road Pedals” [...]

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The next triathlon on the schedule is the OUC in Downtown Orlando: 1/4 mile swim in Lake Underhill; 11.5 mile bike ride, 3.7 mile run. The bike and run are a little more than I am used to, but I should be good. I was looking at the race map and its a little messed [...]

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Registered for the OUC Tri on September 12th.  Looks to be fun and it will be a new venue in down town Orlando.  Longer than I have done in the past:  1/4 miles swim; 11.7 mile bike ride; 3.7 mile run.  Gonna train like hell to do well on this one. Did a quick 5 [...]

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Completed in 1:15.  3 Minutes slower than last time.  8 minutes for the swim; got kicked in the face and I elbowed someone.  On the bike I averaged 19-20 mph. So doing very well.  But the run.  The run killed me.  It may have been the week that I was sick, but the run was [...]

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