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Sir Isaac Newton….

December 12, 2009 by triman

Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion – “For every ACTION, there is an equal and opposite REACTION.” Loosely translated, it means you get a boost of forward energy with every single stride you take.  If you are able to minimize the breaking effect at the beginning of your next stride by eliminating a heel [...]

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Cold and Windy Ride!

December 6, 2009 by triman

I decided to stick with the theme of exercising in cold weather, this time on the bike.  I was lucky enough to have John join me for this windy adventure.  We put 15 miles behind us in about 45 minutes on Old Sour Lake Road, then turned around to come home….the wind was now directly [...]

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What running group?

November 24, 2009 by triman

Sent out a message that I was getting the running group back together. Was set up to start this morning at 6am from Kris’ house. And she no showed! Go figure……… Just kidding, she was up and ready, but thought I was coming over in my truck instead of running. Hence, she never heard me [...]

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The Itch is back……

November 18, 2009 by triman

It has been a solid 3 months since I have done much structured training for triathlons and other such endurance races and I am feeling the itch to crank it up again.  During August, I was completely stuck in a rut after a hard spring and summer of racing along with getting the new Exygon [...]

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CrossFit Beaumont

October 27, 2009 by triman

CrossFit Beaumont is coming soon! Neal came down and served up a taste of what is to come this past weekend at Central Park here in Beaumont. It was a GREAT workout and everyone should look into trying out CrossFit. It is another option for SETX to get fit!

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My Ride

July 18, 2009 by triman

Just thought I would post pic so everyone could see what I am cruising around on these days. Specs are as follows: Bike:  Cervelo P2C Components: Shimano Dura Ace Saddle: Adamo ISM Road Crank: FSA SK Light Bullhorn: Vision TT Aerobars Tires: Continental GP4000 Race Wheels:……some day maybe?  

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T-Gator Triathlon

July 12, 2009 by triman

Wow, what a great race today!  After 10 weeks, I finally back to racing and man it feels GREAT!  Some of the highlights….forgot my USAT card so I had to turn around get it after we were already on the road, I averaged 22mph on the bike for the first time, and I could actually [...]

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Bring Me Back to Life

June 10, 2009 by triman

Its time to bring this blog back to life! I am now deep into my training year for triathlon and things are going great. I am up to 12hrs/week of total training volume with a long run of 8 miles, long bike of 53 miles, and swim times that are improving consistently. It wont be [...]

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