30 Mar
Let’s see if you can guess who owns this house.
The 4,000-square-foot house is a model of environmental rectitude.
Geothermal heat pumps located in a central closet circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet deep in the ground where the temperature is a constant 67 degrees; the water heats the house in the winter [...]
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27 Mar
The results of the Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon just posted. I am absolutely thrilled with the results. I did pretty much what I expected. Overall I was 62nd out of 122 entrants. Out of just the Men, I was 48th out of 69. And in the Masters Division I was 14th out of 22 entrants. [...]
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26 Mar
It wouldn’t be fair to call it a workout or even a recovery ride, but I did the best outdoor ride so far this season. I took my eight year old daughter for a ride around the neighborhood. I am a geek so I did have to take the GPS, although I didn’t bother with [...]
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25 Mar
Well I did it. My numbers: 14.5 lengths in the pool, 11.7 miles on the bike, and 1.95 miles running. I was pleased. The run was the only place I didn’t perform up to what I had hoped but I did just fine. I did a few things wrong, like the [...]
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25 Mar
I am getting ready to leave for the Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon. I feel rested. I woke up 10 minutes before my alarm went off. I am just starting on my first cup of coffee. In about 15 minutes I will be getting dressed and leaving because I have about an hour drive. My start [...]
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24 Mar
I did an interval workout using the CTC Mountain Bike Racing Training Video as my last workout before the Triathlon. I haven’t worked out since more because of my Job than the desire to work out. Below is my heartrate and speed profile for the video. The speed is taken from the [...]
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21 Mar
When I signed up for the Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, I had no idea the time would fly by so quickly. I am oncall this week for work which just messes with my training horribly. I am going to try and take it easy until Sunday, hopefully one more good hard workout on the bike [...]
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18 Mar
I went to my first spin class in over 2 years. I used my Garmin Edge 305 to capture my heart rate during the class. I did arrive 15 minutes early to start warming up for the class. Below is my heart rate profile for the class.
The numbers:
Overall: 1:17:33 Average Heart [...]
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16 Mar
Well, I just got word that I need to find a job within my company as soon as possible. I guess it is time to polish up the resume and cruising the Job boards. Given the way the news was given to me, it is probably time to start looking outside the company. I am [...]
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13 Mar
I have decided to spread the link love elsewhere. I have decided to keep this blog to the self-indulgent stuff I intended it to be. You can find the links here.
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