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Preparing for 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene (The Bike)

The bike portion of Ironman CDA is the longest part of the race – both in length and pain.  The course starts out easy enough, running East from downtown towards Lake Shore drive.  At this point, you will head South-ish

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Preparing for 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene (Transition)

You’re out of the water and into T1 (transition 1 – swim to bike) at Ironman Coeur d’Alene.  First you have to run up the beach, across the sidewalk and hundreds of spectators, and onto the grass of City Park.

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Preparing for 2013 Ironman Coeur d’Alene (Race Day Start)

Ironman Coeur d’Alene is fast approaching.  Only 11 weeks away! Race day is Sunday, 23 June.  The last two times I did this race, the weather was perfect for racing.  Last year was a bit tenuous though, as there were

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Using Presta Valve Extenders

I recently purchased a Zipp 808 rear wheel with a CycleOps Power Meter.  One of the first things I found out was that the presta valves on my inner tube would not be long enough to pass through the rim

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Triathlon racing every weekend

Well, not quite, but almost. Thank goodness for www.multirace.com and living in Florida.  I finished my last triathlon last Saturday.  The next one isn’t until 25 September.  I have done four or five sprint distance triathlons since Ironman.  Mostly they’ve

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Twenty-Seven Weeks to Ironman Miami

Twenty-seven weeks to ironman miami

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Twenty-Eight Weeks to Ironman 70.3 Miami

Twenty-eight weeks to ironman 70.3

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South Beach Triathlon Recap

Nautica South Beach Triathlon Recap

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Twenty-Nine Weeks and Counting

Twenty-nine weeks until ironman

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Thirty Weeks and Counting

Thirty weeks ’til Ironman Miami

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