Looking at the life of me. » Training http://www.lookingatlife.com            The online life of me... and my family Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:02:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 2011 Cirrem Gravel 100k http://www.lookingatlife.com/2011/02/2011-cirrem-gravel-100k/ http://www.lookingatlife.com/2011/02/2011-cirrem-gravel-100k/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:30:09 +0000 Kevin http://www.lookingatlife.com/?p=2110 On Saturday it was time to start the race year and what better way to start than a 100k Gravel Race in Des Monies, IA.

The weather kinda sucked, there were flurries all day long that caused everything to freeze or have a layer of ice on it. Glasses where ice cover after 10 miles. My shoes where ice cover after 20 miles and the complete body was covered in ice after 30 miles. It was a good thing I had layers on and was ready for the conditions.

I felt strong for the first 30 miles of the race. My legs where fresh and I was 5 minutes of behind the leaders. Due to the weather I had no fluid. My bottles froze and so did my camelbak.  The last 34 miles was a sufferfest and I cramped, bonked, but still pushed. All in all it was a great feeling to go a race pace for a few miles.

The race was a great time. It was organized well and had a lot of great riders from all over the Midwest.

Website: Cirrem 100k
Results: Google Doc Results

 

]]> http://www.lookingatlife.com/2011/02/2011-cirrem-gravel-100k/feed/ 0 Great Triathon Article http://www.lookingatlife.com/2009/07/great-triathon-article/ http://www.lookingatlife.com/2009/07/great-triathon-article/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:07:51 +0000 Kevin http://www.lookingatlife.com/?p=215 This is a great article for anyone looking at doing their first Triathlon.   In my training for the XTERRA Off-road Triathlon on August 15th I started searching for a guide or site to help me out in my training.  I believe I found it with www.beginnertriathlete.com.  The site is a great resource for information, product reviews and stories.  Reading through the site I came to the conclusion of a few things.

1) I have no idea what I’m in for.

2) I may not be ready for this.

3) I’m not training enough or training right for my event

4) I do not have the right equipment to do this

5) I may die or get eaten by a fish or raccoon.

5) I believe I’m stubborn and dumb enough to push my body and mind through this, so I have a chance

With that in mind,  my training continues and if succeed in this the next step is a Ironman 70.3 in 2010.

Please check out the great story for a man documenting his first Ironman 70.3

Eight Things I Learned from My First Triathlon

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