Continuing the Iron U series was the weight training class, which highlight the importance of weight training for Triathletes. After a quick talk we got some hands on experience with the equipment.

This morning was the Fall Tri Team's Practice Tri, for their upcoming event at Treasure Island, so the Ironteam was there to volunteer and help with the proceedings. I stood on the shore thinking, I'm glad I'm not going that what water, just supporting events rocks!

Once the Tri team were all out of the water and on to their ride, it was ...

Today in Ironteam land it was all about bike! Knowing your bike and becoming at one with it, coaches included complex terms such as "units of cadence" also know as "RPM".

Other highlights included:
How to maintain your bike. (Never use it in a swimming pool)Changing tires which inevitably results in me freezing my fingers off with C02 cartridges.Exciting maneuvers in the car ...

The first Captain's Ride of the season, you have to start off easy and what better place than a cruise down Foothill Expressway for an out and back. Just a week after my "long" ride, I was only there to support and of course get a morning beverage and donut at Starbucks, it is a amazing how hungry you can get watching other people ...

So, what do you do when you hit that mid life crises phase and you start to wonder what this is really all about? You sign up to do an Ironman of course! So you call Team in Training (TNT), sign up to be a participant and raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and train for thousands of crazy hours over the next 10 months. Then you ...

Details of the "long" ride can be found at my 508 blog.

My Grandfather...
Sept. 12th 1920 –
Oct. 6th 2007

You will be missed.

On the way to a swim yesterday morning, a warning light went on in my new car. Upon inspection, I learned that there was something seriously, as in "contact your Toyota dealer immediately" seriously, wrong with my tire pressure. Dang! Looks like I'll have to cut my swim short.

After the swim (:30, 1500y), I put the only clothes I had on over my sopping wet swimsuit: My IronTeam ...

Round two, coming up!

Saturday is kickoff for Ironteam 08. Somehow, this freaks me out a little. I can't believe that we've already completed the 07 Ironteam season, but yeah, that little ironman I completed on August 26th was not a figment of my imagination. Crazy I may be, but I already can't wait for Canada 08. Watch out Penticton, I'm coming at you with more strength and knowledge this year- I'll remember to ...