Friday Funny 64: Farm Animals Are Popping Up EVERYWHERE!!
Remember this from about 2 months ago? (Watch this if you haven’t seen it. It’s my 2 brothers-in-law and I cheering for the TC Marathon runners. I’m not the rooster.) Direct link on YouTube.Then, there was Tribeaner and Greyt Times who spoofed us at the 2009 Des Moines Marathon 5 weeks ago: Direct link on YouTube.Now, there’s a

14 Days of Nothing
Thursday (Thanksgiving) will be the official start of my “14 Days of Nothing.” It’s my 2 week off-season where I’ll rest sore muscles, nurse minor injuries, and basically do as little physical activity as possible.My self-imposed rules:• No strength training. I’ve had a sore spot behind my right shoulder blade that flares up a bit when I lift weights, so hopefully some rest will help.• No swimming. Again, for the sore shoulder blade.• No biking or spinning. Cuz it sucks. ;) And my lower back is still sore from spinning so hard at the indoor tri.• No foam rolling. That could be j

What’s Better Than a “Top 3” Finish?...
... stealing the very top spot, that’s what! Chalk this up as my first “triathlon” win:• 4th in the swim• 2nd in the bike• 1st in the run• 1st overall by 1 point!Hannah did GREAT too! Back in March, out of the same number of athletes (60), she finished 52nd overall. This weekend, she moved up to 46th overall! She did that with a great bike (33rd overall), and a solid run that was 0.21 miles better than in March!! (from 1.82 to 2.03 miles in 20 minutes) That’s a GREAT improvement! Congrats Hannah! You should be p

Indoor Triathlon With Hannah
Yesterday was the Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon in Lakeville. I told everyone from the CVA Triathlon Club that if anyone wanted to do it, I’d go do it with them. Hannah signed up right away, so I did too. We were the only ones from CVA to go race.Hannah doesn’t have a car, so I figured that I’d pick her up and take her to the triathlon. A few days ago, I got this message from her confirming that thought:I got ready on Saturday night by shaving my shoulders in order to get a little more speed in the pool:

Workouts? Maybe.
I haven’t been doing much for workouts lately. It’s sort of “that time of year” where you’re supposed to take some time off and let your body heal up a little. The problem is that I like to race, so I end up taking some time off only to jump right into some race that my body might not be ready for. So that sort of un-does all of the good things that taking time off does for a body. D’oh.My regular workouts over the last 2 weeks (since the Tesfa 5K and bike ride) have been mostly strength and core - those are a winter focus for me.Mon, Nov 9: Upper body weights and core work.Tues, Nov 10: Nothing.Wed, Nov 11: Upper body weights,