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Welcome to Week Fourteen -

Welcome to Week Fourteen  Greetings Athletes,        I'm not sure whether I'd call it uncanny or down right creepy? I'll let you decide.        Those of you present last Saturday heard me mention my "relationship" with maltodextrin. I made the switch many years ago when looking for a solution to fueling without th...

Welcome to Week Thirteen -

Welcome to Week Thirteen  Greetings Athletes,        I hope your week has been great so far. These mornings have been nice and cool, the evenings quite pleasant, and the extra daylight allows for training that doesn't have to be rushed to get done before the evening closes in. I hope you're training safely too.   ...

Welcome to Week Twelve -

Welcome to Week Twelve  Greetings Athletes,        And just like that, we’re stepping into a brand new month. I hope you got to digest (pun intended) the information I presented on Hydration last Saturday. As it was mentioned in the video I shared, most all of us have heard the term Carbo Loading (muscle glycogen f...

Welcome to Week Eleven -

Welcome to Week Eleven  Greetings Athletes,        I hope your week has been productive. As we look forward to what could be a very nice and certainly milder weekend, I want to remind you to start thinking more seriously about your hydration needs. For those of you new to this endurance arena, one of the key factors ...

Welcome to Week Ten -

Welcome to Week Ten  Greetings Athletes,        What's your breaking point? In the past, how far have you pushed yourself to get to a point where you just couldn't go any further? Both of these questions, as they pertain to endurance-type events, are not necessarily questioning the physical aspects of your limit...

Welcome to Week Nine -

Welcome to Week Nine  Greetings Athletes,        Last Saturday we discussed the possibility of moving our Target Race to July 4th, for the Foot Traffic Flat on Sauvie Island. This was of course contingent on there being registration space available while I awaited word from the Race Director to ensure we'd all get...

Welcome to Week Eight -

Welcome to Week Eight  Greetings Athletes,        As most of you may have heard this afternoon, our Target Race, Bridge of the Gods, has been cancelled due to a landslide on the course. Unfortunately, the cleanup, restoration and stability assurance will not be completed in time to ensure the event can take place i...

Welcome to Week Five -

Welcome to Week Five  Greetings Athletes,        Here's hoping that any of the detrimental effects of the Spring Forward last Sunday morning, have subsided for you. For those of you on a regular work schedule, did you feel a little "sideways" for a couple of days? I sure did. But I really believe that sticking to ...

Welcome to Week Four -

Welcome to Week Four  Greetings Athletes,        I hope this first week of March has treated you well. You can certainly tell by the weather that spring must be right round the corner. One minute it's raining, five minutes later the sun's out. Not complaining, that's for sure.        Have you been able to get ...

Welcome to Week Three -

Welcome to Week Three  Greetings Athletes,       I hope you're finishing up the week on a positive note. I've been watching the weather from afar, and for most of the week, the Orlando mornings have been nearly as cold as Vancouver. As I write, we finally landed an 80 degree day. Looks like Saturday will shock me ...