Misadventures in Clear Creek

08.23.2010

Misadventures in Clear Creek
By: Amy Dannwolf

Relaxing and tubing in Clear Creek has become a favorite pastime of mine and Jordan's over the past month.  Every weekend we make the mile trek down to the closest thing to a beach, 1000 miles from the Ocean.  Along the banks of the creek we stand with what feels like every other Golden resident.

The precarious balance between work and high level triathlon training

08.19.2010

The precarious balance between work and high level triathlon training
By: Jordan Jones

Here's a guest post that I wrote for Mix1: thu aug 19 posted by riptide multisports riptide multisports - training blog Here's a great blog from Jordan Jones from Riptide Multisports with some tips on balancing work and high level triathlon training. The pr

More from RenoTahoe

08.16.2010

More from RenoTahoe
By: Matt Balzer

The past couple of weeks have been absolutely perfect for racing and training around Sierra Nevada.  Two weeks ago I defended my Pyramid Lake Triathlon win from last season with a new course record, and I was faster in each of the swim, bike, and run legs so that is encouraging.  Garmin data from

Diamond Valley Road Race

07.28.2010

Diamond Valley Road Race
By: Matt Balzer

Hello from Reno, This past weekend I competed in the Diamond Valley Road Race held in NE California.  This was a USA Cycling event and I raced CAT 3,4,5 which included four 11 mile loops with back to back climbs. I recently purchased a Garmin 405 from Boulder Running Company in the Denver Tec

Boulder Peak Triathlon - 7th Place

07.12.2010

Boulder Peak Triathlon - 7th Place
By: Jordan Jones

Yesterday I got 7th at the Boulder Peak Triathlon, 1 spot better than my 2008 finish which was my best race that season.  I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do this race until Thursday when I was able to run 5 miles without too much achilles tightness.  Three weeks ago I did the Th

Week 9 Summary

07.7.2010

Week 9 Summary
By: Amy Dannwolf

On Monday I returned to training and was able to make it through the week with 1 fairly light training session per day.  My knees cooperated for the most part, and as I write this I am almost 1/2 way through my second week of training and things are still moving in the right direction.  A summary

Comeback Trail Part I

07.2.2010

Comeback Trail Part I
By: Amy Dannwolf

At the end of April the knee pain I had been experiencing since mid-February was diagnosed as chondral softening -- the cartilage behind my knee caps was wearing down from 20 years of running around, first on soccer fields, then on cross-country courses and tracks, and most recently on the roads in

Coteau-Du-Lac Triathlon

06.28.2010

Coteau-Du-Lac Triathlon
By: Jordan Jones

Saturday was the Coteau-Du-Lac (Hill-on-the-Lake) Triathlon in Quebec, Canada.  This was 1 of 2 ITU races held in Canada this year.  The trip was a family affair for me as my grandparents live in Montreal.  I went there every Christmas when I was a lad and hadn't forgotten my love of Shreddries c

The Other World Cup

06.8.2010

The Other World Cup
By: Amy Dannwolf

I didn't know about triathlon until high school and didn't compete in one until my senior year of college, but I grew up dreaming of competing in a World Cup.  No, not an ITU World Cup, but the FIFA World Cup.  The World Cup.  Now they have a women's World Cup, but that wasn't around when I was c

Riptide Sighting

05.21.2010

Riptide Sighting
By: Amy Dannwolf

Yesterday evening Ryan Borger, Cailee Anderson, Chris Athey, and myself attended the grand opening of Wheat Ridge Cyclery's multisport section.  What an event!  Great food, great eye candy (in the way of bikes), and great people, including Craig Alexander. Before the festivities got underway we