I had three things in mind for our trip to Phoenix. Firstly, putting in a great race to cap the year. If that was accomplished then finding a well done margarita. Then hitting the road for an interesting drive through the desert. Race day. I felt loose and ready to go. There's much less
11.10.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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With a long racing break between Westchester and Amica Phoenix 19.7 on November 7th I decided to hop in the Metro State XC Invite a couple of weekends ago. With the end of the season nearing, I've been popping more speed into my runs and running workouts at a higher intensity. I even broke 3
11.8.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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With some precise planning and with everything going smoothly I got second at the Jarden Westchester Triathlon in Rye, New York yesterday. I was signed up for the USAT Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and had my hotel and flight booked but some things made me change my plans. The big reason
09.27.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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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.
08.23.2010| Uncategorized | Amy_Dannwolf
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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
08.19.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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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
08.16.2010| Uncategorized | Matt_Balzer
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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
07.28.2010| Uncategorized | Matt_Balzer
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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
07.12.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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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
07.7.2010| Uncategorized | Amy_Dannwolf
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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
07.2.2010| Uncategorized | Amy_Dannwolf
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