Triphile

Recently, there has been quite a bit of discussion regarding Ironman Arizona. An article printed in the East Valley Tribune November 14, 2007, by Paul Giblin mentioned the possibility of the race, which traditionally runs in April, moving to a date in November. "The second Arizona race is envisioned for sometime in November 2008, which potentially could make it the first race of the 2008-09 season." The key word here is "envisioned." ...

I experienced the worst ride of my life this afternoon! The only thing that did not happen was that I got hit by a car, or shot...yet. Here's the recap, almost exactly what I posted on the forums at Trifuel.com:  Cruising in aero, with traffic, maintaining speed, no traffic signal in sight, and a car pulls in front of me from her stop sign. I didn't crush myself against ...

I found this post on Jaakko Hiekkarant's blog, A Showdown: What's Possible Through High Motivation? There have been a few floating around the net lately. I don't know if he created it or not, but this list was definitely worth reposting. Balls of steel. We can go for hours and hours, even when it hurts. We know how to take it easy. We know not to go really hard right from the beggining. Smoother ...

I just found a link to this article on Mitch Thrower's blog and had to share it with you. A surfer was attacked by a Great White while waiting off shore at Marine State Park off Monterey, CA. This is an amazing account, not only of survival, but of the intelligence of other mammals with which we share the seas. If dolphins could be patron saints of open ...

About this time of year we start to see the morning temperature drop in Phoenix, though it may be a month before the dawn chill truly sets in. Because we are blessed with an amazing climate most of the year, most (if not all) public pools are outside and largely go unheated year round. I really hate cold water and I usually dread morning swim practices; I have since starting club practices ...