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Friday - July 11

Swim

00m 30s
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Today was a poorly planned day, which turned into an unplanned but probably needed rest day. I'm a bit sleep deprived right now and feeling a little lazy. If you browsed my log today, you are a very lucky cracker, indeed! A few weeks ago I went to the Fluid's Reunion show at the Bluebird Theater. This band broke up in 1993/4 and haven't played together in all of those years. Most people regard The Fluid as Denver's best all-time band (Punk or otherwise). Sub-Pop Records, The Fluid's label, recently had a 20 year anniversary show in Seattle. For those of you who don't know, Sub Pop was the grunge label: Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, The Fluid, etc... The Fluid were asked to reform and play the show. All five original members agreed and this was their first show in 14 years! Wow! http://www.vimeo.com/1258543 http://www.vimeo.com/1221487 http://youtube.com/watch?v=wXYEIzmhbk4&feature=related 2008 practice session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dub2_AFCLAA&NR=1 The Fluid is SOLD OUT: http://youtube.com/watch?v=mvTVjDTTld0&feature=related And here is a clip of them from the 90's back in their heyday! http://youtube.com/watch?v=VTGFvs5NjBA&feature=related And if you are into punk rock history, especially as it pertains to Denver: Here is an interesting and recent interview with John Robinson (vocalist of The Fluid): http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A26759

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Thursday - July 10

Bike

2h 45m
45.10 miles
16.40 Mi/hr

Rode from the Holliday Inn in West Vail to the to the top of Vail Pass and then down the backside to Copper Mtn. and then back. Here is the rub, though... I climb for 18 miles... shoot down to Copper, turn around and climb another 5 miles and then on the descent home the wind turns into a hurricane and it is right in my face. I'm going down Vail Pass and working to keep the bike above 20 mph! ARGH!

Run

27m 14s
3.00 miles
09m 05s /Mi

Easy Snug Run - chatted with Bridget... She borrowed me the Vegan Bible! This should change my life!

In Vail again Today... I hope to hop on my bike and ride up the pass, swim for 30 minutes in the Hotel pool and then get back down to D-town for the Snug run. Vail is beautiful, but renting with a dog in tow is nearly impossible/is impossible. Ramone may be heading to Basalt for a few months if I can't find a place to live with him :( This would totally suck too, cuz part of the fun of moving to Vail is so that Ramone can romp around in the woods with me. Seriously, I'd rather have ramone pee on the lawn than a bunch of stinky hippies... (just kidding, I love hippie chicks).

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Wednesday - July 9

Bike

1h 35m 30s
30.00 miles
18.85 Mi/hr

How can a clock-wise route have headwinds the whole way?

Run

1h 44m
10.40 miles
10m /Mi

3700 feet of climbing. Me and Ramone are up in Vail... We ran up Vail MTN to Eagles Nest, then over to Mid Vail then back to Lions Head... I'm going to love living here and so is Ramone, if I can find a dog friendly rental!

Ramone really loves it. The views of the Gore Range and the towering Aspens spoke to my soul... High altitude training baby! Watch Dime get fast!

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Tuesday - July 8

Bike

1h 48m
35.00 miles
19.44 Mi/hr

CCREZ LOOP, then a lap around Wash Park, back to the bank and home.

I was scheduled to do the Cabbage Patch Duathlon on Saturday, but a coaching conflict has forced me to bag it. I did find a sprint tri that takes place at 10,200 feet above sea level - in Leadville on Sunday. I'm in. Anyone feel like joining me?

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Monday - July 7

Bike

25m
4.00 miles
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AM urban assault miles (more to come...)

Run

1h 52m
12.20 miles
09m 11s /Mi

Lair of the Bear trail run

a coffee thought If Dick Dime was from Mars he would be a Martian, but if he was from Uranus, what would he be?

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Sunday - July 6

Bike #1

30m
6.70 miles
12.00 Mi/hr

easy ride to Wahoo's Fish Tacos

Bike #2

34m 25s
13.70 miles
23.88 Mi/hr

22nd race completed so far this year! 3rd in the last 7 days, so I am sure I could have been faster on rested legs.

Second fastest bike split today. Very hilly TT course. My average was under 22 mph at the turnaround.

Very pleased with this. I was about 30" slower than the fastest bike split so this was huge!

Run

18m 59s
3.10 miles
06m 07s /Mi

I thought that I was running better than this time... I guess my running sticks are a little tired right now.

Swim

13m 23s
600.00 meters
02m 14s /100 meters

My official swim time for the race was 14:33 but that includes about a 400 meter run to transition. Still, I thought I was swimming better than this. Disappointing.

Cheyenne Sprint Triathlon 1st place in Age Group 7th place overall Total time: 1:09:25