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Greg

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About Me

I am just playing around with MySpace, so don't laugh too hard...

Ok, I have become a tri-athlete. Not a very good one, but I haven't drowned yet in the swim, haven't wiped on the bike, or fell during the run. So, I am doing pretty good overall... In fact, I even have a 2nd place finish in my category at a regional championship.

Triathlon distances:


Triathlon Distances:
name swim bike run
Sprint 750 yards 18 miles 3.1
Olympic 1.5Km 26 miles 10K
Half Ironman 2Km 56 miles 13.1 miles

Results for 2007:

YMCA Spring Sprint Tri (sprint distance)

Robie Creek half marathon

Great Potato half marathon

Spudman olympic tri

Pacific Crest half ironman

Race Schedule 2007:

Elephants Perch - a nasty 16 mile trail race

Boise 12XC - a 7 mile trail race

Emmett Olympic

McCall Xterra

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My Interests

    SwimmingBikingRunning

Music:

USTA does not allow headphones, so I don't care about music...

Everything from Mozart to AC/DC to Snow Patrol

Movies:

Has there been a good tri movie...

Breaking Away and American Fliers

Television:

Heros, Friday Night Lights are good shows to watch while on the trainer

Books:

Tri-Athlete's Training Bible

Heroes:

  • Dave Scott
  • Lance Armstrong
  • Linus - if you don't know who I am talking about, don't ask... :)

    • My Blog

    Robie Creek: A nice saturday run..

    Robie Creek is one of the bigger races in the Boise area.  It is a half marathon up and over the foothills in boise, clocking in at 13.1 miles and over 2000 feet of vertical climb.  The actu...
    Posted by Greg on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:41:00 PST

    A typical weekend.

    A typical Triathlete weekend.My weekends are becoming pretty much the same, with the Boise 70.3 IRONMAN on June 1st, I have been committed to training a lot between Friday and Sunday. Last weekend, he...
    Posted by Greg on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:28:00 PST

    2008 YMCA Sprint Sprint

    2008 YMCA Spring Sprint (750 yard swim, 12.5 mile bike, 5K run)The week leading up to the spring sprint was a tough one, I had a terrible training week with very low motivation. With a week to go, the...
    Posted by Greg on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:44:00 PST

    Swan falls dam ride

    Today was a really nice day.  It was sunny, about 40 degrees and a little wind.  A great day to ride to Swan Falls Dam.  Swan Falls Dam is south of Kuna on Swan Falls Dam Rd, of course....
    Posted by Greg on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:00 PST

    Hulls Gluch Trail Run in Snow

    Yesterday it was snowing on Hulls Gluch.  It rocked.  I was the second person up the trail.  It's a great run, close to downtown, but it quickly turns into a "wilderness" run.  I t...
    Posted by Greg on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:25:00 PST

    Humble Pie at the YMCA

    Humble Pie at the YMCAYesterday morning I was doing a swim workout at the local YMCA. I always swim in the shallow end and typically have no one by me. The Master swim team is on the other side of t...
    Posted by Greg on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:08:00 PST

    Pole Cat Trail Run

    PoleCat Trail Run  Last Saturday, I ran PoleCat trail system.  It was a very cold morning and started running at sunrise.  The trailhead is newly constructed just east of Piece Park...
    Posted by Greg on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:46:00 PST

    2008 Race Schedule

    Current Race Schedule for 2008.  Looking at Spondoro, Tanglefoot, and Georges Cycles here's my list of races for next year.  My top race is the Boise Ironman on June 1st, 2008.  Over...
    Posted by Greg on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:47:00 PST

    Training at altitude.

    Training at altitude.   I have been spending the week in Boulder CO.  It's about 6000 feet in altitude and it has a big impact on training and racing.   I did a 5K race the other da...
    Posted by Greg on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:40:00 PST

    Peaking for a race

    Peaking for an event:   I have been doing a lot of research on how to peak for an endurance event.  In the past, I knew how to peak for weight lifting and other power type of events, but t...
    Posted by Greg on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:54:00 PST