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 I did a deal with mojojoey for travel sponsorship for the rest of the year and it's truning into a win/win for both of us. Not only is she winning IM distance races but it looks like she's made me a kick-butt shoe.


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It's been almost a year since I first got my built-up shoe, overall I can't really say that they've made a huge difference to my speed, despite my early optimism. I'm sitting here now witrh my right knee iced, 3x ibruprofin and today I just got through an 8.5-mile run.

However, what I think is beyond a doubt, is that my knees and hips are better ( Read more... )

You get to the water stop under Mopac bridge and there is nobody there at all.

Did a full 10-miles last night, not too much pain although my right knee is a little sore today. Thats almost a full marathon this week for me, and I will do it before the week is out. I know that doesn't compare with most peoples mileage, but given the state of my right ( Read more... )

I went out for a run last night, with little over 10-days of running time before the CapTex triathlon, I need to get a few hard 10k runs in, in the new shoe. Since my A-race for the first half of the year is a sprint, I also needed something fast.

And so it was I set off down S 1st last night, I pushed all the way to the Mopac bridge which is ( Read more... )

Did my normal(while the bridge over S 1st is closed) loop down S 1st, loop over the footbridge and back up Lamar. Good run, no problems, have developed blisters on my right foot, probably from tightening the elastic laces too much. On the way back up S Lamar the small of my back on the right side was slightly cramping. Otherwise thats another 4- ( Read more... )

I swam at Barton Springs last night, almost empty at 7pm, did a nice steady mile working on stroke, form, breathing and finishing strong. Turns out there was a formal blessing for Barton Springs by 6-genuine Tibetan Monks going on at the pool, all the local news crews where there, and so it seemed like a bit of a demonstration swim as there were a ( Read more... )