2008 Team Trisports Sponsorship

Just got news via email that I will be flying under the banner of trisports.com next year. They have decided to sponsor me during the 2008 season. This comes after a week after Ironman AZ decided to have another Ironman in November 2008, which I will be doing.

Arizona 2nd Ironman 2008

I am signing up for this, November 23, 2008. Missed the one in April due to an ongoing injury.

Now I feel like I am at the top of my game on the mountain bike. My current fitness might be peaking, with rides on the weekend that range from 6-12 hours.

Rim Ride

Fred announced the date of the Rim Ride, March 29. I plan on making the drive to do it.... you should too.

D2D and SoMo

Helped a little bit at D2D, not as much as I was hoping for though. Decided to bail a little early to go back into town rather then waiting around for the after party.

I rode South Mountain this morning, up National to Buena Vista and back down with Yuri and his rigid Niner. Had a great time. I rode about 20 extra miles before and after that ride alone, scouting out some sections for the future Du Run Run Duathlon. I think it is going to be a small race, prob 5-10 participants.

Some pictures of Yuri (lens did not seem to open for some reason)





When I got home, I craved a bit more riding, so I did my usual "suburbia loop" around the area, 15 miles of good fun.

Volunteering at Dawn to Dusk

Still plan on heading up to volunteer at this race. Although I have not received confirmation from DCB Adventures, I figured just showing up and asking how can I be of service might work. If for some reason I get denied, I might just jump on the track and do a few laps assuming weather permits. Max had to bail since he is getting sick so I am going on this trip solo.

Sedona Big Friggin Loop?

Still working on this one, but it might be around 55 miles, 8,000 feet of climbing, with a refuel available in Oak Creek. As in the classic NMES tradition that inspired the AES series, we would be starting at a coffee shop and ending at a brewery. Not sure about name yet, but that stuff can be figured out later.

Asked Dave C for some advice about the race; he basically concurred that it seems like a good idea. I will wait to get some more suggestions before launching another race. Tentative date would be April 26, 2008, a week after the AZT 300 and a month before the Coconino Dirty Century.

More running

Did a quick 3 miles today before I headed to the gym for my long swim. I still have a slight pain in my Achilles, so I am going to ease off the running a bit longer. Hopes of starting running again are getting diminished with this small pain. I want to start when I am 110% better, so for, I will wait.