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Weird Athletic Apparel, Some for Triathletes Too
There's something about weird athletic apparel that's fascinating like Mario Cipollini's human muscle design time trial skinsuit. I'm sure he was also happy about the team kit for Rock Racing cycling team during its short lived time, having so many varying designs...
Always start the workout.
Craig Alexander
Getting back on track. Week of 3-24-13
After a bad slump week I had to do something to get back on track. My goal was to start up a training plan that would allow me to get mostly through it in time for the NJ State Triathlon in July. There was a pretty good looking plan published in the April 2013 issue...
Facebook is getting stretched thin
What's this about another announcement now regarding a possible new Facebook-Android mashup HTC phone? They've already released three major features, none of which have successfully made it to this blogger's timeline. Where is my Graph Search, Timeline redesign, and...
Registered for my First Race
Today I registered for my first Sprint Triathlon - the CGI Racing NJ State Triathlon in July. It was time to do it. Prices go up on last day of March so there was really no choice. I managed to save a few bucks with my tri club's discount coupon code. I had nobody...
Getting out of the slump. How do you do it?
Once in a while, we all experience some kind of training slump, whether it's a bad day or a bad week. Sometimes caused by bad life events, depression, fear of reinjury, or just a loss of motivation - just "not feeling like it" when you ask yourself, "Should I work...
Training Slump Alert! Week of 3-17-13
Man, last week was absolutely terrible. I don't know what got into me. Lots of cookies, chocolate, and not a lot of training. Maybe a couple runs here and there, but no structured training. Took a couple rest days near the end of the week and set a new short term...
Nutrition Supplements Arrived, Main Event Starts Thurs
Today was the day that I took receipt of a package from Hammer Nutrition. Patience paid off as I hadn't even checked the tracking information until today. If you recall from this post about my first experience with Hammer Nutrition's customer service, I was shocked...
The Lazy Week of 3-10-13
This week was really screwy for me. Not much got done at all. Sunday was my test run in my new shoes on the treadmill. Monday I did another run in the new shoes but outside this time. Wednesday I had a really uninspirational swim with a lot of technique, breathing,...
More Companies Should Care Like This
After I tried and reviewed the Cashew Coconut Chocolate Chip Hammer Bar, I thought it was about time to make my first order with Hammer Nutrition. I've known about them since I started cycling and never really took the opportunity to get anything from them until now....
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[Updated] I Have This Weird Ankle Thing Going On: The Search for Good Running Shoes
Warning: This one is a bit long winded, so grab a cup of tea or two and get ready for an interesting story. If you read my About page, you might have seen the part where I spent the beginning of the summer of 2011 trying my hand at running. At the time I was wearing...
Hammer Bar, Cashew Coconut Chocolate Chip flavor – A Review
In my earlier days of cycling and reading up on BikeForums.net which I'm a [lurking] member of these days, I learned about various different nutritional supplement companies such as Nuun, Accelerade, and Hammer Nutrition. I never took the opportunity to try any of...
Swimming Cramps Suck!
Swimming cramps plagues a lot of people, and they can be very frustrating. Unfortunately, I'm among those who suffer with them at times. They're painful, usually start in one of my calves, and sometimes get into my arches and second toe. Depending on the severity,...
My Experience at the Endurance Sports Expo (NY Metro)
On the weekend of March 2nd and 3rd, 2013, I attended the NY Metro Endurance Sports Expo. Held locally in Edison, NJ, it was easily accessible to many people in the state via the Garden State Parkway or I-287. Many vendors were on hand to show off what they had, and...
The Death of Online On-Demand Streaming Music? Not so much.
December 10, 2009 was the day that imeem disappeared from the internet. At the time, it was the only way I could (somewhat) legally listen to music on demand. Imeem was a great site. You could create playlists, listen to single tracks, and comment on songs and all...
A Great Disappointment
For those who know me, you already know where this is going to go. For those who don't know me, well, you'll probably already have heard at least half of what I'm going to say from someone else. However, I have a slightly more personal story from the perspective of...
Welcome to my new thing.
Hello everyone. I'm not exactly sure where this is going to go or where it should since I'm just starting it out. I would recommend reading the About page first since I thought it would be better to put that information there in one place as an introduction for...