http://1055triplem.com Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:50:26 EDT en-us In the Summer of 2007 Laura and I spent 2 weeks in Europe to celebrate our 20th anniversary.&nbsp; The first week of the trip was in France for the Tour de France.&nbsp; Our base for the first part of the week was Lourdes where we were able to catch a couple of days of the Tour all from that one place.&nbsp; On our last day in Lourdes we rented a couple of bikes and rode a part of that day's stage.&nbsp; It was a mountain stage- Laura is not a cyclist, but agreed to give it a shot.&nbsp; And...</object> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:50:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2898631 Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to be invited to host an event in Oconomowoc ...</object> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:59:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2890811 The second in my list of really cool things for triathletes is coming up this Saturday...</object> Wed, 8 Oct 2008 16:24:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2868310 ...from the comfort of an easy chair.&nbsp; <BR><BR>O.K., it will take a bit more effort than that...</object> Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:25:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2862280 After Ironman, I took a couple of weeks off from swimming.<BR><BR>Mistake!<BR><BR></object> Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:08:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2856690 Check out the pictures from the sausage races...</object> Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:22:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2845366 ...like a WIENER!<BR><BR></object> Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:51:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2834600 Inspired by Ironman, my sister and her friend started running a couple of weeks ago.&nbsp; The first big goal for the two of them is to...</object> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:04:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2827023 ..."I saw it on TV...</object> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:04:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2821863 I normally don't run with my I-pod for several reasons...</object> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:31:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2803865 I sent an e-mail out to a couple of my training partners last night, asking if anyone was up for a ride this weekend...</object> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2796873 I learned that lesson well yesterday.&nbsp; It was "bring a friend to class" day for my wife's karate class...</object> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:55:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2791456 A couple of years ago I spend a long weekend in New York City.&nbsp; While I was there I made a point of eating at <B>Brassarie Les Halles<B>...</B></B></object> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:25:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2784329 pictures...</object> Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:45:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2768143 Yesterday I was wondering what the Vegas odds on me chickening out on the tattoo would be.&nbsp; Well, I'm happy to say that if you had placed a buck or two on me, today you would...<br /></object> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:32:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2762173 I haven't been to Vegas lately, so I don't know if the odds are actually posted there (Mike, maybe you can help me out here), but what do you think the odds are that Pat Gallagher doesn't chicken out tonight...</object> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:46:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2754219 In the end, the run was what I was most concerned about heading into Ironman Wisconsin.&nbsp; With all the trouble I had learning to swim, you would have thought...</object> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:27:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2739933 The bike is my strong suit when it comes to triathlon.&nbsp; But I went into the Ironman with the bike as a big question mark... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:56:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2732317 Actually, let's start with some pictures that I should have posted yesterday... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:03:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2725428 ..."Pat Gallagher, you are an Ironman."&nbsp; That's basically all I wrote.&nbsp; And someone wrote back- "is this all we get... Tue, 9 Sep 2008 17:03:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2719868 ...wait for it... Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:35:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2711235 Today started with the &quot;Gatorade Swim&quot; at 7 this morning...<br /> Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:38:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2696709 ...terrorist.&nbsp; O.K., that was mean- Tara is one of our coaches.&nbsp; I've told you about her before, I think I described her as...<BR><BR> Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:51:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2680784 I mentioned the other day that there would be an article...<br> Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2670774 Coming soon to a newspaper near you- "Pat Gallagher Does Ironman!"<br><br>O.K., I don't know what the headline will be... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:52:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2662685 You may remember that I recently reconnected with an old friend- Bob, who lived down the street... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:52:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2653752 My friend/teammate Chuck is having a big blowout party a week after the Ironman.&nbsp; Kind of a congratulations, you did it party... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:52:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2646238 ...cry underwater.<BR><BR>One of our coaches, Tara, likes to push us hard.&nbsp; At the same time, she likes us to have fun... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:07:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2640114 ...I married the most beautiful girl in the world.&nbsp; And 21 years later she's... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:55:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2629696 ...and we were speaking of deer in my last post.&nbsp; <BR><BR>Yesterday was my nephew's birthday... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:11:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2623924 So, I've become paranoid.&nbsp; After nearly a year of training- I'm ... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:35:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2617811 ...does wonders.<br><br>My bike is in the shop right now.&nbsp; Just some last minute repairs and... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:47:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2599859 Kitty Dunn wrote in her blog the other day about all the different T-shirts she saw at the Great Taste of The Midwest beer festival.&nbsp; T-shirts with sayings like "Beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:11:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2578788 My Dad called it seperate vacations.&nbsp; Laura had her class reunion this past weekend- I won't tell you how many years... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:50:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2569083 She's short, half Polish, half American Indian.&nbsp; Pretty damn cute... Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2537215 I have to admit that I have never been excited about a swim in the past.&nbsp; O.K., maybe a little for the swim at the Racine 1/2 Ironman... Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:54:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2520777 Actually, a long, tough and sometimes lonely weekend... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:20:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2493656 Before the Racine race, I said that I had set some very specific goals and promised that I would share them AFTER the race... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:39:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2486800 THE RUN: <BR><BR>I got back into the very cramped transition area and got ready for the run... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2481751 THE BIKE:<BR><BR>About a week and a half ago I got an e-mail from one of my coaches- "Pat, you're riding to fast out of the gate and... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:27:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2467078 THE SWIM: <BR><BR>The wake-up call came at 4:30am and we were off to the race- first giggling at the Motley Crue fans ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:26:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2459766 Two half Ironmans under my belt!<BR> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:24:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2452479 So, I said just a couple more workouts before the big weekend.&nbsp; It started last night with a group run... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:46:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2437588 Alright, enough with the nostalgia.&nbsp; Time to look forward.&nbsp; Forward to this weekend and my second 1/2 Ironman... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:40:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2430257 Thirty-some years ago, growing up in Monona, just off of Buckeye Road on Morningside Avenue... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:59:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2416244 ...Give or take a mile or two and a day or two...<BR><BR> Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:46:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2378075 ...to teach Pat to swim.&nbsp; As you probably know, I have been having trouble with my swimming... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:28:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2342885 <B>THE PICTURES<BR><BR><BR>We didn't take a lot of pictures...</B> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2331251 ...how Jonathan and Kitty saved my run. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:26:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2323324 <B>THE BIKE<BR><BR>O.K., Lance was wrong...</B> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:45:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2316055 <B>SWIM<BR><BR><BR>Swim = Su...</B> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:37:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2310173 ...1/2 Ironman... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:26:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2303608 It's a big one this weekend.&nbsp; Not THE big one, but a pretty big race... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:08:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2292217 Yeah, this weekend's race went much better than last.&nbsp; To help regain my confidence...<br><b><br></b> Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:11:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2238806 ...and some things do change... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:48:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2192960 ...No wait, that was the "luxury" Camero in the 80's... Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2185386 ...I hope.<br><br>So, after the HORRIBLE swim on Tuesday... Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:43:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2175584 I had a HORRIBLE swim on Tuesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><BR>HORRIBLE!... Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:01:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2167230 Yesterday morning Mike, Susan and I went for a 16 mile run- around the lake plus a little more to make our 16.&nbsp; After a long, difficult ride on Saturday, we were moving a bit slow... Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:09:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2146215 Well triathlon season is upon us.&nbsp; The Captital View Triathon is a week from Saturday... Thu, 29 May 2008 21:29:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2130382 That's right 112!!!!<BR><BR>As in the number of miles I rode on Saturday.<BR><BR>Oh, and by the way.. Tue, 27 May 2008 14:13:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2113752 Well, if you followed my links to the Little Miss Runner Pants blog I'm sure you had some fun reading about her adventures... Fri, 23 May 2008 14:41:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2101132 No, not mine.&nbsp; <br><br>I'm talking about a blog I found the other day while searching for something completely different...<br> Wed, 21 May 2008 20:57:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2089396 It's been a while since I've posted here.&nbsp; There's basically two reasons for this... Mon, 12 May 2008 22:46:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2038512 First off, let me say, I didn't take on the challenge of the Ironman in order to loose weight.&nbsp; Although that is a nice side-effect... Thu, 1 May 2008 20:31:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1983215 Not that I would condone such actions (graffitti) or for that matter accuse my friends/teammates of doing it, but...<BR><BR> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:21:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1968179 I mentioned the other day that I had ridden the Ironman course on a windy Sunday morning... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:46:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1911897 Remember that line from that old Billy Joel song..."They're sharing a drink they call loneliness..." Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:24:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1889284 ...and I can't wait!&nbsp; The Weekend was not a fun weekend of workouts... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:18:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1882491 I know I took a pretty round-about way to get there, but... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:32:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1865486 It's not a tough question, but so far nobody has been able to give me a good answer... Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:15:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1858180 Big workouts this weekend... Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:46:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1845957 No, not that.&nbsp; Come on, I'm a guy... Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:14:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1822335 Just a few thoughts/observations from today's workout.&nbsp; Well, actually workouts... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:35:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1784672 I got up early this morning and hit the gym.&nbsp; Just one problem... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:59:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1755409 Well, no.&nbsp; Technically Spring starts tomorrow.&nbsp; And I can't wait... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:14:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1747940 Last night was the maiden voyage on my new bike... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1723840 Yeah, that was me...the idiot in a pair of running shorts, running outside yesterday... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:08:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1709978 Sunday- a 3 hour group ride.&nbsp; Indoors.&nbsp; Starting at 7am.&nbsp; Oh, I can't wait... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:16:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1695986 As I'm training for Ironman Wisconsin, the all-time Ironman just announced his retirement.&nbsp; I have to share this e-mail I got from my friend Tim Bartell...<BR><BR><BR> Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:49:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1670959 I'm sure there are those that wish the rules of Vegas also were in place in New Orleans.&nbsp; You know, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:30:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1649412 Yesterday I shared a few of my thoughts from my first Marathon- last weekend in New Orleans.&nbsp; I thought today I would pass along some of the biggest memories from the race itself ... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:35:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1641581 I'm guessing that "Marathony" isn't really a word, but that headline pretty much describes my trip to New Orleans... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:28:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1633349 The other day I told you about a Triathlon team that I was going to try to get on... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:35:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1597609 O.K., here's how my morning went today...<BR> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:38:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1559285 There's a New Orleans thing going on here... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:59:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1545499 O.K., I may be over-stating that.&nbsp; It may not have been my biggest challenge, but it was definitely one of the strangest.... Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:59:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1579090 I had an Ironman dream last night... Fri, 8 Feb 2008 20:17:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1537234 Yes, there is an upside.&nbsp; The snowstorm gives you a few options for the day's workout...<br /> <br /> Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:57:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1520798 This is how much of a &quot;homer&quot; I am...If my team (the Packers, Brewers, Bucks, Badgers) isn't in it, or if it doesn't affect my team, I ain't watching... Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:18:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1507930 That's right I did it!&nbsp; I set a goal at the start of January... Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:20:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1498063 That's right I did it!&nbsp; I set a goal at the start of January... Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:20:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1498064 Just a short one today.&nbsp; I got up early this morning and headed to the health club.&nbsp; After my workout and shower, I noticed on the way out that the woman at the front desk was not just checking people in as she usually does, but she was (in her words)... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:06:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1483537 After my long weekend run, my feet were still a bit sore on Monday, so once again ... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:53:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1476709 After a particularly long run a couple of weeks ago, Jamie, one of our coaches told us that soaking in a tub of ice-water would...<br /> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:41:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1469646 Seriously, has anybody seen my wife?&nbsp; She's a short, cute, brunette... Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:09:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1459845 Looking for a way to get through the boredom of running, a few months ago I came up with... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:06:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1453591 I got really excited over the weekend when I was at the health club running on the treadmill and watching all the TVs.&nbsp; I saw the commercial for... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:35:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1441291 I set a goal for myself in January.&nbsp; I will do every workout on the schedule all month long... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:01:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1426304 So, I went for a run last night.&nbsp; Not outside in the cold, but in the health club, on a treadmill, with my I-pod... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:17:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1421674 I got to thinking about this on a long run the other day.&nbsp; I've really had some pretty cool victories to celebrate over the last couple of months... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:53:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1412901 There's another whole world out there that I didn't know about.&nbsp; We'll that may be overstating it a bit, but... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:14:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1400248 Actually, I started thinking about that the other day...Why Ironman.&nbsp; I mean, there's any number of challenges I could have taken on... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:05:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1386130 O.K., I know that yesterday I said I was O.K. with global warming...But I've changed my mind... Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:20:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1373252 If it's Global Warming, I have to admit, I'm all for it... Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:40:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1368703 I had been waiting to write about this for some day when I had nothing else to write about... Fri, 4 Jan 2008 21:57:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1359660 It's been a while since I've done this, my I-pod has been out of service, but it's fixed now so... Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:59:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1348479 I mentioned yesterday that we had our team holiday party last weekend.&nbsp; As we were leaving the party I asked Laura if she enjoyed herself... Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:36:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1331735 That's right, I won!&nbsp; Well, I didn't actually win the Ironman and I really don't expect to, but... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:20:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1326499 Well, I was on vacation last week and this week is a rest week in my Ironman training... Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:59:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1320304 Sometimes training gets in the way of life. Sometimes life gets in the way of training. Today is the day to give the gift of life and take a break from training... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:32:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267963 Today's workout called for 30 minutes working on my core. So, I got up early... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:33:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267969 It's worse than the Doctor's office... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:35:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267972 It's amazing to watch how much (really noticable) progress I have made since I started consistantly training... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:36:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267973 I was really trying to ride outside for as long as possible. I've always found riding indoors on a trainer to be a little boring... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:38:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267977 They say that Ironman is a family affair... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:39:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267981 Let me just say right now - &quot;no, I won't shovel your driveway... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:41:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267985 I'm not going to bitch about that horrible call early in the game last night... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:42:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1267997 I don't have NFL Network, so I have to find a bar... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:44:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268010 Well I learned about the &quot;Brick&quot; run over the weekend. I'm sure it's called a &quot;Brick&quot; run for some deep, meaningful reason... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:45:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268022 Lots of questions over the Thanksgiving weekend. What's Ironman? How far? So, you're not doing it all ... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:47:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268043 Ah, rest days! I've been looking forward to this for several weeks... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:48:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268072 Swimming makes you a man! This is what I learned today, really, it's true... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:51:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268095 My legs were like rubber by the end of the ride... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:52:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268107 My wife thinks I'm a 5 year old... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:53:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268126 So my wife and I were sitting around watching TV the other day, when my parents called- &quot;Quick, turn on channel 4... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:55:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268143 Sometimes I have to wonder about my taste in music... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:57:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268157 I did it! I rode the hill on Cleveland Road! When I started training for the Ironman, my Dad told me about a hill... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:58:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268174 To quote CSN (and Y????)- &quot; I almost cut my hair today...&quot; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:00:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268193 I found it! I love it! I want it! Somebody please give it to me... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:11:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268250 So, what are you thinking about while you ride...or run...or swim... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:13:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268259 So, I got to daydreaming yesterday. Actually it was more of a day-nightmare... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:14:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268273 Who still litters in 2007... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:16:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268291 A private message for Jonathan and Kitty... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:18:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268318 Turning the page on a calendar never felt like such an accomplishment as it did this morning... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:19:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268338 Maybe I'm just plain lazy... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:21:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268353 Little annoyances on a big ride... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:22:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268372 We had another team run this morning, meeting bright and early at 7 in the arboretum... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:24:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268387 I ran with the big boys tonight... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:25:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268391 Riding a bike is generally a little slower than driving... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:27:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268395 I love my wife. I know this seems like an obvious statement... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:28:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268398 I always dread the day that the calendar calls for swimming... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:31:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268403 I've always had trouble following instructions. Case in point... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:32:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268426 So, riding my bike into work this morning, I started to think about music that inspires me... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:34:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268459 I have this concept I call &amp; &quot;Five Minute Friends.&quot; Five Minute Friends are those people you meet... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:36:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268485 I went for run this morning with my Walkman (yes, I still own a Walkman)... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:37:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268503 What the *&amp;#%! did I get myself into... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:39:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268517 So I remember an article in the paper (don't remember which paper) a couple of years back. The writer observed a strange group of people... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:41:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268533 So, why now? <br /> <br /> It's a question that I have been getting over and over again since registering for the 2008 Ironman... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:42:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268555 Everybody gotta run sometime, man... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:44:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268565 I have mixed feelings about running with my ipod... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:46:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268571 I am (gonna be) IronMan&hellip; <br /> <br /> Fast forward about 10-15 years and I&rsquo;m volunteering for one of the first Iron Man Wisconsin races. My job- on my bicycle I lead the #2 female runner through the course... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:48:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268593 I Am Iron Man... <br /> <br /> It was about 15 years ago, my wife and I went to Milwaukee to visit her parents who, at the time, lived on the South side, in a two-flat with Laura&rsquo;s Grandma in the upper flat and her parents in the lower... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:50:00 EST http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1268601