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Tag Archives: Madison Wisconsin
130(+) miles and a great nap to show for it
Last weekend was a great chance to indulge in serious mileage on the bike. While I’m not a mega-mileage kind of guy these days, I still relish the chance to get out there and see the wheels spin beneath the … Continue reading
Among the hills of Madison, Wisconsin
Those of us who live in the Illinois part of the Midwest know that hills are a rarie-sh commodity. In our section of Kane County we have Johnson’s Mound, a glacial esker rising some ninety feet over the surrounding flat … Continue reading
Posted in climbing, cycling, cycling the midwest, racing peak, tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, We Run and Ride Every Day
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Useful takeaways from a triathlete’s first 70.3 Half Ironman
Five years ago, standing on top of the spiral parking ramp by the Madison Hilton, I watched the start of the Wisconsin Ironman race in which my wife Sue was competing. She had a decent go of it that first … Continue reading
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Hitching a ride
In 1979, the summer after I graduated from college, I moved temporarily back to Illinois from Iowa before starting work that fall as an Admissions department counselor for the college from which I’d graduated. My girlfriend was staying on campus … Continue reading
On Wisconsin
There are places in this world we can claim for ourselves despite the fact that we are not legally a resident. For me, one of those is Wisconsin. I know that people who live there refer to Illinoisians as Flatlanders. … Continue reading
Posted in bike crash, bike wobble, Christopher Cudworth, cross country, cycling, cycling the midwest, cycling threats, triathlon, triathlons
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Some strong impressions from a triathlon
This weekend in Madison we arrived at the starting line for the Half Ironman at 5:30 am. As I stood around watching athletes get ready and waiting for my wife Sue to emerge from checking her stuff into transition, I … Continue reading
Posted in tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged ironman wisconsin 70.3, madison Ironman, Madison Wisconsin, triathlon
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Madison Half Marathon greetings
The truth about running half marathons is that you really should train for them. That was evidenced by the performance of my fiancee Sue, who ran with confidence and decent cadence for all 13.1 miles of the race in Madison, … Continue reading
The Three Bitches and Twenty Bastards meet at the Horribly Hilly 100
“Isn’t this pretty?” I asked my companion Sue at the 30-mile point of the Horribly Hilly 100 ride. “It’s a valley,” she responded. “So it’s not that pretty. It means we have to go back up again.” And that, my … Continue reading
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SBR Coaching and Rocket Bicycle Studio: multifaceted approach to multisport success
Laufenberg has a passion for helping athletes get the most out of themselves as well as their bikes. She is trained in sports performance, muscle balance, posture and gait assessment, muscular injury and rehabilitation, athletic coaching, and nutritional education. That means no stone goes unturned when preparing her athletes for participation and competition in multisport events. Continue reading
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