30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6082576 en-us Why am I doing this blog? Hell, I'm not sure. Maybe this is my way of keeping myself motivated, because there's a whole world of people staring at my success/failure. If nothing else, it's a way to keep track of everything I'm doing in an informal setting and talk about the highs & lows involved in triathlon training. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:14:26 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10468980?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10468980?source=rss_blogs_General I just had my first Longhorn half-ironman nightmare this morning. I had a dream where I was out riding my bike around my hometown for a last minute workout and completely forgot to check in for the race. The event has the bike check-in/packet pick-up ... Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:13:15 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10468980?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10319228?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10319228?source=rss_blogs_General My girlfriend completed her Ironman in Louisville this weekend, finishing in 15:45. I'm so proud of her and what she achieved, it's an impressive feat to finish an Ironman. She worked her ass off to achieve that goal and she deserves the kudo ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:18:44 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10319228?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10276208?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10276208?source=rss_blogs_General Tri the Rock ... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:35:22 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/10276208?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9726259?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9726259?source=rss_blogs_General I didn't hit any new records on training volume for each discipline this month, but I had easily the most well-balanced month thus far. I was just under my personal best on the bike & swim, and I was about 13 miles off my PR for the run. I ca ... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:13:33 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9726259?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9458894?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9458894?source=rss_blogs_General Pre-race routine: ... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:32:13 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9458894?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9426076?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9426076?source=rss_blogs_General Goals: ... Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:39:49 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9426076?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9127144?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9127144?source=rss_blogs_General OK I'll admit it, I've been seriously slacking in updating this thing. My mistake, I'll try to do better. ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:56:05 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/9127144?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8568559?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8568559?source=rss_blogs_General I'm pasting this in from another site, hopefully the formatting comes out alright. One note: when I mention 'laps' in my stats, those are the laps I setup on my heart rate monitor. I have 7 laps on my run because it's set to lap every ... Thu, 29 May 2008 7:24:05 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8568559?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8421658?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8421658?source=rss_blogs_General On an unrelated site, I was talking with some friends about new running shoes(more importantly, trying to dissuade them from buying Nikes and ruining their knees in the process) and I brought up how much I've run using the Mizunos that I love so ... Mon, 19 May 2008 16:36:10 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8421658?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8239982?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8239982?source=rss_blogs_General I haven't logged into Sportsline in nearly a month and my rank went UP 4 points. Meanwhile when I was posting regularly, I actually dropped in rank. ... Thu, 08 May 2008 13:27:22 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/8239982?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7667633?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7667633?source=rss_blogs_General I hit a new high mark on my monthly swim total! This was the first time I've cracked 10,000 yards in a month. I've been swimming for about 2 years now, sometimes with a break when I get burnt out. For whatever reason, I've never gotten ov ... Mon, 12 May 2008 11:13:16 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7667633?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7455726?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7455726?source=rss_blogs_General I skipped on the blog entry last week as I was attending a friend's funeral. I won't get into the details too seriously as funeral talk is a downer, but suffice it to say my friend dying from a heart attack at 40 reminds me why I work out. He ... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:26:34 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7455726?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7112875?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7112875?source=rss_blogs_General This last week was a pretty kick-ass week of training. I hit the bike 3 times, put in a long brick workout(30 mile bike + 6.2 mile run), and my swim instructor even called my new form 'pretty'. If I could knock out weeks like this regularly, ... Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:14:43 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/7112875?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6931798?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6931798?source=rss_blogs_General My totals are terrible for this last week for a few reasons, most notably the weather in Texas. Monday it snowed, Wednesday was decent, and Thursday it snowed again. For those of you that don't live in Texas, let me set the stage for you: Dallas ... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:27:03 EDT http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6931798?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6767676?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6767676?source=rss_blogs_General It looks like winter's coming to a close in Tex-oh wait, nevermind, it's snowing outside. I think Texas weathermen are masochists by nature; only somebody who enjoys public scorn & verbal abuse would take on the job of trying to predict w ... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:06:23 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6767676?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6605558?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6605558?source=rss_blogs_General I've been staring at this page off and on all morning, trying to come up with something interesting and new to talk about as it relates to triathlons. But really, when it all boils down to it, it's all about training time. You get as much tra ... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:40:37 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6605558?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6492352?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6492352?source=rss_blogs_General Last weekend I bought new aero bars for the bike. If you're not familiar with aero bars, I explained them in a previous post. Here's a picture of some handlebars with clip-on aero bars as well: ... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 9:35:04 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6492352?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6327647?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6327647?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB This game absolutely typifies why I love college sports more than the pros. There was so much passion, so much heart, so much fire on display during this game. Both teams played their butts off and neither team can really feel bad about the ending. ... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:42:03 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6327647?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6311166?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6311166?source=rss_blogs_General I started working with a swim coach on Tuesday. She coaches a local masters swim class as well as a local tri group, and she cut me a decent deal on pre-paying for several training sessions. We're mainly working on my form more than anything, and ... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:43:33 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6311166?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6177169?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6177169?source=rss_blogs_General So far things have gone pretty well, though in the 6 months since I stopped riding I had forgotten about having to build up the calluses on your butt. Oh lord, did my sit bones hurt on Saturday. It's never the first ride back that hurts, it's ... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:44:06 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6177169?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6120561?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6120561?source=rss_blogs_General I figure as good a place to start as any is to give you an idea of typical race distances for triathlons. There are 4 varieties of triathlon you see more than any other: Sprint, Olympic, Half-Ironman, & Ironman. ... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:22:58 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6120561?source=rss_blogs_General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6083283?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6083283?source=rss_blogs_General I think there's three questions that are relevant to the introduction of this blog: "who am I", "why am I doing this", and "when am I doing this". ... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:36:44 EST http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6082576/6083283?source=rss_blogs_General 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://bitterwhiteguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6082576 100