For 2012, the organizers of Interbike are considering something new - opening the show to the public. For those of you wondering whether it's worth making the trip to Las Vegas next year, we decided to give you a little sneak peak behind the normally closed doors of the Sands Convention Center. There were a … Continue reading Interbike On Fast-Forward
Return to the Valley of Fire
En route to Interbike 2011, I stopped in at the Valley of Fire, part of the iconic bike ride of the Leadman Tri Life Time EPIC 250. It is certainly the most spectacular section of that course and would be a great part of any bike ride. Currently, of the three races being held in … Continue reading Return to the Valley of Fire
Less is Less: the Myth of More Recovery
From all-you-can-eat buffets to credit card debt, it seems that as long as it's couched in the guise of "more," human beings want more of it. I think that it's very possibly related to our internal hardwiring that guides us towards behavior that demonstrates loss aversion. Loss aversion is most commonly demonstrated by two games. … Continue reading Less is Less: the Myth of More Recovery
Confirmation Bias
[The following is a copy of the review of R. Barker Bausell's Snake Oil Science: The Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine which I posted on Amazon. Let's hope now that taper for Ironman is over, I can write about more interesting things than the books I'm reading while I try not to go crazy … Continue reading Confirmation Bias
Stewards of the Sport
I was asked on the Slowtwitch Reader Forum, "At what point would I shift my focus from races like IM Canada to Kona?"In my most ideal world, I'll never have to shift my focus to Kona. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't race Kona, or even make it a priority, but I believe that the … Continue reading Stewards of the Sport
3. 2. 1. Liftoff.
© 2011 Ironman.comIronman Canada2011.08.28 - Penticton, BC, Canada[While I was writing this, Jill asked me if I was basing it on some parallel story, as I sometimes do with races, as with "Rappstar in Ironland" based off of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland about my first win at Ironman Canada in 2009. I replied that I was not. … Continue reading 3. 2. 1. Liftoff.
Reach For The Stars
[The following is my speech from the 2011 Ironman Canada awards banquet. I provided a copy to several other media sources, so if you have already come across this somewhere else, it is the same speech, and I certainly don't expect you to read it twice.]Reading a book about the progress of science over the … Continue reading Reach For The Stars
SuperFactCheckerNomics
I can't actually believe I'm going to write a "book review" on my blog, but I am. Or, rather, I'm going to write a review of two particular subsections of a book. I just finished reading, Superfreakonomics, the followup to the immensely popular and successful Freakonomics, both Dr. Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. I was … Continue reading SuperFactCheckerNomics
Calgary Stampeded
Ironman 70.3 Calgary2011.07.31 - Calgary, AB, CanadaWhile it's true, generally, that triathlon is not a "zero-sum game," it's also not entirely true, at least in certain circumstances. In other words, the math in this situation is usually applied along the lines of why you shouldn't ride too hard (or even, rarely, swim too hard), because … Continue reading Calgary Stampeded
Real Men of BAMFness: Simon Buckden
Simon Buckden is a UK Military Veteran who served in the British Army for 12 years and was Medically Discharged in 2001 with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder relating to his Service in War. He is running 100 Marathons in 100 consecutive weeks, finishing in January 2013, in an effort to raise money and awareness for "Help … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Simon Buckden
Jordan Rapp 