Krupicka Minimalist Running Video

The video is about a shoe, but it's really about so much more than that.

To be successful at triathlon, you have to devote a lot of your time and attention to it.  This is nearly impossible until you reduce the uneccesary distractions so you can focus.  

Anton Krupicka is an amazing ultra runner that gets the job done, and I always suggest that people check out his blog for inspiration.

Enjoy the ride!

Kill Your Fear

Just in time for Halloween!  Join me for a spooky run where I describe how fear works and how to beat it.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you on Monday. :)

More Mountain Bike Videos East of San Diego

@MChristian and I headed out for a second day of epic mountain biking in the mountains east of San Diego. We should have known by the guy getting airlifted out of the parking lot that this was going to be a tough day.

We eventually settled in to a great ride. I was really enjoying the scenery.

Here's the final video before things got nasty. We lost the trail and had to scale the side of a mountain to get help. It was rough, but I have to say @MChristian was delicious. We'll miss him dearly (burp).

Podcast - Desert Rats

 

Join in for some fun as we start off in Texas and travel to the tri-Mecca of San Diego for some adventures and mountain biking!

 

This episode is chock-full of training tips and Zen methods to really enjoy your training.  We end the show with audio of getting lost in the desert east of San Diego.

Shownotes:

• Push-running.
• Caffeine is a stressor. Can wear you out.
• Signing up for Galveston 70.3.
• What to do when you forget your towel.
• "Are you one of those triathlete superdudes?"
• Create is a verb.  You have to DO to shape your surroundings.
• Do things with care, like wrapping a present for a friend or family.
• Bike time trials - you gotta be in it to win it!
• Surge Contact headphones ROCK!
• Emily only has one word to say.
• Making a green smoothie.
• Kai asks for a bike ride with me and sings the Spongebob Squarepants song.
• Butterfly is a sadistic party trick.
• On the plane to San Diego.
• In the car with Morgan, talking about cold water swimming and Lewis Gordon-Pugh's penis 
• icicle.
• Mountain biking with Morgan in the desert.
• I discover one of my innermost fears.
• Cleaning up with Action Wipes so we can get some tacos.

Click here to listen!

Mountain Biking at Calavera Hills

This video clip is from mountain biking with @mchristian last Saturday.  We hit Calavera Hills for nearly 2000 feet of climbing and lots of general awesomeness.

One thing became very clear on this ride:  Spending a significant amount of time on rollers makes you a very good climber.  The balance required to stay upright on those metal cylinders is directly translateable into not falling over when climbing loose cobble up a steep grade.  If you want to get better at climbing off-road, spending time on rollers might be a great investment.

We went out again the next day for a longer ride in the mountains in the desert; video from that adventure tomorrow. :)