Mel on a rampage.
Did I mention that Canada had the second largest delegation at XTERRA Worlds this year? Well, after the race it seems that the entire Canadian triathlon community has crushed my twitter, email and Facebook accounts with support for going down in a blaze of glory. I love you guys so much! Here is just one …
On Sunday I finished the last of three build weeks before I was scheduled to take a rest. I was starting to show some cracks but when I compare this block to the first one I did in January, there was monumental improvement. I managed to hold the same kind of volume with some higher end …
If all of this is true, then explain to me why anyone is voting for Conservatives from Alberta to run our country? I sure didn’t vote for those people… The Urgent Threat to World Peace is … Canada Posted December 1, 2009 When you think of Canada, which qualities come to mind? The world’s peace-keeper, …
Lots of success in the family lately. Ross recently took his other girlfriend to the Oceanside Overdrive Show N’ Shine car show and she brought home first place in the 1960s modified category. There were probably more than 400 cars in that show. Not bad for a guy who built the car from a hulking ugly …
Saturday is go-time for #6 in the XTERRA US Cup Series. The race is being held in Little Rock, Arkansas at Burns Park. The course is fabulous – as soon as you get out of the water. The swim, um, yuck. Luckily there is a fantastic pool at University of Arkansas so I can do …
Girlfriends and wives worldwide are celebrating! Today marks the end of Movember… an annual tribute to the ‘tache and prostate cancer fundraiser obviously invented by a Burt Reynolds impersonator with altruistic character. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about read this from http://www.movember.com : Movember (the month formerly known …
I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. When I was flying home from the East coast on Monday I was thinking about “why”. I was really nervous about Ross’s health so I never once even thought of the fact I was about to miss the European tour. So now that I …
If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? Read More »
I was recently asked to define XTERRA in my own words. XTERRA X-TERR-A [eks-tare-uh] noun; adjective;verb 1. beyond or more than an Olympic distance triathlon; a 1500m swim, 30- 40 km mountain bike leg, 10-12 kilometer run in variable environments –adjective (an XTERRA experience) 2. cooler or better than a road triathlon of …
Definition of XTERRA According To The New Melanie Dictionary of the Universe Read More »
I just read the story about the lawsuit between Keat, Vine and Neben against Hammer Nutrition. They are alleging that Endurolytes were contaminated (and have tested the bottles of Endurolytes that Keat had used in two labs to prove they WERE in fact, contaminated with noradrostendione) and caused each athlete to test positive during in-competition …
mmmm…. Pumpkin Raisin Crunch
