Train with Tim

Thanks to Jonathan West for doing my work for me today. Here he talks about completing 26 miles in a Madison to Chicago running relay...

In high school, I heard a story about Ben Askren from a cross country teammate of mine who also wrestled...

The jokes are just too easy. The World Anti-Doping Agency is researching weather to add Viagra to the list of banned performance enhancing substances. Click here for the story.    "This can cause saddle discomfort or very embarrassing race photos," Al DeLeon wrote to the TriWisconsin listserv...

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News flash: Barack knows bikes . Yes, the Associated Press is in fact confirming that new Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama joined his family and neighbors for a lake shore ride in Chicago yesterday. See the photo: Associated Press photo...(read more)

If you thought this weekend's weather sucked, try running 100 miles in it. And start with a 102 degree fever the night before. Somehow, Luke Laga of Fitchburg overcame those extreme challenges to stand among one of the only 38 finishers in the grueling Kettle 100 Endurance Run in LaGrange...

I couldn't believe it, they actually had the Riverwest Beer Run yesterday. "Absolutely nuts!" reported Sonya, who actually ran the 1.9 mile race. "It was the most crazy race by far I've ever experienced." I signed up, paid...(read more)

I passed a floating duck today on my way to work. ON THE OAK LEAF TRAIL ....(read more)

I was just about to spend $5.95 plus S&H on a bottle of anti-fog spray for my goggles. Then thanks to the Runner's World message board , I learned that a little liquid soap will do the same thing. Spit apparently also does the trick. "I'd...(read more)

I decided on the spur of the moment to enter and run a marathon. I started very slow and cautious. And I stayed pretty slow and cautious the whole way. When I crossed the finish line, I didn't even feel tired. Then I saw a few of my old high school...(read more)

11 lessons from last night's nutrition clinic: I severely overestimated how fast I can bike 16 miles I am late for everything (but I already knew that) Nutrition clinics are for the few, the hardcore and the geeky (I was one of six people) Nutrition...(read more)

Rick Romell has turned in his parking pass. He has overcome clammy back sweat, a 33-year-old "900-pound bike" and bungee cord attacks. Rick has officially joined the ranks of bike commuters, as of the second week of May. Except for yesterday...(read more)

If you just read MKE's cover story on Nikol Hasler , here's the link to her fitness advice for Train with Tim. But before you go there, check out these extra photos from the very talented photographer Kat Berger , assisted by Walkstar Tuc . What's...(read more)

Instead of meeting Laura for a run tonight, I'm biking out to InStep in Franklin for TriFaster's nutrition clinic. (I told Laura I'll take notes for her.) There are several reasons for this. First, nutrition is one area I'm lacking. I...(read more)

"I'm not feeling so hardcore," Laura emailed me yesterday. "I have a summer (if you can call this summer) cold." She still ran on Monday, since she was determined not to miss more than three days of running. This despite the fact...(read more)

Sometimes, in the middle of a lengthy training session, I suddenly feel guilty. Couldn't this energy be put to better use other than just exhausting myself with endless pedaling, running or swimming? Like, for instance, attempting to solve one or two of the world's problems? ...(read more)

Shari Comstock is a yoga instructor who's not afraid to plant you on your ass....(read more)

Food just disappears down my pie hole with extreme preju--- MUST GO FIND CARBOHYDRATES! ...(read more)

I'm no expert on health care, but I have been seen a wide variety of people for my knee over the last seven years. I've had surgery, physical therapy and acupuncture. I've had multiple MRIs, X-rays and physical tests. I know what works for me and what doesn't....(read more)

If you're doing the Miller Lite Ride for the Arts this Sunday, watch for free Kool-Aid in Bay View. A few days ago, I was surprised to get an email from Eileen Wernsman, who I met at the Kool-Aid stop on last year's ride. Twelve months later, I got a reminder from her to stop again.....

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Train with Tim just got a lot more gay. The Milwaukee Guerilla Gay Bar, which I wrote about in the new MKE , is a group of the LGTB community that stages "takeovers" of straight bars once a month. And now they are taking over Train with Tim...(read more)

Variety is the spice of training. It's also the downfall of PRs. ...(read more)

The mock triathlon workout I did with Tim and my friend Skibba (Steve) on Monday was tough. I have some work to do , I thought to myself at the end. Then I remembered there are still 7 weeks of training to go until the Danskin Triathlon. Sure I have some...(read more)

Can... barely... type this......(read more)

Have a happy Memorial Day weekend! ...(read more)

Beer + Running = The Beer Run...(read more)

I'm nearing my 3rd full week of running 4 times a week. This is huge for me. Have I mentioned that I hate running? I'm sure I've said it at least once. At the beginning of Tuesday's run, I felt miserable. As usual, at about the 15 minute...(read more)

This seems like the ultimate oxymoron....(read more)

So, I have pictures from my China trip of push-ups happening all over the country. But my computer crashed the day after I came back so they will have to wait. Besides, there is much more urgent news about China these days. The earthquake you have likely...(read more)

Just something to keep on the old radar....(read more)

An energy drink favored by fitness fanatics and dead revolutionaries alike...(read more)

I remember the struggle to understand 10th grade algebra. Then Mrs. Carlson showed how it was done on the board, and a light bulb went off. Suddenly there was a logic to all the confusing letters, number and graphs. What was once a struggle was now effortless...(read more)

Powerbar just released their 1,452nd new bar. (Give or take.) Introducing Powerbar Engergize, available in Berry Blast, Creamy Citrus and Tangy Tropical. I guess vomit didn't pass the marketing tests this time around. ...(read more)

It's kind of like when you're trying to solve a difficult problem. You concentrate extremely hard and struggle for the answer. Then you forget about it and focus on something for awhile, and suddenly the answer comes to you....(read more)

"Do you think 50 condoms will be enough...?" ...(read more)

Loralie Thomas, Franklin native and reality TV star of "Fat March," has had one hell of a year. ...(read more)

Yesterday was a perfect day for running. Unless you hate running. ...(read more)

Now you can make up to $500 just by being a biker....(read more)

The website EcoGeek listed six ways to conserve gas, and No. 1 on the list is something you wouldn't normally expect: Lose weight. According to the link : "Americans weigh about 24 more pounds per person than we did in the 1970s... If we could...(read more)

Who needs to bike to work when you've got excuses? Let's see if they hold up. ...(read more)

She agrees to join the program for better or for worse. ...(read more)

World-wide calamity? Could be....(read more)

In the growing cult of custom bikes, people are discovering they can take old bikes, fix them up to reflect their personality, and they're suddenly the epitome of dinstinction and cool. ...(read more)

Why expensive lessons are usually the best-learned. ...(read more)

Training is a lot like a long-term relationship you have to work at every day...(read more)

Laura needs you: "We all know that workout partners are critical to success -- I need all the workout partners I can get!" ...(read more)

A fortune teller in Hong Kong's most popular Taoist temple, the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, told me that I don't have a husband because I'm too strong. "You scare man off," she explained. "Try to be more delicate and like...(read more)

Fitness tips that are neither dumb nor having anything to do with the male anatomy. ...(read more)