http://goben.missele.com Training, races, etc... Tue, 26 May 2009 02:49:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en M 30-34 Place: 71 Overall Place: 451 1st Half Rank: 97 1st Half Time: 2:01:15 1st Half Pace: 9:15 2nd Half Rank:28 2nd Half Time: 1:41:45 2nd Half Pace: 8:04 Chip Time: 3:46:56 Gun Time: 3:49:05 Overall Pace: 8:40 It was a great day and a great race. The temperature ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=117 So I have been living in Chicago for 10 years now and have been driving to and from the suburbs for work that whole time. My commute typically takes an hour each way, but on bad days, going into Chicago can take much longer. I recently started taking the train ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=116 No, I didn't race, but I went to watch my fiancee and her friend do the race. Carrie did great and I am so proud of her! It's a different experience to watch a triathlon instead of participate, but I had a lot of fun. The course was set up ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=115 I'm sore. More sore than I have been after a race in a long time. I think it's partly due to my training and partly due to the hilly course. My time was good for my training, but I showed 3:43 on my ipod and I really thought I ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=114 My friend Jen quit her job, rented her condo and bought a one way ticket to Bangkok. She's planning to travel for a year without a set plan. She's not sure how often she'll be able to get online, but when she does, her blog should be interesting. Check it ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=113 I ran the Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon yesterday. It was a perfect day for running. I went out without a plan, but before the race, my buddy Tyler said he was going to run 9 minute miles. We ran the first mile together at 8:40 and decided to stay together. ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=112 My nike+ battery died again. I'm guessing this was a result of me trying to solder directly to the battery. I'm going to give it another shot by soldering to pieces of metal and attaching them to the battery. I'll keep you posted when I get a chance to do ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=111 1:48:15. Pretty good considering the amount of training that I did for the race. This was a great race. Very well organized and the volunteers were great. The weather was perfect. Crowd support was lacking in certain areas, but that's to be expected. I would definitely do this race again. ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=110 Not sure if this is a long term fix, but we'll see. So far I have only walked with it. I'll report back when I run with it. Anyway, I looked it up online and I couldn't find where anyone else had done this. My sensor was dead, so I ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=109 Brutal. Let me start with the expo and then I will get to the brutal race. The expo is great, but getting there is a PITA. I understand the need to hold it at McCormick place, but it's not very convenient to get there via public transportation, so we decided to ... http://goben.missele.com/?p=108