Tri Fest, Training, and the Ironman looms ominously (edited)

Helped out 2XU at Tri-Fest this weekend.  It was a pretty cool event; seminars, a big expo, training rides, etc... pretty cool idea, I'm sure I'll be back next year, maybe go to a couple of talks and rides. 

 The Highlight was Saturday night, Casino night at TriSports.  They brought in professional dealers, tables, etc...played Texas Hold em  with Andy Potts, Adam from Guru, the guys from InsideTri, etc...just a lot of fun.  Adam took me to task on a HUGE hand, I had pocket Ace's, which is really a crappy hand, cause it's only one pair, and it's hard to lay down, blah blah blah, I came back a bit at the end, but....   Anyway, it was a really good time (and I didn't have anything to drink, even though it was an open bar) Good to see all the same faces, like PT from Kuota, Chris at 2XU, Claudio (a bad ass runner from Phoenix), just a really good group of people.

    

    Training is going well, I'm pretty rested after last week's recovery week.  3 hard weeks, that's it.  It gets to a wierd time now, where you are ready to race, but always wish there was more time to prepare.  I've been pretty consistent, and got through the bad stretches, I'm healthy,  I can't really ask for anything else.

    

     Something useful.... a good treadmill run music mix.  IronHeads,  If you download these songs from ITunes, and aren't completely satisfied in your purchase, I will refund you the full amount in Beer when I get back to Portland... keep your receipts.  

      

      Seven                            The Arctic Monkeys

      Saint John                    Cold War Kids 

      Cochise                         Audioslave

     Comfort Eagle              Cake

      Lady Don't Tek No      Latyrx

     This Boy                        Franz Ferdinand

      Home                            Marc Broussard

      I Changed My Mind    Lyrics Born

      Superstar                     Lupe Fiasco

      Take it on the Run      REO Speedwagon

      Thought@ Work         The Roots

       Cover Me                     Bruce Springsteen

      Looking Down The Barrel of a Gun    Beastie Boys

     *All these Things I've Done     The Killers

     *That Old Pair of Jeans        Fatboy Slim

     *Don't Push                       Sublime

     *SuperMan's Dead         Our Lady Peace

     *Still Take You Home     Arctic Monkeys

     *King of New Orleans       Better Than Ezra

     * Understanding                Count the Stars

     *What's the Altitude         Cut Chemist

     *Woke Up this Morning(chosen one mix)    Alabama 3

                         

                                                      *added for DC