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Tuesday Night Time Trial (TNT) August 15, 2006 I was feeling pretty good after the Turtleman Triathlon 3 days earlier and I wanted to keep the racing going. Minnesota summer is pretty short and I really wanted to enjoy more summer racing. This was the last of the time trial series for the summer. It was a great night and I felt ready to race. Pre-Race Warm up goes well and I ride around for at least half an hour including some race paced efforts. I felt good and ready to race. I roll up to the line and am ready to go. I was a lot more comfortable with the standing start in this race, in my last time trial, I had trouble getting used to the feeling of being upright and stationary. This time I was ready to go and with the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and GO!!!, I was off. Any time trial of 11 miles is going to be painful and this race was no exception. I started hard and kept it up. I felt fairly good and my cadence is quick and I keep turning over a decent sized gear. There is not really much to report aside from the fact that I worked as hard as I could. I got passed right before the turn around by a guy who looked quite strong. I tried to hold him at a decent distance for awhile only to realize that I couldn't hold it any longer. I hit halfway in a time that was solid. This course has several rolling hills and the steepest is immediately
after the turn around. This hill hurts, and today was no exception.
I was happy to crest the hill and was able to maintain a decent
pace afterward. Through the next few miles I kept the high pace
up and seemed to be making good progress. The only notable thing
about the finish was that I mistook a series of construction cones
near the finish line for the line and that was a major bummer. I
was ready to be done but had another quarter of a mile to go. I
hit the line in 26:35, a time about 10 seconds faster than the last
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November 9 The Dig It crew is a hearty one and Michael was our latest example. He did his first cross race on a cold for Minnesota day today. Not only did he race well, he had fun too.
Nice job Michael! October 25-26 Jason was in New Jersey for the PhysFarm Level II seminar on Training Plan Design and Periodization. Jason learned a lot to pass onto his athletes. October 19 RuthAnn and Beth kick it at the Duke City Half Marathon in Albuquerque. Beth won her age group and RuthAnn came in 3rd, both with PR performances. Impressive runs for sure! October 12 Dig It's Jill shows she's one tough cookie as she runs a PR at the Chicago Marathon just 5 weeks after IM Wisconsin. Nice run Jill. October 11 Justin Hurd, who Coach Jason advises, shows shows his strength at IM Hawaii. On a challenging day, for the big island no less, Justin did great in his first attempt at the World Championships as a pro. October 5 The Team Dig It at the Twin Cities Marathon. We setup and monitored the 5K pace clock on a rainy and chilly day. Nice job to all finishers. Dig It's Clifford showed great form in the 10 Mile race and took minutes off his time from the year before. Nice run Clifford.
September 28 Jason in racing mode at the ITU World Duathlon Championships in Italy. It was a fun day of action.
Here the bike awaiting its trusted rider.
September 27 Jason serves as Assistant Coach with the elite athletes of Team USA at the ITU World Duathlon Championships in Rimini, Italy. It was a fun day filled with great competition for Team USA.
Here is the women's team poses for photos immediately after their finish.
September 7 Dig It athlete Jill has a great day at Ironman Wisconsin. Jill exceeded all her goals and finished strong and could smile too. Hard work and dedication sure paid off, nice job Jill!
August 31 At Ironman Louisville, Noelle does a great job on a hot and windy day in Kentucky. Noelle backed up a good swim and bike with solid run. Crossing the finish line with a smile on her face, Noelle showed how to get it done. Nice job, Noelle.
August 10 At the ITU Long Course Duathlon World Championships in Geel, Belgium, pro Justin Hurd, who Jason consults with on training, put in a great performance to finish 5th overall. In a perfect job of pacing, Justin ran, biked and ran with the best in the world. Way to go Justin!
Coach Jason was in action at the Town Hall Team Time Trial with 3 others from his bike racing club. The Birchwood Aged team might not have won, but we had fun.
August 2 At the Full Vineman in California, Dig It athlete Scott completes his Ironman dream with a solid debut race on a hot day. Awesome performance Scott! July 6 At the Lake Steven's 70.3, Jill continued her great long course progress with a PR. Way to go Jill! Dig It was a sponsor of the Duluth Duathlon. Coach Jason was there along with Todd enjoying a steamy day of running, biking and running again on the shores of Lake Superior. Here Team Dig It poses for a picture at the official Dig It Triathlon water station.
June 14 A great day at the Liberty Triathlon today as Noelle, Jill, Scott and Josh show their on track for long course success later this summer. Way to go guys!
Here Coach Jason and Jill hang out after the race.
April 27 At the US National Duathlon Champs, Francois culminated his spring campaign with a 3rd place in the 35-39 age group. On a rainy and tough day in Richmond, Francois was solid across the board, yeah baby!
The 35-39 podium, with Francois on the right.
April 5 Coach Jason joins the USA Triathlon National Duathlon Committee. January 1 Coach Jason joins the PhysFarm coaching consortium. This group is dedicated to applying cutting edge exercise physiology and training software to use for all athletes. The newest software developed by PhysFarm, RaceDay, proves itself as a great tool for multisport athletes.
December 12 Coach Jason now a USA Cycling Level 2 coach. Clinic in November was great and Jason learned some cool stuff and is ready to bring it to use with you. November 25 Check out the newest edition of Midwest Events magazine for Coach Jason's article, "Spending for Speed."
October 6 Coach Jason wins the inaugural Kickin' Leaves Duathlon in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The new race had a small field but a great course. Hope everyone can make it there next year.
Jason poses with bike and trophy at home after the race.
2007 Dig It News A full account of Dig It news from 2007 and early 2008 can be accessed on our latest news page, with archived links at the bottom.
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