by MJ Gasik | May 12, 2011 | Palos Half Marathon 2011 Race Report, Running, running race
Was it really just a year ago that I had a really great PR at last year’s Half Marathon in Palos? Feels like such a long time ago. My last “race” was Rev3 Cedar Point. And it turned out to be a pretty great race for me.Then I spent about 12 weeks in...
by MJ Gasik | Apr 18, 2011 | Bike Training, Introduction to Cycling
INTRODUCTION TO CYCLING Whether you are new to cycling or triathlon, or if you’re an experienced athlete just looking to improve your skills and technique on the bike, please join us for a two-part workshop designed to help you be more knowledgeable and comfortable in...
by MJ Gasik | Apr 8, 2011 | LUNA Chix Summit 2011
Yet another year of Luna Summit has passed. I always head into the weekend knowing it will somehow go faster than the previous year. We headed out on Thursday afternoon and arrived to the hotel expecting to be in separate rooms. But we arrived to find out the 3...
by MJ Gasik | Mar 15, 2011 | Beginner triathlete, Bike, Run, Swim, Training
BEGINNER TRIATHLETE TRAINING PROGRAM Tri Smart Coaching’s 12 week Beginner Triathlete Training Program will teach you all the basic skills of triathlon and how to put them all together on race day. Program will run from Monday, March...
by MJ Gasik | Feb 20, 2011 | injury, Quarryman Challenge, training run
Can you really call 6 miles a “long” run? Well for me, you can. It’s been a very long time since I’ve been able to run well. I did 9 miles in early November then had a boot put on. The boot came off some time in January and I’ve done a...