Brew Day: 8/23/15 Bottle Day: 9/28/15 Original Gravity: 1.050 Final Gravity: 1.004 Estimated ABV: 6.08% Ingredients: 3 lbs Plain Wheat dry malt extract 3.3 lbs Wheat liquid malt extract 1 lb American Wheat grain 1 oz US Hallertau hop pellets 1 oz US Saaz hop pellets 1 oz Mt. Hood hop pellets 1 packet […]
Read MoreRace Day: Saturday, October 17, 2015 – 8am Time for the pain. The Superior Hiking Trail brings the pain every time. It isn’t very runable, so why not try to run 31 miles as fast you can on it? I love this very fun race, though, and couldn’t resist registering for it to defend my […]
Read MoreRace Day: Saturday, October 3, 2015 – 8am A great way to quell the post-Ironman blues is to register for more races. I had this one in the books for a long time and was looking forward to do some casual training and participate in a fun-time, low key race. Little did I know, the […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, September 13, 2015 – 7am This is the big one. From when I registered for Ironman Wisconsin in early September 2014, this event and the training and the preparations have been on the forefront of my mind. It’s dominated my life in many ways… mentally, physically, time- and energy-wise. And to cross […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, August 9, 2015 – 8am The Green Lake Triathlon is a perennial classic. I love this race and I’ll keep coming back even though it is a trek from Duluth! The course is sweet. Green Lake is super nice and clean, the bike course is smooth, flat and fast, and the run […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, July 26, 2015 – 8am The Chisago Lakes Triathlon had a name change this year and now it is called the Toughman Minnesota Triathlon. Now, this name is stupid and I won’t ever wear a shirt that says “Toughman” on the chest. Just dumb. Ironman at least has the history behind the […]
Read MoreRace Day: Saturday, June 20, 2015 – 7:45am Another Grandma’s weekend is in the books. This is where it all started and Grandma’s and the Gary Bjorkland Half Marathon hold a special place in my heart and my legs. This year, during my second road marathon, I shaved 9 minutes off of my time last […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, June 14, 2015 – 7am Lead up to the Capitol City Sprint was pretty basic. I had a strong run week with a lot of intensity, which was good, but I am feeling it now. Especially with Grandma’s Marathon in five days, the plan is to take it really easy in order […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, June 7, 2015 – 9am You never know what is going to happen on the first triathlon of the year. Preparing for a tri is so stressful. Compared to a running race, there is so much more equipment to pack and so many more opportunities for mistakes during the race. That pre-race […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 5/18/15 Transfer Day: Bottle Day: Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: Estimated ABV: Ingredients: 3.3 lbs Extra Light Malt Syrup 3 lbs Extra Light Dry Malt Extract 5 oz Citra Hops (~14% Alpha) Safale-05 yeast Brew Day–5/18/15 1. Wash all equipment and utensils. Get a sanitizer bath ready and sanitize all equipment. 2. Fill […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, May 17, 2015 – 8am This is the first mulitsport race of the season, and it would validate whether or not the training is paying off how I expect it to. Having never done a duathlon before, I was curious how run-bike-run format would treat my legs. It is hard to replicate […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 4/19/15 Transfer Day: 5/14/15 Bottle Day: 5/15/15 Original Gravity: 1.071 Final Gravity: 1.005 Estimated ABV: 9.5% Ingredients: 2 gallons of organic apple juice 2 ounces of Citra hops (13.2% alpha) 3 lbs light dry malt extract 5 lbs of pure clover/basswood honey 1 packet champagne yeast 1 tsp Irish Moss (for clarity) 2 […]
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