by Dan | Jul 13, 2011 | Exercise, Family, Motivation, Wellness/Health
The triathlon last week had approx 83 individuals, and about 15 teams, with each of the teams either doing 1 leg of the triathlon, or at least some combination of the three. Here are 2 of the 3 members of “Team Reif”…the one on the left is my son Nick, who ran, and by him is his friend Sean, who rode on the bike.
The 3rd member of “Team Reif” is my daughter Megan, who swam. This was a great event to have your kids, or family members in general, get out and work together, and all have the opportunity to be active, and have fun.
Below is a picture of a true “family” committment to the event: Team Alwin. Leann and Dave participated, had their kids involved, brothers, and then parents who were the cheerleaders. They even had Team T-shirts made. They had a lot of fun, and they worked together, and all were able to participate in one way or another. This is how you stay active as a family. Make it fun, work together, make memories, and stay healthy!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1387
by Dan | Jul 10, 2011 | Exercise, Goals, Wellness/Health
All the participants start setting up their individual stations for the 3 events. Here we have our bikes and all of our running gear in the same spot. Where the truck behind these people is at is where we come out of the water, and enter the mats that are laid out in this transition area.
Here Sarah is running as she got out of the water to enter the transition area. If you look over the right shoulder of participant 611, this is Sarah leading a pack out of the water. I will have some other images coming soon of participants, and families, who made this triathlon a family affair.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1384
by Dan | Jul 9, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Today marked the 27th Annual HyVee Kampeska triathlon, which consists of a 1/4 mile swim in Lake Kampeska, 14 mile bike ride around Lake Kampeska, and then a 5K run. The morning started out great, but then started getting really warm when we were running. Here Sarah and I are as we are getting ready with pre race setup.
Here we have our bikes set up in the racks ready for the bike transition. The Lake is out in the distance, and that is where we will be coming out of the water to hit the bike leg next. I will show a few more pictures of how things proceed with the triathlon over the next few posts.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1383
by Dan | Jul 2, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Well, I can check off the list the state of New York for where I have exercised. Some of the days I stayed inside as the crowds were too big outside, and it made for moving around very slow. The hotel was facing Time Square, so you got to exercise on the equipment looking out giant windows at Time Square, and watching all of the billboards, lights, and people outside. It made the exercise time go very fast. We still did lots of walking as well, but you have to be flexible enough to decide when you are going to exercise, and where, and be safe at the same time. Here is an image of the exercise room and the windows for the view. Have a good weekend, and enjoy the great weather, and the holiday!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1376
by Dan | Jun 30, 2011 | Exercise, Weather, Wellness/Health
The New York trip was definitely an eye opener! Lots of people. The only grass I saw was here at Central Park…full of a lot of people relaxing, walking, enjoying the day. The one thing about where we were at, and Time Square, the easiest way to get a round was to WALK! We did lots of walking. Even the tour guides said that people in New York do a lot of walking, because of the traffic, crowds, this is one of the easier ways to get around…that and the subway! Anyway, I logged miles and miles each day in the evenings out walking. Now we have warm weather here as well…just would be nice if we did not get all of it in one day. Have a good rest of the week.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1374
by Dan | Jun 23, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Family, Wellness/Health
A good friend of ours bought a gift card from Road ID.com to allow us to buy identification wrist bands to wear when we are out running or biking as a means of providing vital information in case of an emergency. I whited out our cell numbers on here for privacy of having it on the blog site. But these wrist bands provide important information that could some day be vital for us.
These are a good way of helping to provide information that could be critical under those circumstances. They also are good to wear when traveling, or even to wear on a regular basis daily. These are great not only for your own safety and benefit, but for those important to you. Thank you Cory Ann for making us aware, and purchasing these wrist ID bands for us. Get one for yourself at www.RoadID.com.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1367
