Last Week 2nd in Louisville, Today 1st in Wisconsin for Chris McDonald, written 3 hours ago, The Ironman motto is "Anything is Possible" and the generic grueling sports saying goes "No Pain, No Gain!". Today in Madison, Wisconsin it was a little bit of both as two pro triathletes...

kung fu fighting (everybody was...with videos!), written 17 hours ago,

09-05-08 Breakaway Friday: Crazy, written 3 days ago, Presented by: SilvermanHow many times have people heard about your endurance sports endeavours and asked, "Are you crazy?" Today on Endurance Planet, a Breakaway Friday edition, we hear a story about a man who always thought running was...

2008 British Triathlon Grand Prix Series Concludes This Weekend, written 2 days ago, British Triathlon have announced that tomorrows Corus Elite Series race in Strathclyde Park, Glasgow, will see the conclusion of the the 2008 British Triathlon Grand Prix Series. Having taken place in Reading, Blen...

Got back from holidays and I'm all excited, written 4 days ago, We returned Sunday night from a brilliant holiday in Egypt with temperatures climbing easily above 40 degrees Celsius. I haven't seen a  single cloud during our 14 day visit. When we touched down in Gatwick the rain started and the sky...

Twenty, written 1 day ago, Hit the road for a 20-miler this morning, hoping to see how everything held up and discern just what might seem realistic for me going 26.2 My plan was to go 16 and hover just under 9:00/mi, and then at 16 hopefully have enough to step up the pace into the mid-low 8:00's, ...

Zonked, written 8 hours ago, The weekend is always way too short. Yesterday called for an 8 mile run. I made it six miles before my foot pain was so bad I just couldn't go anymore. I am 99% sure that I have a stress fracture. I couldn't get an appointment with my Ortho until 9/11, so I will be waiti...

The Invisible Cyclist, written 3 days ago, Have you ever wondered why sometimes you can make eye contact with a motorist on your bike and yet have that same driver cut right in front of you from a side street?The fact is that the driver looked right...

The HouseOfDixon Blog is the official blog of Jeremy & Tiffany Dixon. We are a couple who enjoy endurance sports and testing our abilities through triathlons, and many other long distance activities.

My new favorite pic of Tiffany, written 1 week ago, Last night tiff and I went for a ride with Pat P. and my dad. I finally remembered to take my camera along and ended up with what I'm considering my favorite photo of tiffany…I love the overall composition of the image, the blurred road/trees and...

Book Review, written 1 day ago, Ernest W. Maglischo's Swimming Fastest is his third iteration of the ultimate competitive swimming reference. Swimming Fastest (2003) was preceded by his Swimming Faster (1982) and his Swimming Even Faster (1993). Much like his first two books, the huge volume is brok...

Today's Observations, written 2 days ago, I tend to get carried away…especially when it comes to remodeling a house. But, I couldn't have told you that until last month, when I started getting carried away remodeling this house!Why do people put paper in drawers and cabinets that STICKS?? I mean, ...

Okay, 1 Step Back...Just wait till the leap Forward, written 3 weeks ago, The Good:Mrs. TV went swimming with me last night at Bally's. I love seeing all the haters, guys staring, girls glaring. She's beautiful, sexy, smart, and.....mine, for now. At least until she gets her senses together. But I'm...

Victor Zyemtsev interview by Greg Welch, written 1 week ago, I like Victor, he is a guy who came out of nowhere and won and won and won and won… Nice to see some different faces on the Ironman circuit - Ironman is an international sport, I would also like to see more Japanese, Chinese, African etc...

The Race, written 20 hours ago, It's hard to say when it started. I got "out of bed" at 3:30 but really did not sleep the whole night. Two days ago at a mandatory race briefing the race director joked "there are usually some guys who sleep at the start who are there when I get there a...

Racing this weekend..., written 1 week ago, Not me but Mrs. Clot Buster...She is back in full force and ready to go for it. I am very interested in seeing how she will do. She is racing the Great Ohioan Triathlon at the Delaware State Park. I am so proud of her, I can't even begin to describe it. I ...

A Slow Week at Home, written 3 weeks ago,

Week 2: Break-throughs, written 2 days ago, This week: swim clinic with triathletixability to workout after a stressful and tiring daymore to post later...

My people, my fine people, my fine fine people, I don't have answers or wisdom. But, I am willing to share my journey to find them. I hope this blog to be a source of inspiration, of motivation, and an occasional smile because that is what you, my fellow

Birthday Boy.., written 10 hours ago, (i'll have a drink please..ummmmmm make that a triple!!!)The deal was to take the birthday boy out to a fancy shcmancy restaurant Saturday night...I thought it would be a good idea..."thought" ...being the operative word here.Can you just see the excit...