Time for another check in for me. Since my 70.3 in June I've been trying to get focused on letting my sciatica issue clear and work on my cycling. So, I've been riding pretty much 5-6 days a week and working on core and flexibility to give the sciatica a rest. I love it, been road cycling and mountain biking for the most part. I love the mountain bike.

o.k. gang I finally got blogs enabled for members. It's very simplistic so please don't expect all the bells and whistles you might get from Google's blogger or those other big budget companies .

Bozzone takes his second 70.3 win in 3 consecutive weeks of racing. McGlone runs into the win with a 1:20 half marathon. Top 5 Men 1 BOZZONE, TERENZO 00:27:21 02:11:43 01:15:49 03:56:06 2 ALEXANDER, CRAIG 00:27:21 02:12:38 01:18:48 03:59:59 3 GRIFFIN, LEON 00:28:47 02:11:00 01:19:18 04:00:37 4 BRETSCHER, DANIELO 00:28:44 02:14:09 01:19:00 04:03:28

A little piece about bike traveling cases posted in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/fashion/12physical.html

Just got this in the mail. Anyone in the NY area may be interested...

I think I blogged about art of tri last fall. They are an organic apparel company focused on created items for Triathletes. Toby just dropped me an email asking if I wanted to offer you guys a discount on their clothing. So, if you've thought about getting some of their shirts or hoodies, use TRIF0608 code at checkout through June to get a 20% discount.

Interesting news from Zipp... Zipp and CycleOps Power have partnered to introduce the first and fastest disc wheels with PowerTap technology. Wireless, only adds 120 grams, and prices range from $3,100-$3,500. via InsideTri: http://www.insidetri.com/article/71376

Matt Reed held off Andy Potts and Hunter Kemper to secure a spot representing the U.S. in China. Matt Reed (1:52.15) followed by Potts (1:52.35) and Hunter Kemper (1:52.39). Julie Swail Ertel finished in 2:02:21. A recap can be found on USA Today.

Super tight finish in the men's race with Jozsef Major running himself to the win with a 2:50 marathon. Just 1:14 separated the top 4 finishers. On the women's side California 70.3 winner Erika Csomor wins with a strong bike and marathon. Full results available on Ironmanlive Men's Top 5

Results from this weekends Ironman South Africa: Men's Leaderboard: South Africa 1. Stephen BAYLISS 8:18:23 2. Raynard TISSINK 8:23:09 3. Peter SCHOISSENGEIER 8:33:24 4. Francois CHABAUD 8:33:53 5. Steffen LIEBETRAU 8:34:00 6. Nick SAUNDERS 8:42:24 7. Brad STORM 8:46:23 8. Martin MATULA 8:49:16 9. Andreas NIEDRIG 8:52:01 10. James CUNNAMA 8:52:17