Saturday Training Run
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Why does MN always do this to us? On the day’s we need to run long distances, the weather decides to be 70+ degrees and 90+ % relative humidity. Bah! Slow pace today but got it done!
Saturday Training Run by motorhed at Garmin Connect – Details.
Hyland Park Long Loop – 4th of 2010
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Been having so many issues with distance running this spring. No idea what i did today but things went really well. Ran a good pace for the full duration without stopping. Maybe there is something to be said for PT and Steroids/Cortisone….
Hyland Park Long Loop – 4th of 2010 by motorhed at Garmin Connect – Details.
Brisk walk with the dogs – Garmin Connect
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Brisk walk with the dogs by motorhed at Garmin Connect – Details.
2nd Run of 2010 – Hyland Park Short Loop
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Garmin Connect - Activity Details for Hyland Park Short Loop.
Garmin Connect – Activity Details for Hyland Park Run – 1st of 2010
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Garmin Connect – Activity Details for Hyland Park Run – 1st of 2010.
Happy New Year!
Posted by mike | Filed under family, friends, news, spirits
From Vizma, Cooper, Beemer, and I, we hope that everyone has a Happy New Years. Have plenty of fun and keep it safe. We’ll see you on the flip side. PS – we are heading to the event at International Market Square in DT Minneapolis. If you are there, let us know!
Rockin the NYE champagne!
Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas everyone! Hope everyone was good, family was close, and loved ones are well.
Tags: christmas
Post-BIR Performance Driving Event
Posted by mike | Filed under automotive, news, racing
My goals for this past weekend when up at BIR were:
- Don’t wreck car, it’s a daily driver.
- Don’t get hurt, still need to work.
- Don’t break anything, still need to drive home.
- Don’t hurt or damage anyone else on track.
I’m happy to report that i was able to successfully avoid all of these items above…almost. Turns out the issue on the car had nothing to do with me but everything to do with the inept mechanics at Bloomington Acura Subaru. In December of last year, i brought the RSX in for service because it was making some horrible grinding noises when at certain speeds. They diagnosed the issues as cracked motor mounts and replaced them under warranty. What they forgot to do was torque to spec the bolt that holds on the stud to the engine mount. The result after a track day? A completely sheered off stud and missing bolt leaving the bracket completely separated from the front mount. Ridiculous, i could have incurred some severe damage should the other motor mount have failed. For those of you who own Acura’s, beware Bloomington Acura Subaru service department. There was a direct correlation in the previous service i had done on the car there and the result of this failure, i don’t believe it was random or part failure. Go up to Buerkle Acura in Brooklyn Park, they will take better care of you and your vehicle. I dropped the vehicle off at 7:30am today and picked it up at 3pm. I couldn’t have been happier with the service i received at Buerkle.
Now that the car is running like a top again, time to think about replacing those tires i used this weekend…they are now slicks.
I also had such a great time and am 100% happy and confident in saying that i will be a returning customer to BIR Performance Driving events. They host a great program. First and foremost, they stress safety at the highest level. They have a long history of no course incidents and after driving with their program, i can see why. I highly recommend anyone with a decent car to head up there to push the vehicle to it’s limits; you never know when the skills you learn at the track will pay off on the road. Thanks to BIR for a great weekend of road racing on the short course and spectating at the strip for the Muscle Car Shootout. What a weekend of machinery!
The full event photo gallery can be viewed by clicking on the picture below.
Far Infrared Sauna
Posted by mike | Filed under family, news
This is our newest health item in the quest to find everlasting piece of mind, positive spirit, and a slender body. Well, i know one thing is for sure, you can easily produce a gallon of sweat in 30 minutes. It is really cool actually, i was very skeptical at first as it was Vizma’s idea but this thing is really growing on me. I sweat more in the sauna than i do running 8 miles. That’s got to be doing something positive right?
So, here’s the story. We (wife and father in-law) pick up the sauna at the FedEx storage facility, drive it home on a huge pallet in the back of a pick-up truck. They unload it into the garage. I come home on Saturday night to see all of this all over the garage. I immediately realize that i have a new project. For how big the unit is, it was essentially 6 pieces. The base or floor, four sides, and the ceiling. We had it assembled in under an hour. The build quality is very good, i was very skeptical of this as well at first.
Anyone wonder what this is supposed to do (or cure)? 
- Reduction in joint pain and swelling
- Detoxification
- Weight loss
- Cardiovascular health
- Stress relief
- Relaxation
- Clearer skin
- Tissue elasticity
- Cancer therapy (controversial)
- Chemotherapy
There you have it. What a list. I’m reserved about the majority of the list but i do believe that I’ve had visibly clearer and smoother skin in just 3 days, some weight loss, and certainly feel completely relaxed after using the Sauna. So, the others i will just have to see about but so far so good. I suppose i should thank my wife now for this monstrosity in our basement. ;-)
New Lens & Car Prep for BIR
Posted by mike | Filed under automotive, news, photography, racing
Got the new lens yesterday from Amazon but haven’t really had much time at all to play with it. I’m hoping i can teach my brother the basic functions of my SLR so that he can take some shots at the track on Friday. We’ll see. A quick shot of the box with the stats…exciting. Another sample shot below tonight of the car in the garage.
I also swapped the wheels out on the car tonight and she is all set to tear up the short coarse at BIR on Friday. Should be awesome. My goals? Go as fast as possibly without breaking anything. =)
