Fitz Cahall is one of the most creative story tellers on internet. He’s the founder of The Dirtbag Diaries and now the creator of a brand new web based TV show called The Season.

About The Season:
From the creators of the Dirtbag Diaries and 49 Megawatts comes a new web television project following the five athletes through the course of a single season in Pacific Northwest. A veteran climber invents a new piece of gear. A pro snowboarder searches for a way to return to the roots of his sport. A boulderer returns from a series of injuries with new perspective. A family man goes to Whistler to test himself against the mountain biking’s elite. A young sea kayaker with a troubled past sets out to reinvent his sport. 22 episodes will be available.

The Season Trailer small from Fitz Cahall on Vimeo.

More info on The Season: www.theseasontv.com

After watching the preview I’m super excited to begin watching on my Apple TV. You can subscribe to all 22 episodes for free in iTunes by searching “The Season”. It will show up under podcasts.

Thanks Fitz!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Last night I had a dream that I was trail running in Lory State Park, CO. Since Coach Dave hasn’t given me an official training plan and CrossFit at Emergent Fitness hasn’t begun, I had to go and run today, in Lory. I’m a man free of a strict 2010 training plan for a few more days.

To prepare for a cold run in the middle of the forest with NO one else around I took:
- Cell phone
- Flip Camera
- Road ID
- Fuel Belt full of bottles with Motor Tabs
- 1 tri-berry GU
- 1 MOJO Clif Bar
- Friction Freedom Anti Chafing Cream
- A baggie filled with Fluid Recovery for post run.
- The NorthFace Animagi Jacket

- The NorthFace ULTRA 105 GTX XCR

- The NorthFace Agility Short

- Gloves
- Warm socks
- Dri fit shirt
- Beanie
- Watch and heart rate monitor

It’s amazing what it takes to go for a run in the wilderness. The biggest surprise of the day came from the protection that the Gore-Tex from the shoe offered my foot from wet and cold. It’s like a miracle material.

Video from the run up to Aurthur’s Rock:

I need to get out there more. If you can’t tell, I love gear, especially gear from The North Face.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Ok, this is it. The season of crappy eating is officially over. Starting Monday I’m a lean mean eating right machine. Coach Dave sent my week 1 base phase cycling plan and I start training at Emergent Fitness on Tuesday night. My act is now officially back together.

I’ll be on the bike or in the gym 7 days this week and I’m looking forward to it. I’m sick or feeling gross.

But, its not Monday, so pizza will be consumed this evening, I’m off to pick it up right now. Ummmmm, pizza!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

November through December has been good to me. I ate a lot, ate a lot more and then kept eating. I also got sick and traveled for work way too much. I’ve gone from an incredible summer of bike riding and a fall of cyclocross racing to a winter of gluttony. I feel gross, like a fat bag of donuts. Through the persuasion of my good buddy and CrossFit novice, Greg Sellers (owner of Motor Tabs Sports Drink) I’m going to give CrossFit a try.

What is CrossFit:
CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.

Click here for more info on CrossFit.

Generic CrossFit workout (This is my studio, Emergent Fitness)

Ayn and Crystal Do Fran from Chris Brown on Vimeo.

Click here for another very cool video. These ladies would destroy me.

My CrossFit studio is located in Fort Collins, CO. It’s called Emergent Fitness. The owner is a guy named Chris. I’m pretty sure he’s going to kill me with these workouts.

The Emergent Fitness studio:

I’m interested in CrossFit because I know I need it. I need it to…

- Keep my heart healthy so I can grow old with my family.
- Make me a better cyclist as I race with the Velo-One Race Team in 2010.
- Give me the lacking self esteem I have with my body image (I sound like a little girl).

January thru March 2010 I’m going to be a die hard CrossFitter at the Emergent Fitness studio. My plan is two workouts a week for 3 months and then see where I’m at. By that point I’ll be closing in on road season but I have a feeling CrossFit will be a permanent part of my life.

My current weight and photo of my fat body:
184 pounds (weighed 171 on September 1)

I have my first training session this Tuesday night from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

Wish me luck! I think the next 3 months are going to change my life. Air squats and pull ups here I come.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

A few weeks back I downloaded this book to my Kindle. I love it, its funny, insightful, motivating, adventurous, excellent!

A short video by the author, Christopher McDougall:

About the book:
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.

Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art. For centuries they have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every mile of it. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence. With the help of Caballo Blanco, a mysterious loner who lives among the tribe, the author was able not only to uncover the secrets of the Tarahumara but also to find his own inner ultra-athlete, as he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of Americans, including a star ultramarathoner, a beautiful young surfer, and a barefoot wonder.

This is a photo gallery of the ultramarathon featured in the book:

This is a good read, it’s worth buying.

Andy B
outsideallday.com