Harpole’s Heartland Lodge & Resort Blog

Triathlon E-mail to Supporters & Friends

Hey everyone! I am sorry that I have not stayed in touch as much this year. Its been a very busy summer for me! But I have had a great time! I had my one year anniversary August 2nd at the Canton IL Sprint Triathlon. My goal was to beat last year’s time. I was [...]

Chicago Accenture Triathlon-Race Report

I hope everyone is doing well! Several club members wanted to know how the Chicago Triathlon went this past weekend, so it was suggested that I do a race report for the club.  If someone else attended please feel free to add your comments.
I am going to try to give you the pros and [...]

50 Mile Bike Ride to Hardin Illinois

The plan was to leave the lodge at 8:00 Saturday morning. Doug sent an e-mail to the Quincy Multi Sports Club and Quincy Bike Club to see if any wanted to join us. The Quincy Multi Sports Club e-mail did not get posted until late Friday night so we figured it would only be the [...]

Lakeland Triathlon Classic - Canton, Illinois

This past Saturday (August 2nd, 2008) was the one year anniversary for my first Triathlon!  The Lakeland Bi/Tri Classic in Canton, Illinois was my first tri in 2007. This was a sprint distance triathlon (500yrd swim, 12mile bike, 3 mile run) along with a duathlon and kids triathlon.
My friends Ed, Jill, Bailey and my mother joined [...]