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Saturday, 07 December 2013 00:10

Coach Reveal and Haters Gonna Hate

By Devon Palmer (Posted on December 2, 2013 by palmertri)

Going against my better judgement I have hired a new coach from Wisconsin. Yes, I know. If you follow this blog you will know I am deeply and offensively prejudiced against the simple, heavyset folk of the Badger State. No disrespect. As a proud Gopher I have a long-standing feud with Tom Gerlach and Blake Becker, the Badger pros. Our Ironwar will be talked about through the ages. Side note, one further reflection of how lousy my season was: I lost to both Tom and Blake at different races in 2013. Previously my record against them was undefeated. I have no beef with Madison’s lady pro, Jackie Arendt, who just won Ironman Wisconsin. She is a winner and we both ride QRs so I respect her. Anyways, I found one guy in the state whose opinion I value and who seems to be a half-way decent person....

Yes my new coach is none other than Steven Brandes, my formerly unpaid intern and hype man. I put him through his paces our first week together via text, email, Facebook messages, tweets. I changed sessions and added sessions and generally tried to push his buttons. He says he can handle it so we will move forward. READ MORE