About Drew Hartman
I have been a professional computer application developer for over 25-years.
My first BIG application was a DOS based Inventory/Quoting system for a Tool
& Die/Plastics company in Northern Wisconsin, which relied on the system to
keep track of what parts were in stock and what had been shipped. It evolved
over a 7-year period until the company outgrew its use and required more
integrated accounting. This company is now a multi-million dollar corporation
and I can proudly say I played a significant part in its initial growth.
Since 1994, I have been an application developer for a major insurance company
based out of Bloomington, IL. The company has allowed me to not only grow in
the field of software development, but has also given me the flexibility to
pursue my other passion, triathlon.
I participated in my first triathlon in 1998. It was a local sprint and I had
no clue what the sport was about other than knowing I had to get wet, pedal a
bike, and try to run my way home to the finish line. I do not have a high
school/college background in any of the three disciplines. I played basketball
in high school, but was a decent runner when it came to practice drills that
required endurance. I just didn't know what it was like to run for 5-miles
straight.
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Ironman Germany 2005
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In 2000 I took triathlon a little more serious and eventually built my way up
to the Ironman distance in 2001, finishing respectively at Ironman Florida. By
2005 I felt I was reaching my limits and felt I needed to get some help. I
hired Tony De Boom for a year of coaching and he introduced me to a new mindset
for what it takes to get to Kona. He got me to the hurdles; I just needed to
get over them. Near the end of his coaching I purchased a CompuTrainer. What a
terrific piece of equipment! I trained on it a couple times a week and did the
rest of my riding outside. What I found was when I was outside I applied all of
what I was learning from the CompuTrainer rides. The only problem was I didn't
get ALL the data I wanted. I wanted more and seeing that I have some technical
computer skills I started building up an application, which is now known as
Performance PRO. After a few revisions and some added functionality I felt it
was ready to be shared with the rest of the CompuTrainer community.
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Training for Ironman Arizona
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With the help of the CompuTrainer and Performance PRO I feel I have reached new
levels on the bike I never thought possible. A year ago I can say, without a
doubt, that I felt I could not get any better as a cyclist. At least without
hiring a coach and quitting my job! When I purchased the CompuTrainer I felt
that if I could get a 1% improvement that it would be worth it. I feel at this
point I've gotten all of 3%, which if you do the math is significant. With the
help of both of these tools I think I have many years of improvement left and
that's extremely exciting!
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Ironman Florida 2006
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