If you watch much TV, your are going to see commercials for zero calorie, zero sugar drinks. A few examples are Coke Zero, Pepsi Max and Powerade Zero. They all show, fit, active people enjoying the taste of their favorite beverage without any guilt…because there’s no calories! Woo Hoo! It’s not a news flash that […]

So even though my training/race season doesn’t exactly follow the calendar year, it’s fun to look back each January and see the total amount of time and distances I logged the previous year. So here’s what I did in 2011: Swim – 90hr 5min (149.64 miles) Bike – 156hr 15min (2,963.62 miles) Run – 83hr […]

A few weeks ago, our local triathlon club, The Louisville Landsharks, held a 100 x 100 swim relay challenge. Teams had to complete 10,000 yards as fast as possible. Our team was able to complete the challenge in around 2 hours and 20 minutes (1:24/100yd avg. pace) and finished in second place out of eight […]

So this time of year it’s easy to pack on a few pounds. Everywhere you look, there are homemade candies and cookies. Not to mention all the holiday parties with all the food and adult beverages. Plus, that Santa guy is  around so much, he just makes you want to be fat and jolly. So […]

So people are always asking me how much I trained for Ironman. They want to know how many hours a week I devoted to swimming, biking and running. I spent about 12-15 hours a week training…which is about half of what the majority of Ironman triathletes do. I’ve shared my training strategy before, so I […]

This Saturday NBC will air their coverage of the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship. The actual race took place on October 8th in Kona, Hawaii. Why someone (NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports, Versus, etc.) can’t seem to find a way to show a live broadcast of this race, I have no idea. I understand that NBC […]

It came to my attention last week that the company I work for was one of the sponsors for a little 5K here in Louisville. So even though I’m not exactly in shape to run a 5K (been training for endurance races for over a year and I’m still about 10 pounds heavy), I’m going […]

There have been numerous studies over the last few years that focus on “digit-ratio”. All of these studies involve the length of your index finger (2D) vs. the length of your ring finger (4D). In women, the length of both fingers is usually equal. In men, the ringer finger is usually slightly longer. No that […]

I’m finally getting back into a routine. I’ve settled into doing short, high-intensity training sessions. Right now I’m swimming once a week, while biking and running twice a week. Most weeks I end up taking two days off completely…hope to cut this back down to one soon. In addition to my triathlon specific training, I’m […]

Ok, so based on the title of this blog, I’m sure that I already have some women ready to give me a piece of their mind. Obviously, I have never, and will never, experience child birth first hand. Don’t get me wrong, I am in no way saying that I could even do it…but just […]