The more you run, the more you want to know about how to improve your stride, increase your pace, extend your distance and prevent injuries. You start to read articles online and in magazines. You pick up tips from other runners that you talk to. Heck, maybe you even read a blog or two! With […]

Each year, during the Ironman World Championship race in Hawai’i, a count of what gear everyone is using is done. I find this interesting, so I thought that I would share it.  Speed Suits: TYR – 411 Blue70 – 316 XTerra – 96 Aquasphere – 51 Bikes: Cervelo – 488 Trek – 185 Felt – […]

In August of 2006, I weighed 206 pounds. I was lifting pretty heavy back then and was doing very little cardio (doing triathlon’s was not even on my radar). I didn’t eat very good and although I thought that losing a few pounds would do me some good, I could have never imagined myself weighing […]

I’ve never considered myself weak. Before I started training for triathlons, I lifted weights. I was one of those dudes in the gym that loaded up the bench press or squat rack and pushed out some reps while grunting uncontrollably. In fact, if my memory is correct, once upon a time I could bench press […]

The race started at 1pm Eastern Time, so I had my laptop all set up and ready to view the race live on IronmanLive.com. I was able to catch the entire swim and the start of the bike leg while the kids were napping. Once they woke up, we headed out to Harvest Homecoming (if […]

  It’s the “Super Bowl” of traithlon, so of course I’m going to pick a winner. To my knowledge, Vegas has not yet made it possible to wager on this race…so I’m going to make my predictions by giving my odds on the top pro men and women crossing the line first. Of course, all […]

If you have been involved in the world of triathlon for any period of time, hearing “Kona” only means one thing…the Ironman World Championship. If you are not immersed in triathlon, than Koan probably brings thoughts of coffee, a restaurant or maybe just place in Hawaii. A race this Saturday on the big island will […]

I have a subscription to a magazine called Running Times. I’m not sure why or how I get it, but once a month it shows up in my mailbox. It has some good articles, but like most magazines I get, I can blaze through it in about 20 minutes.  I typically save my magazines if […]

Most people read books while lying in bed at night, using it as a way to unwind. Training for any triathlon, much less an Ironman, takes time. During this past year, sleep has been very important to me. If I could get an extra half-hour, heck, even fifteen minutes…I would take it. So I didn’t […]

According to USA Triathlon’s rankings for 2011, I’m ranked 1567th out of 5897 in my Division (Males, ages 30-34). That’s in the top 26%, so it’s not too bad. I was ranked 1539th last year out of 3133 (top 49%). So while my ranking was lower, there were over 2700 more athlete’s this year and […]