Yesterday marked my last long bike ride leading up to Ironman. With just 4 weeks to go, my workouts will now be more of the high-intensity, low-volume nature. Wheels started turning at sunrise and I rode longer and further than I ever have. I completed the exact 112 mile course that I will ride in […]

I have an injury. A pretty serious one. One that will keep me from running between now and Ironman (which is in just 33 days)! I say that this is the second worst time to have an injury because the only time that I can think of that would be worse would be the day […]

It’s summertime. It’s sunny. It’s hot. It’s humid. None of this is a news flash, but how your body reacts while exercising in these conditions may surprise you. I download triathlon and running related podcasts from iTunes all the time. I listen to these while on my indoor trainer or driving in the car. I […]

The day before a race I typically look over the bike and run courses, print out my check list, pick up my race packet and load up on carbs. The day before this race was a little different. I started out the day sitting on the pavement with Flash laying in the road beside me…and […]

Here’s the official results of the 2011 Cardinal Half-Ironman Triathlon: Swim (1.2 miles)45:36.80 (38:00 min/mile pace) – 15th out of 28 in age group (90th out of 169 overall) T12:31.9 -6/28 (73/169) Bike (56 miles)2:54.53.2 (19.2 mph) – 8/28 (37/169) T20:53.60 – 3/28 (12/169) Run (13.1 miles)2:06:26.7 (9:39 min/mile) – 7/28 (43/169) Total5:50:22.15 (8/28) (35/169) […]

Tomorrow will be my second half-Ironman on the 2011 season. Given the challenging course and the added heat component, topping my race at Taylorsville Lake is going to be tough. While this race has been in existence for several years, this year marks a change in the venue. The race has moved from Cardinal Harbour […]

Despite all of data showing that the sun’s ultraviolet rays (UVA and UVB rays) damage the skin, people still spend long periods of time outside with no skin protection. This leads to lots of wrinkles, spots on your skin and even cancer. If you have been around me long enough you will at some point […]

I already know that I’m going to stir up some controversy with this post. There is a large group (growing every day) of runners that believe that a minimal shoe is the answer to all of those nagging injuries that runners face. I for one, do not believe this to be true. In fact, I’ve […]

The countdown to Ironman Louisville started when I registered back on August 31, 2010. At that moment it seemed like I had a lifetime to prepare. I found a 36 week training program (Triathlon Dominator) that I wanted to follow and it didn’t even start until the week of Christmas…which felt like an eternity. Time […]

I generally love everything about training for endurance sports. I actually enjoy my early morning workouts in all three sports, I like seeing gains, I like researching ways to become faster and stronger…what I don’t like is stretching. Despite everything that I know about it’s benefits, I just never have made stretching a consistent part […]