Within a week I ran in two very different environments. My wife and I went to Chicago the weekend before last for a little get-away and then I was in Las Vegas this past weekend. Chicago was snowy and cold. It was 9° F and snowing the morning that I went for a run along […]

During my group swim this morning, as I was doing my 25 yard sprints to finish out the workout, my coach mentioned that my form “goes all to hell” when I try to swim fast. I knew this. He then asked me if I remembered Jason Lezak’s amazing anchor leg in the 2008 Beijing Olympics […]

I’ve often thought about using my triathlon training and racing has a vehicle to raise money for a charity or cause. Over the last few years I’ve looked into several charities and non-profits that I feel strongly about or have a connection to, but I never pulled the trigger on getting something set up. That […]

This past Saturday, three individuals were inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame…including one from just a few miles down the road. The third class of inductees were Dave Scott, Dave McGillivray and Susan Bradley-Cox. Dave Scott (aka The Man) is simply put, a legend. Dave has competed in the Ironman World Championships 13 […]

During the first week of my training plan, I did Aerobic Threshold tests for both biking and running. I was scheduled to do the swim test on the next Monday…but my ankle injury the day before put this test off. I finally felt that my ankle was no longer hampering my swimming, so I went […]

If you are a runner, or live with someone that is, seeing deformed feet and toes is nothing new. The wear and tear that the feet take from running is easily visible. My feet have been jacked-up ever since I started running again almost three years ago. The most common ailment is black toenails. They […]

I bought my current bike back in July of 2008 and loved every minute of time I’ve spent on “White Lightning”. However, she is a good bike for a casual cyclist, or someone that is just beginning in the sport of triathlon….I am no longer either of those things. So as Beyonce is famous for […]

Not only am I following the training plan Ben Greenfield outlines in his Triathlon Dominator program, I’m also going to follow the guidelines he has set for eating (fueling). I’ve eaten what I considered a “healthy” diet for years now, even before I started doing triathlons. However, after reading Ben’s book “Holistic Fueling for Ironman […]

Since 2010 marked my first full marathon, I thought I would take a look back at my running workouts for the calendar year. I had a total of 127 runs for 940.73 miles. If I was so inclined, this distance would have taken me from Louisville to Toronto. I’m guessing I would decided to fly […]

So yesterday I did a LT test for the bike. Today I did the same thing for the run. Here’s the test: 15 minute warm-up at an easy paceThen run a 30 minute time trial at my maximum sustainable pace. The key is to run at a pace that you can sustain for 30 minutes, […]