…be smack-dab in the middle of Ironman Louisville. Training for that day started today (technically, I’ve been building up my endurance over several years, but from now on, every training session is done with a purpose – to survive Ironman!). I’m using the 36-week Triathlon Dominator program designed by Ben Greenfield. Today is Day 1. […]

I don’t mind prefer running when it’s cold outside. I’ve yet to find a temperature that is too low for me to run in. I take proper precautions if it get’s below zero and cover all exposed skin, but air temperatures in the teens or even single digits don’t bother me. I ran last week […]

Offseason to a triathlete is no different than that of any other serious athlete. While you may cut back on workouts, you never completely stop training. I’ve been limiting myself to just a few short runs (4-7 miles) a week and focusing on some strength and core building exercises. I’ve been doing each of these […]

I try not to get too political on this blog. The purpose of this blog is to help my friends and family keep up with my training and races, and to hopefully give some tips to other triathletes and runners. If I give my opinion, it’s normally regarding a training style or piece of equipment. […]

As of the moment I crossed the finish line a week and a half ago at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, I officially started my offseason. I might do some short running races between now and the spring, but my training for next season won’t officially start until the end of December. So I’m trying to […]

The video sums it up pretty well…. I really do want to thank my very understanding wife, Jessica, for supporting me 100%. She sacrifices a lot in order for me to participate in all these races. I also want to thank my parents for making to almost all of my races this year, even the […]

I thought I had everything planned, I remembered to put on my Chamois Butt’r, covered my feet in Vaseline and had all my cold weather gear. My Garmin watch was fully charged and I had my three Hammer nutrition gels in my pockets. I said goodbye to Jessica and Kate and walked from Sona and […]

  Saturday morning I will ask my body to do something that it has never done before – run 26.2 miles. Sure, I’ve done triathlons that lasted more than six hours and hopefully I will be on the way back to Louisville six hours after this marathon starts, but running for three and a half […]

If you are a triathlete, I’m sure certain things immediately come to mind when you hear the term “Ironman”. I first heard this word/term in the late 80’s when I was a lad watching the NBC coverage of the Ironman Championship in Hawaii. The term Ironman to me meant completing a triathlon that was comprised […]

I started running for fun while I was in college. Studying for Engineering classes can really drain your brain, so I started running a few days a week to clear my mind. I like goals – so I set a goal to run the miniMarathon in April of 1998 and did so in 2 hours, […]