I’m a creature of habit. I’m sure that my wife would back me up on this. I wake up at 4:30 am every morning. I pack my gym bag and get my clothes for work together the night before. I pack my lunch and post-workout food while eating a beagle with peanut butter…then I hop […]

As in Heat, Humidity, Hills and Heart Rate. These words were the theme of my run this morning. After doing some shorter races over the last few weeks, my endurance has really taken a hit. It’s now time for me to start building back up my base (aka Aerobic Engine). The plan for today was […]

Transition area as the sun came up. Beautiful morning! My Buddy Jon and I before the race. Congrats on finishing your first Olympic Distance Triathlon Jon! Massive transition area full of bikes. Around 1200 participants!! This is the canal where the swim portion was held. It’s a very unique venue…a little dirty, but unique.  My […]

Sometimes everything just comes together perfectly. While there’s no such thing as a perfect race, this one is about as close as I’ve ever come. Looking back, there are very few things that I could have done to improve on my performance…and it shows. Started off with my standard bagel and cup of yogurt about […]

The very first triathlon I did was the Tom Sawyer race on August 2, 2008. My friend Kelly had decided to do the race (his first triathlon also) and convinced me that it would be a fun. Of course this conversation took place exactly 7 weeks from race day. So with only 7 weeks to […]

I’m quickly closing in on 300 miles on my current pair of running shoes. That’s usually when I start thinking about heading out to see my friend Swag to purchase some new ones. I could probably get by going 350 or even 400 miles in shoes, but I don’t feel it’s worth the risk. Despite […]

What a fun weekend! We drove the 2 hours from Louisville up to Indianapolis on Friday afternoon. We immediately hit the Indianapolis Zoo upon arrival in Naptown. Our later-than-planned departure meant that we only had about an hour at the zoo before headed off to meet up with our good friend Jeff and his daughter […]

Official Race Results: 1500 meter (0.93 mi.) Swim 34:52.2 (37:24 min/mile pace) – 36th out of 48 in age group (285th out of 443 overall) T11:32.6 – 10/48 (100/443) 40K (24.8 mi.) Bike 1:09:56.6 (21.3 mph) – 26/48 (175/443) T21:08.1 – 10/48 (94/443) 10K (6.2 mi.) Run 49:58.4 (8:02.5 min/mile pace) – 23/48 (154/443) Total2:37:28.8 […]

Tomorrow afternoon I’ll pack up the car with my wife, daughter, all of my triathlon gear and the hopes and dreams of an entire nation everyone sitting in front of my computer right now. Sunday morning is the Tri Indy, which is our course, in Indianapolis. Races away from home pose a different kind of […]

A head nod, a quick wave, a smile, a “hey” or “good morning”…any acknowledgment of the presence of a fellow runner. I always do it – usually a verbal acknowledgment if we pass close enough, a short wave if we are on opposite sides of the road. Over the past few years, I’ve had the […]