Today finished off my first week of full training since my knee injury 6 weeks ago. I’ve been able to swim and run (short distances) since the injury, but wasn’t able to put together a full week of swimming, biking and running. So after my run this morning, it seems as if everything is back […]

During the past 20 or so years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. If you are more than 30 pounds overweight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers you obese.In 2008, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%! Thirty-two states had a prevalence […]

According to Men’s Health Magazine, the worst fries in America belong to Five Guys Burger & Fries. Five Guys Fries 1,464 calories71 g fat (14 g saturated)213 mg sodium For those of you living in Louisville, Five Guys Burgers and Fries recently opened its first restaurant here at The Summit shopping center…just don’t get the […]

Would you read nutritional info on menus at restaurants? Over a dozen states have laws on the books that will require restaurants to post this info on menus or menu boards. Part of one of the versions of the national healthcare bill would require restaurants with 20 or more locations to post nutrition information, along […]

I used to just lace up my shoes and go. I didn’t stretch or warm-up at all before my runs…then I turned 30. Not that becoming a year older made it necessary for me to warm-up, but I could tell that my muscles needed more time to warm-up than they used to. So now before […]

Everyone knows who Lance is. Chris Lieto is someone that you are probably not familiar with unless you follow the sport of professional triathlon. I could tell you all about him, but I’ll spare you and just say that he’s the fastest cyclist on the pro circuit. You can learn more about him here. Anyway, […]

I saw a story on a triathlon website about the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships. Who knew that they was such a thing? The race was held in Norway, were the temperature at the race start was 17F!So what exactly is a winter triathlon? They start with a 6K run (on trails covered in snow), […]

My last training on the bike was Monday, January 18th (4 weeks ago). After riding through pain that morning, I knew that I needed to take some time off from the bike to let me knee heal. This morning I taped up my knee and climbed back on the saddle for a “test the waters” […]

Since the time I was 12 or 13, I’ve lifted weights of some sort. My Dad had a nice little set up in our basement and he would let us come down and lift some light weights once in a while. I’ve maintained a steady weight lifting routine ever since then, including a “weight lifting […]

I started training and competing in triathlons about a year and a half ago. Ever since then, I’ve thought that Louisville needed a triathlon specific store. Not that I mind going to a separate running store, bike shop and swim store, but this city hosts one of only 25 worldwide official Ironman triathlons…it doesn’t seem […]