This Sunday will be the second of four sprint distance races held in Shelbyville, KY. While it was a little chilly for the first race, the weather was really not a factor. The forecast (depending on who you trust) is calling for temperatures right around freezing Sunday morning and a 30-50% chance of rain/snow overnight […]

The position of your arms while running might not seem important. After all, you run with your legs, right? For me, the only thing that I’ve ever focused on when it comes to my arms was to keep them bent, relaxed and to not cross my centerline. I figured that if I did these three […]

It’s been five months since I had a “race morning”, so it was kind of like learning from scratch. I had everything packed up the night before so that all I needed to do was put my bike rack on my truck, put my bike on it, and go. One problem…my bike rack doesn’t fit […]

It’s January, which is when most triathletes are enjoying their off-season. It’s the perfect time of year to work on your swim stroke and get in some good miles on the bike trainer while watching some movies or sports. For me, it’s the perfect time of year to get back into racing. I haven’t been […]

The two guys that I trust more than anyone else when it comes to the sport of triathlon are Joe Friel and Ben Greenfield. Both are very accomplished coaches and authors and when it comes to endurance training, I consider them to be two of the best resources available. Both Joe and Ben, through their […]

If you watch much TV, your are going to see commercials for zero calorie, zero sugar drinks. A few examples are Coke Zero, Pepsi Max and Powerade Zero. They all show, fit, active people enjoying the taste of their favorite beverage without any guilt…because there’s no calories! Woo Hoo! It’s not a news flash that […]

So even though my training/race season doesn’t exactly follow the calendar year, it’s fun to look back each January and see the total amount of time and distances I logged the previous year. So here’s what I did in 2011: Swim – 90hr 5min (149.64 miles) Bike – 156hr 15min (2,963.62 miles) Run – 83hr […]

A few weeks ago, our local triathlon club, The Louisville Landsharks, held a 100 x 100 swim relay challenge. Teams had to complete 10,000 yards as fast as possible. Our team was able to complete the challenge in around 2 hours and 20 minutes (1:24/100yd avg. pace) and finished in second place out of eight […]

So this time of year it’s easy to pack on a few pounds. Everywhere you look, there are homemade candies and cookies. Not to mention all the holiday parties with all the food and adult beverages. Plus, that Santa guy is  around so much, he just makes you want to be fat and jolly. So […]

So people are always asking me how much I trained for Ironman. They want to know how many hours a week I devoted to swimming, biking and running. I spent about 12-15 hours a week training…which is about half of what the majority of Ironman triathletes do. I’ve shared my training strategy before, so I […]