This Saturday NBC will air their coverage of the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship. The actual race took place on October 8th in Kona, Hawaii. Why someone (NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports, Versus, etc.) can’t seem to find a way to show a live broadcast of this race, I have no idea. I understand that NBC […]

It came to my attention last week that the company I work for was one of the sponsors for a little 5K here in Louisville. So even though I’m not exactly in shape to run a 5K (been training for endurance races for over a year and I’m still about 10 pounds heavy), I’m going […]

There have been numerous studies over the last few years that focus on “digit-ratio”. All of these studies involve the length of your index finger (2D) vs. the length of your ring finger (4D). In women, the length of both fingers is usually equal. In men, the ringer finger is usually slightly longer. No that […]

I’m finally getting back into a routine. I’ve settled into doing short, high-intensity training sessions. Right now I’m swimming once a week, while biking and running twice a week. Most weeks I end up taking two days off completely…hope to cut this back down to one soon. In addition to my triathlon specific training, I’m […]

Ok, so based on the title of this blog, I’m sure that I already have some women ready to give me a piece of their mind. Obviously, I have never, and will never, experience child birth first hand. Don’t get me wrong, I am in no way saying that I could even do it…but just […]

The more you run, the more you want to know about how to improve your stride, increase your pace, extend your distance and prevent injuries. You start to read articles online and in magazines. You pick up tips from other runners that you talk to. Heck, maybe you even read a blog or two! With […]

Each year, during the Ironman World Championship race in Hawai’i, a count of what gear everyone is using is done. I find this interesting, so I thought that I would share it.  Speed Suits: TYR – 411 Blue70 – 316 XTerra – 96 Aquasphere – 51 Bikes: Cervelo – 488 Trek – 185 Felt – […]

In August of 2006, I weighed 206 pounds. I was lifting pretty heavy back then and was doing very little cardio (doing triathlon’s was not even on my radar). I didn’t eat very good and although I thought that losing a few pounds would do me some good, I could have never imagined myself weighing […]

I’ve never considered myself weak. Before I started training for triathlons, I lifted weights. I was one of those dudes in the gym that loaded up the bench press or squat rack and pushed out some reps while grunting uncontrollably. In fact, if my memory is correct, once upon a time I could bench press […]

The race started at 1pm Eastern Time, so I had my laptop all set up and ready to view the race live on IronmanLive.com. I was able to catch the entire swim and the start of the bike leg while the kids were napping. Once they woke up, we headed out to Harvest Homecoming (if […]