Saturday morning provided a good opportunity to get in 2.4 miles in the Ohio River prior to Ironman Louisville. The water temperature was actually warmer than the air temperature, which is a weird feeling. After getting more body marking than I thought was possible (both arms, both legs, top of my back and on my […]

Tomorrow is the 3rd Annual Ohio River Open Water Swim. The event is put on by the Lakeside and the North Oldham High School swim teams. As usual, they are offering races of 1/2 mile, 1.2 miles and 2.4 miles. I did the 1.2 mile swim two years ago and it was a struggle! My […]

Supplements are one of those topics that I hear/see come up pretty often on podcast that I listen to and articles that I read on-line or in running and traithlon magazines. It seems like no matter what you are trying to accomplish or prevent, there’s a supplement out there that someone advertises will take care […]

Bib numbers came out today for IMLOU. THIS JUST GOT REAL! The numbers are doled out based on age and gender, so the youngest females have the lowest number. The Pros get numbers 1 thru 34, then it’s all the females, starting with the youngest. The males start at number 676 and go up to […]

Ironman Louisville is a mere 23 days from today. It’s hard for me to believe that the day is almost here! Although my training has been derailed by ITBS, I’m still really excited about competing in my first Ironman and I’m anxious to see how my knee responds once I start the marathon. I’ve been […]

Yesterday marked my last long bike ride leading up to Ironman. With just 4 weeks to go, my workouts will now be more of the high-intensity, low-volume nature. Wheels started turning at sunrise and I rode longer and further than I ever have. I completed the exact 112 mile course that I will ride in […]

I have an injury. A pretty serious one. One that will keep me from running between now and Ironman (which is in just 33 days)! I say that this is the second worst time to have an injury because the only time that I can think of that would be worse would be the day […]

It’s summertime. It’s sunny. It’s hot. It’s humid. None of this is a news flash, but how your body reacts while exercising in these conditions may surprise you. I download triathlon and running related podcasts from iTunes all the time. I listen to these while on my indoor trainer or driving in the car. I […]

The day before a race I typically look over the bike and run courses, print out my check list, pick up my race packet and load up on carbs. The day before this race was a little different. I started out the day sitting on the pavement with Flash laying in the road beside me…and […]

Here’s the official results of the 2011 Cardinal Half-Ironman Triathlon: Swim (1.2 miles)45:36.80 (38:00 min/mile pace) – 15th out of 28 in age group (90th out of 169 overall) T12:31.9 -6/28 (73/169) Bike (56 miles)2:54.53.2 (19.2 mph) – 8/28 (37/169) T20:53.60 – 3/28 (12/169) Run (13.1 miles)2:06:26.7 (9:39 min/mile) – 7/28 (43/169) Total5:50:22.15 (8/28) (35/169) […]