My third triathlon of the 2011 season is this Sunday. I’m racing in the three race/two day even known as TriFest. This is the first year for TriFest and all indications are that it’s going to be an awesome weekend and will be an annual event going forward. On Saturday there’s a Super Sprint and […]

This morning, the USDA, First Lady Michelle Obama and Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin unveiled the new food icon, called My Plate. This new icon replaces the old USDA Food Pyramid, which had been around in one form or another since 1980.  The USDA has a long history of steering people in the wrong direction […]

There are six organized bike rides that travel along the Ironman Louisville bike course. I joined in on one of these rides, which took place this past Saturday. When I say organized, I mean that there is someone (his name is Bob Baney) that designates a time and location for everyone to meet. He also […]

The first two triathlon’s that I competed in held the swim portions of the race in a pool. The third race that I did had the swim in a canal that was only 4 feet deep and about 20 feet wide, so I don’t count this one as open water either. My first experience with […]

This is my third full season of racing triathlons. I started with a single sprint distance race in 2008 and have slowly progressed since then to the pinnacle of the sport, Ironman, which I will do this August. For the first time, this year I decided to pursue some sponsorships to help supplement the cost […]

I usually try not to spend much time worrying about things that I can’t control. Despite my best efforts, I found myself checking the extended forecast as soon as this race was 10 days away. From the very first time I saw it, rain was being called for on race day. I checked it every […]

Here’s the official results of the 2011 Taylorsville Lake Half-Ironman Triathlon: Swim (1.2 miles)36:28.6 (30:23 min/mile pace) – 3rd out of 10 in age group (16th out of 76 overall) T12:04.9 -4/10 (23/76) Bike (56 miles)2:45:26.5 (20.3 mph) – 4/10 (21/76) T20:58.60 – 4/10 (10/76) Run (13.1 miles)1:54:47.9 (8:46 min/mile) – 5/10 (24/76) Total5:19:46.5 (5/10) […]

Last season by training was broken into two segments. The first was leading up the the Taylorsville Lake Triathlon, the second was leading up to the Cardinal Harbour Triathlon – both Half-Ironman distance races. I went through a complete cycle of periodization for each. A Base Phase, a Build Phase and then a Peak Phase […]

So if there’s one thing that I know about trying to complete an Ironman Triathlon (or any race for that matter), it’s not to try anything new that you haven’t tried before, leading up to and during the race. Practice EVERYTHING before trying it on race day. So with a half-Ironman race this Saturday, I […]

Building up a strong base in training is essential for triathlons…especially long course and Ironman distance races. A great way to build this base is with bricks (they are a “building” material after all). If you keep up with my training, you know what I do bricks of various distance and intensities about once a […]