I’m quickly closing in on 300 miles on my current pair of running shoes. That’s usually when I start thinking about heading out to see my friend Swag to purchase some new ones. I could probably get by going 350 or even 400 miles in shoes, but I don’t feel it’s worth the risk. Despite […]

What a fun weekend! We drove the 2 hours from Louisville up to Indianapolis on Friday afternoon. We immediately hit the Indianapolis Zoo upon arrival in Naptown. Our later-than-planned departure meant that we only had about an hour at the zoo before headed off to meet up with our good friend Jeff and his daughter […]

Official Race Results: 1500 meter (0.93 mi.) Swim 34:52.2 (37:24 min/mile pace) – 36th out of 48 in age group (285th out of 443 overall) T11:32.6 – 10/48 (100/443) 40K (24.8 mi.) Bike 1:09:56.6 (21.3 mph) – 26/48 (175/443) T21:08.1 – 10/48 (94/443) 10K (6.2 mi.) Run 49:58.4 (8:02.5 min/mile pace) – 23/48 (154/443) Total2:37:28.8 […]

Tomorrow afternoon I’ll pack up the car with my wife, daughter, all of my triathlon gear and the hopes and dreams of an entire nation everyone sitting in front of my computer right now. Sunday morning is the Tri Indy, which is our course, in Indianapolis. Races away from home pose a different kind of […]

A head nod, a quick wave, a smile, a “hey” or “good morning”…any acknowledgment of the presence of a fellow runner. I always do it – usually a verbal acknowledgment if we pass close enough, a short wave if we are on opposite sides of the road. Over the past few years, I’ve had the […]

Today was a sprint stage in the Tour de France. The riders actually sprinted 123 miles. Think about that. The main group finished in 4 hours, 37 minutes and 9 seconds for an average speed of 26.63 mph! That is a crazy fast pace to hold for just a few miles…much less 123. These guys […]

One last post on last weekend’s race and then we’ll close this chapter of my racing career…for good! Transition area before the race. Beautiful Ohio River in the background. Putting the final touches on my transition area prior to the race. Dad and I before the race. I can’t express how great it is to […]

Some days you just know are going to be bad from the beginning. I woke up at 2:45am to the sound of thunder. I never did get fully back to sleep, so I felt a little sluggish as I loaded up and drove to the race in the rain. The rain stopped before the race […]

So tomorrow morning I will tackle my second half-Ironman triathlon (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run). Literally months of preparation comes to a close as I enter the mighty Ohio River around 8:00 am. I’m feeling confident and yet nervous at the same time. I’ve done all I can to prepare, so […]

Lance Armstrong is currently “competing” in the Tour de France over across the pond. He said prior to the race that this year would be his last. Several days ago, after a few crashes put him way behind the leaders, he conceded that he now has no chance to win title number eight. He’s already […]