It’s been 25 days since it didn’t reach at least 80 degrees….and 6 straight days in the 90’s….with a forecast showing 90’s for the next 10 days (this is as far out as the forecast goes!). I’ve had enough! Even though I do the majority of my workouts early in the morning, it’s still in […]

Official Results: Swim 38:24.5 – 11th out of 13 in my age group T1 1:07.8 – 4th out of 13 Bike 1:19:42.6 – 8th out of 13 T2 0:39.9 – 2nd out of 13 Run 56:46.6 – 6th out of 13 Total 2:56:41.4 – 8th out of 13 / 56th out of 130 overall I’m […]

Unofficial time – 2:56:48 Tough race. Here’s a little hint: Issued by The National Weather ServiceLouisville, KY Sun., Jun. 13, 2010 … HEAT INDEX VALUES TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES TODAY…  A VERY WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO RESIDE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE UPPER […]

I’m competing in the “Spine Center Back to Health Triathlon” this Sunday. It’s an Olympic Distance [1500m (0.93 miles) Swim, 40K (24.85 miles) Bike and a 10K (6.2 miles) Run] Triathlon. This race takes place at Taylorsville Lake State Park, which was also the site of the Half Ironman that I did last month. So […]

A friend of mine, and fellow triathlete was hit by a car while riding his bike last week. Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet and all of his injuries were external (lots of missing skin and bruises), and his bike is toast – but it could have been much worse! He was doing everything right. […]

Today marked the end of my second round of Base Phase training…thankfully! This high volume / low intensity stuff is tough. Not only does it require more time, but moving at a slow rate of speed doesn’t do much for your confidence level either! Tomorrow I move on to the Build Phase, in preparation for […]

The June issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association discusses a new study comparing the nutritional content of food choices influenced by television to nutritional guidelines. Researchers analyzed 84 hours of primetime and 12 hours of Saturday morning broadcast television over a 28-day period on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. No big surprise […]

We fired up the grill a few times over the Memorial Day weekend. A few burgers, dogs and even some brats were consumed. Of course, those fine “meats” need to have a place to sit, so we naturally included buns. After eating on Sunday afternoon, we were standing around and I noticed that there were […]

I’ve often heard that completing an Ironman Triathlon is the ultimate test of physical and mental strength. After running a race half of this distance two weeks ago, I thought that I agreed with this statement. That was until I received a dose of reality last night. Jessica was working and the little one was […]

I’m back in the Base Phase of my training. This mean’s lots of volume at a low intensity. My runs and rides are based on two things – time and heart rate. Pace/speed is not a concern at this point. Today was my first long run since my race a week and a half ago…and […]