Everyone knows who Lance is. Chris Lieto is someone that you are probably not familiar with unless you follow the sport of professional triathlon. I could tell you all about him, but I’ll spare you and just say that he’s the fastest cyclist on the pro circuit. You can learn more about him here. Anyway, […]

I saw a story on a triathlon website about the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships. Who knew that they was such a thing? The race was held in Norway, were the temperature at the race start was 17F!So what exactly is a winter triathlon? They start with a 6K run (on trails covered in snow), […]

My last training on the bike was Monday, January 18th (4 weeks ago). After riding through pain that morning, I knew that I needed to take some time off from the bike to let me knee heal. This morning I taped up my knee and climbed back on the saddle for a “test the waters” […]

Since the time I was 12 or 13, I’ve lifted weights of some sort. My Dad had a nice little set up in our basement and he would let us come down and lift some light weights once in a while. I’ve maintained a steady weight lifting routine ever since then, including a “weight lifting […]

I started training and competing in triathlons about a year and a half ago. Ever since then, I’ve thought that Louisville needed a triathlon specific store. Not that I mind going to a separate running store, bike shop and swim store, but this city hosts one of only 25 worldwide official Ironman triathlons…it doesn’t seem […]

If the old man in the barbershop from “Forrest Gump” was at the gym in the mornings, he would probably see me walk in and say “That boy sure is a swimmin’ fool”. I feel like that’s all I’ve done the last few weeks. With the knee still healing (hopefully), I’ve been off the bike […]

I don’t make a habit of reading the San Francisco Chronicle, but I saw a link to this story on a triathlon website, so I thought I would share it. You can read the whole article, but here’s the gist: The results of a study show that the more miles people run, the less likely […]

One if the keys to getting last in any sport is to do some speed work. So I mixed it up today and did some swim intervals. As I revealed on a previous post, the pool lengths are a little off, so that explains the weird distances: 5 minute warm-up 5 x 210 yard (10 […]

All the fad over the last few years has been low-carb diets. If you run, or do any type of aerobic exercise, you NEED carbohydrates. Limiting the amount of carbs you eat will make you slower and drain your energy faster. The important thing is to eat the right kind of cards. So here’s a […]

There are several websites that I use as part of my triathlon training/racing. Here’s a few of my favorites: OnTri.com – This is where I log all of my workouts. I upload my training plan for the year via an Excel spreadsheet and then I can pull up the website through their iPhone app and […]