September 2nd, 2024 — Two strong first two weeks in the books.
August 23rd, 2024 — With just over 15 weeks to go, I am not at all in the shape I was in when I race 70.3 Couer d'Alene. I mean, of course I'm not in shape. I took time off and then injured myself. Facing the reality of where I am is not easy. I was in such a good place with my fitness and was eager...
July 25th, 2024 — One week removed, I'm feeling better but still have a ways to go.
July 19th, 2024 — I know I posted recently how excited I was to get back to work and race in December. While that hasn't changed, I'm gonna be sidelined for a few weeks.
July 8th, 2024 — My first Ironman branded middle distance race was an all around success. I ran it in 5 hours 32 minutes and that's right around where I wanted to be. One thing to note, however, was that the swim was extremely shortened due to weather conditions. More on that later. My first rac...
June 17th, 2024 — 6 months of training and somehow it feels like it's both flown by Up until about two weeks ago I have been lucky to have to had an injury free year. When I would do my longer runs I would feel some tightness and discomfort in my right calf/shin area. Every time it propped up I w...
April 15th, 2024 — 13 years ago I bought a low-end TT bike. It was a That Felt bike served me well over the years. Though there was a solid 8 years there where I didn't even ride it at all. Having Rheumatoid Arthritis (and not knowing it) made handling a bike painful on my wrists and then starting...
April 10th, 2024 — I've been out of the sport of triathlon for nearly a decade. When I was in the sport I followed a couple of names but it was not possible to be as connected to athletes as it now. Social media and the ability to create an audience has changed how vested I am in watching such a bo...