Distance: 200 mile relay (17.8 miles for me, broken into ~three 6 mile legs) I would like to preface this post by saying I am very angry at myself for forgetting to bring my camera on this trip. All of the pictures below are off...
Event: Steelhead Half Ironman (70.3) Swim: 1.2 miles Bike: 56 miles Run: 13.1 miles Going into the race, I really didn’t have any expectations. This being my first half, everyone told me not to set a goal time because there are so many variables that...
This is pretty awesome. The Music City Tri sent out this link post-race, you can watch your race virtually. You can see where you were relative to everyone else and even put in a competitor’s name and watch the two of you race each other....
Event: Music City Triathlon Distance: Olympic (1.5K swim, 25 mile bike, 10K run) Location: Nashville, TN Since Paul is out of town, my friend Allison and her boyfriend Lisle, and two of Allison’s friends from home who were visiting Kentucky, let me hitch a...
Happy 4th! And in Lexington, Kentucky, the 4th means parades, fireworks, and…the Bluegrass 10K! After the triathlon last weekend I decided that I didn’t want to be totally trashed before I even got to the starting line. So I moved my long bike ride from...
Event: Markey Race for Women’s Cancer, Spindletop Farms, Lexington, KY Distance: Sprint Triathlon (400m swim, 14 mile bike, 5k run) This was going to be my first triathlon since the broken elbow last year (coincidentally, on the anniversary of the accident). At the last minute,...
The Women’s Half Marathon in NYC was this past Sunday. My trip into NYC was hellish (I was supposed to arrive Friday night, didn’t get in until about 4pm Saturday.) My friend Margaret did me the favor of going to the expo and picking up...
The 2011 More Magazine Fitness Magazine Women’s Half Marathon in NYC is coming up Sunday morning (following the UK-UConn Final Four game…poor timing). The run is two laps around Central Park, and the weather is supposed to be on the cool side (low 37,...
It was a cold day in DC for the National Marathon, temperatures around the start were ~33 degrees. Thankfully the sun came out though and by dressing accordingly for the weather (running pants or leggings, long sleeves for both of us with an outer layer...
Event: Music City Triathlon Distance: Olympic (1.5K swim, 25 mile bike,...
A few weeks ago I started having problems with shin splints again....
Event: Markey Race for Women’s Cancer, Spindletop Farms, Lexington, KY Distance: Sprint...
The 2011 More Magazine Fitness Magazine Women’s Half Marathon in NYC is...
Here are a few breakfast tips from a guy that never skips...