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2018 Season Wrap-Up
I took a long time to write this wrap-up, mostly because 2018 included an unruly number of disappointments among some very good moments. How do you sum up so many highs and lows? Difficult for sure. I won’t gloss over the low points, but the high points surely...
Race Report: Ironman Arizona
It's been a little while since my last update. The summer was busy and filled with both good and bad. I'm planning to write a season summary. Stay tuned for that. It will be a mash up of good and bad stories from my '18 season. For now, here's my race report from...
TBT Race Report: ’17 Philadelphia Escape Olympic Triathlon
I thought it might be fun, and useful, to start posting more reports of past races. So here we go: my experience at the 2017 Escape Philadelphia Triathlon (Olympic). This race is my hometown race, but I had never done it. Yes, it sounds ridiculous that I waited til...
My Off-Season
The time after racing season, a.k.a winter or the off-season, means different things to different types of athletes. For athletes with a one-race goal (like completing an Ironman or marathon), might have started their off-season the day after their one race. For...
How to Transition to a Vegan Diet
A friend recently asked me to write about how someone can go about switching to a vegan diet. So many health and athletic benefits come from switching to a vegan diet from a “standard American” diet, but how should one go about doing this? Some people do this...
Let’s Talk about Swimming
If you’ve been thinking about training for a triathlon or you’re already sucked into this crazy sport, you may have experienced unease with swimming. I’m not talking about dreading the 3x1000 on your workout plan - - I’m thinking of all the unseen inconveniences of...
Ironman World Championships
This race was my second at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, and I was much more trained and rested than my previous race in 2013. I wanted to avoid a lot of the pre-race craziness that I experienced in 2013, so I arrived late Tuesday. Looking back, I almost...
70.3 World Championships, Chattanooga, TN
This was my debut at the half Ironman Worlds, since the previous times I qualified for this event, it conflicted with my schedule and/or work. I was thrilled this event was also brought back to the U.S. after being held in Europe and Australia over the previous years....
More summer berries...there were tons!!! If anyone wants to go pick some, I’ll tell you where to go https://t.co/Ewxn0xZN7L
Look at this baby praying mantis...so small!! That’s a window screen in front, just for size comparison! https://t.co/9d6bwLpgGF