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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....
