To kick off this series of write ups, lets talk about my original taper plan – and move on to the revised taper plan.  The original taper for Ironman this year is the result of feeling flat last yearat both IMWI and IMFL. 

Prior to both races – particularly IMWI I had some incredible workouts.  One of which was a 112 …

I’ve been nuturing this post for a while, after much delay here it is, my athletic bucket list.

• Leadville Trail 100 MTB race
• Western States Endurance Run
• Swim/Bike/Run round trip to my parents house
• Firehouse 50 (4 person team)
• Ironman New Zealand (or really faraway place)

That’s all for now.

Some of them, I’m sure …

I learned something yesterday.  A couple things actually.  One – I don’t have it figured out.  Two – you can’t expect to go fast when you make poor training choices the week of a race – particularly a HIM.  What is surprising to me – is that I thought I already knew both of those – …

This post has been brewing a few days, as I have been trying to find the words to helpfully express my recent thoughts and experiences surrounding racing without my beloved technology.

After my experience at Door County, I was comfortable with the idea of racing sans technology.  It wasn’t my preference, but it …

Yesterday was the Door County Triathlon.  It was my first time doing the race, and I was impressed.  The organization of the race was top notch – the course was great – though the run could use some more aid stations.  The best part was all of the legs were accurate distances.  Awesome!!!!!

I set a new HIM PR at the …

Today’s post is going branch off into a little bit of philosophy.  The main focus today is a “method” I picked up from my reading of Taoist stuff that I have found particularly useful in successfully completing a challenging workout.

Imagine a tall study oak tree, it’s roots are deeply embedded in the ground – …

I’ve changed it so that the root URL and the /blog URL now display the same content.  I did this because I wasn’t making any progress (after nearly 2 years) of putting anything meaningful on the “home” page.

It’s a bit kludgy, but I don’t want to screw up any of my permalinks out there.  Another solution maybe that …