IMCDA 2012 was a first of a kind race for me, in that it was an Ironman that I didn’t need to worry about focusing on qualifying for Hawaii “ I already had a slot tied up. This gave me the unique opportunity to approach this race different both in terms of training and execution “ most importantly I would be able …

Hi again! Now that the Triple T has come and gone, I can say that the 2012 triathlon (race) season is officially underway, and thus far it has been a grand success. I managed to have a great weekend of racing at the TTT, doing it as a Solo for the first time since 2006. The next race on the docket will either be Lake …

2012 marked my 7th trip to Shawnee State Park in Portsmouth, Ohio for the American Triple-T. After having done the last 5 iterations of this race as member of a team, I was back to the solo division this year. Early on in the season planning, I established 3 goals for myself this season, one of which was to finish in …

Well despite posting a month ago saying that I would be posting more soon, I didn’t keep to my promise very well! However, it’s been an action packed month these last few weeks: I set a new PR for the half marathon at the beginning of April (1:19:24). I’m quite pleased by that time. Now that I’ve finally broken 1:20, …

I’ve opened the season with J-hawk four of the last five seasons, each year using it as a rough benchmark of my fitness. After a long winter focused on my running and a recent PR at the half-marathon distance, I had high hopes for the race. However, recent life events, caused me to wake up race morning just hoping I’d …

It’s been an exceptionally long hiatus for me from posting on my blog. I have several topics that have been boiling in the background. One of the foremost is the post on specific prep, and then some other meanderings. I don’t have to much more to say at the moment, I’m alive, generating some content (but not finishing …

Thanks to the gang at Emery’s for putting up with my indecision on this purchase for the last year! I ran 8 miles on it last night to see how it works, and I’m pretty darn happy!

It’s time for my annual year in review post. I sit down, think back about my year from a triathlon perspective, slice it, dice it, and otherwise think about what I did and than write about it and share it. It’s as much for my benefit as your reading enjoyment. You can read previous write-ups here. Typically – the way …

After having a good race in Kona, but sub-optimal (broken spoke on my front wheel with massive rubbing for 65+ miles, very poor pacing on the run), my only desire for IMAZ was to qualify for Kona 2012. No time goals, no place goals, no split targets – nothing mattered except qualifying. Despite having an opportunity to …