Fifteen
Oct 10, 2014Tomorrow I’ll be embarking on my fifteenth Ironman triathlon. On the surface there is nothing overly special to me about the number 15. It’s not considered lucky, it’s not a prime number, it’s just a nice round number, half way between 10 and 20. What is more significant about tomorrow, is that I have directed a lot of …
Read MoreThe Secret
Jul 25, 2014For a really long time I’ve wanted to try and capture a lot of my thoughts, feelings, and understandings about training down, but have hesitated too. Mostly because it seems like a daunting task, and I just don’t have the courage to undertake it. Part of it too is because my opinion can be so dynamic based on what I …
Read MoreListening
Jun 20, 2014Before I go to far into the depths of my brain, first a long over-due update of the state of Scott. I’ve knocked out a few races this season and had some inconsistent results. I had intended to race 70.3 Worlds in Mont Treblanc via qualification at Kansas 70.3, but that didn’t work out. I didn’t get a slot outright, …
Read MoreHomecoming
Oct 8, 2013This past weekend it was Homecoming at UW-Stevens point, combined with it being an odd year – it meant that Mary, Ethan and I headed up for the biennial UWSP swimming alumni extravaganza. This meant the plan for the weekend was a laid back swim meet, hanging out with friends, drinking, and a breakfast at the Wooden …
Read MoreCatching Up
Sep 13, 2013Again, it’s been a while since my last post. Life has been keeping me busy, and for various reasons I haven’t been making the time to write – despite my desire at the end of the year to do it regularly. This season contained a few breakthroughs. On paper, looking at the results it’s not fully evident when you look at …
Read MoreOff on the wrong foot
May 11, 2013Well geez, I’m embarrassed to say that we are approaching the midpoint of the year, and I’m doing a pretty lousy job on some of my earlier stated goals for this year. The specifics of why I haven’t lived up to my goals are relatively unimportant, what’s important is that I failed to make daily choices that supported …
Read MoreThe Year Two Thousand and Thirteen
Dec 6, 2012A short post to share some of my targets and goals for 2013. Goals: Be present in the moment – enjoy every experience life offers me. Go for walks with my dog and son on a regular basis. Write a meaningful blog post every other week. Consume less. Sleep more. Eat well. Do not chase meaningless metrics in training. …
Read MoreMore Results
Nov 22, 2012The last two weeks have had some big results for a few of my athletes. Matt ran a PR in the 5k and broke 20 minutes for the first time “since the 90′s”. Nick blasted out a massive PR at 10k (3+ minutes) to finish second in the first race of the local Winter Running Series. Finally – Kendrick had a huge PR at Ironman …
Read More2012: Another chapter completed
Oct 25, 2012 Year in ReviewIt’s that time of year again – how did my triathlon season go? As a whole it went very good. There are parts of it that I’m not happy with and parts that I am happy with. Training: with the addition of a 2 year old to my family in April – there was a strong possibility that I would have issues doing the training …
Read MoreIronman World Championship 2012
Oct 15, 2012Pre-Race: After a pair of major breakthroughs at Kona and IMAZ last year, I set some admittedly lofty goals for myself this year at Kona. One of those goals was to finish in the top 5 in my Age Group; I figured a performance along the lines of IMAZ would put me in strong contention for this. We arrived on the Big …
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