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2013 Season in Review
If you plan on reading this, go make yourself a big cup of hot chocolate, because this is gonna be a long one… Before we can look at 2013, we have to look at where I was coming from in 2012… Coming off...
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My wheel/tire/helmet choices in 2013
While it was easy to see that I changed bike frames in 2013 (switched from a Cervelo P3 to a Quintana Roo CD 0.1), I also made significant changes to my wheel/tire choices. I switched my training...
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Drug Testing in Non-Drafting Professional Triathlon
A couple of months ago, I sent out a survey to fellow professional triathletes, all of whom focus on non-drafting racing (olympic distance, half-iron distance, and iron-distance). The purpose of the...
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Where the Mind Goes on a 5-hour Trainer Session
Recently, coach Tim gave me an assignment – to record my thoughts during a workout, and send the results to him. I decided that a 5-hour bike trainer session would be a good workout for this...
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“The Process”
Last weekend, I raced Ironman Los Cabos. It was a crazy race week, and just about every possible pre-race mishap that could have happened, did happen. I won’t recount it here, but my roommates Beth...
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Ironman Texas
Last weekend, I raced Ironman Texas. I finished as the 15th pro, in 8:56:46. What this race experience has made me reflect on the most is the idea of “confidence”, and the utility/art of...
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Finding the Right Mindset
(this post is a modification of an email I recently sent to a friend of mine who is a successful pro triathlete and super awesome person, when our email chain got onto the topic of “fun” vs...
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Thoughts on the pro triathlon market…
First off, let me start this with a couple of disclaimers: You may get the impression that I “dislike” the WTC, and Ironman, by writing this article. But that is patently false. I love Ironman. I...
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“50 Women to Kona” brings up the point of, “Is Kona even worth it?”…
There is a big push lately on social media to get “50 Women to Kona”, because right now, male pros are allotted 50 Kona slots, whereas female pros are allotted only 35 slots. This is because there are...
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Ironman Chattanooga, & End-of-Season Update
2.4 mile swim, 116 mile bike, 26.2 mile run – 8:54:45. 18th place. Two days ago, I raced Ironman Chattanooga. It was a great race, with a great course, and we were welcomed warmly by the entire...
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Triathlon’s Dirty Little Secret
A lot of sports have their “dirty little secrets”. In football, it’s concussions/brain trauma. In cycling, it’s random heart attacks from drug-affected blood. In bowling it’s… carpal tunnel...
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Getting athletes to Kona… (part 1)
For many triathletes, the “dream goal” is getting to Kona. That’s not the goal for all triathletes, of course. But that dream is prevalent enough so that you can assume just about everyone toeing the...
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Getting Athletes to Kona (part 2)
This is part 2 of my post on the guidelines I’ve followed for coaching athletes towards Kona qualification (part 1 here). So, here goes part 2! 4) Pay attention, and be honest. You should be paying...
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The Rapidly Changing Scene of Pro Iron-Distance Racing
I did my first triathlon in August, 2006, and first Ironman in June, 2007. I earned my professional license by winning the amateur title at Ironman Coeur d’Alene in 2011, and I’ve been racing as a...
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MUSSEL UP!!
Here we are, summer of 2016… Racing season is in full “go”, and we’re all starting to reap the benefits of all of the hours put in on the trainer over the winter. I’ve been racing since April, but the...
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Musselman 2016 Write-Up
This past weekend, I was lucky to race at one of my favorite events, the Musselman Half-Iron, on lovely Seneca Lake. It’s the unofficial 70.3-mile championship of upstate NY, and it did not...
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The Importance of Focusing on Yourself
Last weekend, I raced Ironman Arizona, to wrap up my 2016 season. The details of my race are not particularly important. I mean, they’re important to me, but I’m sure they’re super boring to everyone...
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The Preseason…
The most “WHAT DO I DO???” time of year is generally the winter. The previous race season is ancient history, but the next “big” race may still be 6-7 months away. During the winter, some folks never...
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This past weekend, I raced Ironman Louisville. I haven’t posted files from a race recently, so I thought it might be a good idea to go through this one. First, the final stats: –9:10:xx. 21st male...
View ArticleSean O’Brien 100k
So… this past weekend, I flew out to LA, to run the Sean O’Brien 100k. It’s known as one of the most brutal 100k courses out there, with over 13,000 ft of climbing, and probably not the best choice...
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