“Weekend Warrior” is a term I first heard when in the Army Reserve. It was apt I thought at the time to describe someone who serves their country one weekend a month and two weeks a year. More and more though I hear this term in reference to those athletes who only really get out [...]

Who is responsible for your actions? The answer here should be “you” but that is not always the case. While watching the athlete interviews after the United States competed in the 4×100m relay, one athlete made the comment that someone had a voodoo doll out on the US Track [...]

And, when you combine cool sunglasses with your trusty visor, you just look a lot cooler anyway…
Hands down my visor is my most favorite apparel piece in my ensemble, which isn’t stocked too heavily to begin with. The nice thing about a visor is that they’re pretty cheap and some of the race venues actually [...]

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken, 1916
“For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are those ‘It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Miller, 1856
“Just [...]

Pronation of the foot is a normal process that occurs when your foot makes contact with the ground. More specifically your ankle and foot will normally pronate 6 to 8 degrees during midstance (Mann RA: Biomechanics of running. Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, St. Louis, 1982). Pronation can be described as the inward collapse of the [...]

This morning was the 20th Annual Imperial Beach Triathlon and Duathlon. The day started out overcast and cool but the marine layer broke mid-race to reveal sunny conditions and a warm run. The duathlon kicked off first at 7:00 am with the elite wave getting the triathlon underway 10 minutes later.
Following the 500 meter [...]

I recently crossed into the 5 month period from Ironman Arizona in November and began my ‘formal’ training period. With one Ironman under my belt and high expectations for myself, it got me to thinking – how do we choose the right goals for ourselves as we approach our races?
How do we set distance markers [...]