I spent this weekend in Henderson, NV at the Silverman Triathlon. I got to see some friends race and experience the event first hand which is going to be a ton of help as I prepare to take on this course next year. The event was world-class. Everything about it was designed for the athletes [...]

You are finally ready for your first event. For months you have read everything you could get your hands on about your event and training for it. Undoubtedly you’ve read blogs and/or books that tell list countless things you are to remember to bring to your event. For the runners it is the gels, body [...]

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 [...]

Before writing this I was not sure how this little article should be described or where it should be categorized, training, mental preparation or uncategorized so where it will end up is a mystery. I personally believe it belongs in all three, but music just like each athletes taste is very personal to the [...]

I was recently at an event and I saw something that really frustrated me. My friend and I were observing the bike course and we saw the race director standing in the course directing cyclists to either go to the right to finish or go to the left to head out onto the second loop. [...]