That wonderful time athletes dream about when in the midst of competition season. Time to sleep in and time when you might actually have some free time not devoted to swim, bike and run in your day! The time to eat those foods you have restricted from your diet for the last 9-10 months! Time […]
What It Takes to Qualify for Kona
Now that 2017 is officially under way, I wanted to share a post about what it takes to qualify for this iconic race. Almost every long course triathlete watches the coverage of the race every year and most say “I’m going to get there someday” and dream of some day racing in Kona. It’s a […]
Ironman Texas 2016 Race Report- Back to Kona!
After a strong 2nd overall finish at Florida 70.3 about a month before the race, I was excited to race Ironman Texas. Especially after DNF’ing my last 2 Ironman at the end of last season, I was a bit nervous and eager to complete another Ironman distance. The plan was to have already qualified for […]
A Great Start to the Season and Florida 70.3 Race Report
After a pretty solid winter of training, I got my season kicked off with Florida 70.3 in Haines City, Florida on April 10th. Training had been going well leading up to the race, but it had pretty much been all indoor riding with zero open water swims and given it was the first race of […]