Rev3 Quassy HalfRev 2013 Race Report

Pre-Race My eyes peeled open around 4:15am. 15 minutes before my alarm went off. I was happy to have gotten a full nights sleep and feeling pretty fresh. I rolled out of bed and started preparing my pre-race breakfast in the little microwave in our hotel room. Granola with coconut milk, a banana and a …

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Rev3 Quassy 2013-Pre-Race Day Report

I got up around 7-7:30am on Saturday morning as the sun beamed in the open shades of room #329 of the Comfort Suites. My wife had been stirring for awhile by that time and I eventually acknowledged it. We had a quick breakfast in the room while checking emails, updating our social media and researching …

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Snack at Claire’s Corner Copia #wp

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Rev3 Quassy Live Athlete Tracking

I am bib # 2935 in the HalfRev on Sunday Rev3 Quassy Live Athlete Tracking Results.. Rev3 Quassy Live

Rev3 Quassy Olympic Men’s Swim Start

More Rev3 Quassy Live Updates here… Men’s Swim Start Video. FFwd to the last 30 secs of video.

Revving Up for Rev3 Quassy

This past week has been a scorcher. Temperatures were up in the high 80’s and low 90’s with brutal humidity. Thankfully, it is a race week and my training volume was a bit less. Although it may have been the fact that it was a race week that it was so tough. I always feel …

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Quassy-bound! #wp

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IMLP Training Update-Weeks 15, 16, & 17-Buildup to Rev3 Quassy

I haven’t posted any training updates in a few weeks, so as I finish off this last of 3 build weeks and head into my “B” race of the season I thought I should catch up a bit. I have been steadily building the past three weeks since the NJ Devilman race without any let …

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Geekin’ Out on Heart Rate Variability

One thing I have been playing around with lately is Heart Rate Variability(HRV) as a way monitor the effects of my training load. I used to do this strictly by testing my resting heart rate(RHR) every morning, but HRV can tell you much more about what is going on in your body using the other …

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Thad Beaty: Musician and Plant-Based Ironman

Thad Beaty great story of transformation to plant-based and Ironman finisher… Thad Beaty’s Plant-Based Road to IRONMAN Hawaii.