Jun 15
I am going to double up here on the last two weeks of build before my 3 week taper into Ironman Coeur d’Alene. It has been a pretty brutal 2 weeks since I really never had a full recovery week since about 5 weeks ago. I did a couple little 3 day recovery before and …
May 04
The last time I raced the New Jersey Devilman Half Lite, it was a cold dreary morning. I vividly remember the “ice cream headache” I had gotten when I plunged my head into the cold, dark water of Cedar Lake. I ended up with a decent result, but I remember thinking I would not be in …
Jan 06
Just a quick post here about my recent joining up with the folks over at Amrita Health Foods to their athlete “Ambassador” team. You can check out my athlete profile here. Use coupon code “britri15” to 15% off nutrition products over at Amrita Health Foods. If you are a follower of this blog, you probably …
Dec 23
Well, I am back. This off-season has been pretty uneventful ever since I completed Timberman 70.3 back in August. We did take a trip to Italy back in September which I just finished posting yesterday. I have continued to train and I did complete the 180 mile City-to-Shore ride, but I have had more achievments on Untappd …
Aug 21
purple patch (plural purple patches) A period of excellent performance, where nearly everything seems to go right, work properly, and contrasting with a more general lower level of performance. An ornate or elaborate section of a written work, a patch of purple prose – Source: Wiktionary I was not sure how I would feel come …
Aug 06
Well how things change. I was planning on taking next year off from a full Ironman, but Denise and I got talking about it at dinner. All she had to say was “I wouldn’t mind going to Coeur d’Alene next year.” And I was on the computer registering before she could say another word. I …
Jul 30
Lava Magazine recaps the weather-challenged day at Ironman Lake Placid 2014 and even provided a little analysis of my day too. Pretty cool! Performance Highlight: When Weather Rules The Day | LAVA Magazine.
Jul 09
My final build week before Lake Placid was a fairly decent one. I took a rest day on Monday since I felt like I needed it. It was very hot and humid early in the week which upped the intensity a bit for my Tuesday night run. The weather later in the week did not …
Jun 03
I chose the Black Bear triathlon this season since had a half-iron distance and it was close to home. I like to do a half-iron distance in the beginning of June to test out my fitness in preparation for Ironman Lake Placid which is at the end of July. This year I was trying to …
May 31
Week 15 wrapped up with the end of 3 weeks of building volume. This last week topped out at around 16 hours, with a 4:20 bike ride on Saturday and a 2:40 run on Sunday. Due to my late start on Saturday and dinner plans that evening I wasn’t able to get a brick workout …
