Jul 31
Pre-Race I knew it was going to be a good day when “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath starting blasting through my earbuds as I enter the speed skating oval/transition area on race morning. Was it coincidence? I think not. I have over 2000 songs on my iPhone and I had shuffle-played them all while driving …
Jun 01
More Rev3 Quassy Live Updates here… Men’s Swim Start Video. FFwd to the last 30 secs of video.
May 31
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 …
May 27
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 …
May 06
I’m On No Sleep, No Sleep!. You Don’t know What It’s Like In There… Race morning did not get off to a good start. I hardly slept a wink the whole night and was tossing and turning trying not to look at the clock. I am not sure what if it was the large chai …
May 04
As I sit here in bed at the Fairfield Inn in the lovely town of Millville, NJ, I am finding it hard to believe my first triathlon of the season is tomorrow morning. Although the gear laid out systematically around the room does remind me of it pretty regularly. Tomorrow is the NJ Devilman Half-Lite, …
Apr 15
The end of the build weeks for 3rd training block has arrived. I have been feeling pretty good this last week. I did manage to push things a bit with some good interval work runs on Thursday bring myself almost to the point heaving. The weather has been finally getting better with temps in the …
Apr 08
As I finish up my first 2.5 months of training, all bodyparts are still intact and muscles still functioning without pain. I am thinking this previously abused, middle-aged body still has some miles in it. The last few weeks have been pretty similar in volume(time) with a few small increases here and there. I feel …
Nov 12
This review is meant to be a little more focused on the race itself and less on my performance. Race Name: Ironman Muskoka 70.3 Country: Canada Date: September 9th, 2012 Race Category: Male 40-44 Why did I do this race? I wanted a late season race in September with a fresh water lake swim and …
Oct 25
Ironman World Championships from Kona, Hawaii are on NBC this Saturday, from 4-6PM EST…. NBC Sports TV Listings & Livestream Schedule – Sports- NBC Sports.
