I finally feel like I have decompressed enough after racing Ironman Lake Placid to talk a little about it here. At moments it still doesn’t seem completely real to say that I am an Ironman Champion, as I believed I could win, but didn’t spend much time preparing for it when it happened. In some ways I thought it would …
Activation Energy.
Some days I wake up and all I want to do is spend 6 hours riding outside in the sun, and other days it’s a struggle to do an easy 3,000 yards at the pool. I think this is the case for most serious athletes, and despite having what I consider a dream job at the moment, it’s not always …
3rd Place Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3
It was another tough day on the the 70.3 circuit, this time in Lubbock, Texas. I have raced at Buffalo Springs twice now, and in the words of race director Mike Greer, “this is old-school triathlon.” With a challenging course, plenty of “varmint roadkill,” and the potential for a lot of heat and wind, it’s certainly not easy. I don’t …