Following a pleasant respite from structured training, I am into my first real block of consistent workouts. I’m always mixed when it comes to offseason rest, as I truly love the lifestyle of training day in and day out, but know that I need time to really rest and recover. This year I maintained some fitness through running and swimming, …
Arizona Weekend/Offseason cont'd
Fresh back from a weekend in Arizona, riding bikes, soaking up sun, playing golf with my dad, visiting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, and watching and supporting athletes during Ironman Arizona. It was a good time to get out of the first real cold temperatures in Durango and enjoy some ideal weather further south. The trip started out with a …
Perth/Offseason
After a long year of racing hard, I’ve finally arrived at the brief window of time known as the offseason. It’s been a whirlwind year with a lot of racing, traveling, and meeting new friends. I decided to pull the plug on my plans to race Ironman Arizona, as it seemed a little hasty to try and rebuild and really …