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A big congratulations to my #1 training partner and best friend, Mr. Simon Q. Whitfield, for winning his eighth ITU World Cup last Sunday (June 10) in Vancouver.Simon ran away from Andy Pott's in the last 400m to capture the Vancouver 2008 World Cup in front of a hometown crowd. All this while waiting to … Continue reading Congratulations, Mr. Q

So I've been training at the Slowtwitch.com headquarters - Xantusia - out in Valyermo, CA in preparation for the Clearlake OneOOne race next Sunday, June 10th. Last time I was out here, following my non-start at the California 70.3, I took on the local hillclimb challenge, which is a nasty 11.8 mile road that goes … Continue reading Back Up The Mountain

Florida Ironman 70.3 Race Report5.20.2007. Orlando, FL.So after a couple of mishaps, I finally got the first triathlon of 2007 in the books. The race itself was an average race, what Mr. Q described as an "almost there" race, since I was almost there on the swim/bike/run, without any real standouts though. I was definitely … Continue reading Another Notch in the Old Belt

Bradenton, FL OneOOne Race Report (DNF)5.6.2007Yes, somehow I made a wrong turn. I chopped off roughly 1800m on that first lap. The strange thing is that I then made the same wrong turn two more times without anyone stopping me (which is how I realized I was off course, I went through 50 miles - … Continue reading Getting Closer! At Least I Started This One…

California 70.3 Non-Race (Did Not Start) Report...Short version: I most likely have strep throat, and my brother-the-doctor was worried about it potentially spreading as a result of pushing my body in the race and causing some of the very nasty problems it can cause if it spreads...Long Version: I'd been feeling up and down early … Continue reading Failure to Launch

So, yet again, we have experienced another crushing defeat to our stretch of good weather. After beautiful sunny days, and a small patch of rain, that had basically cleared the trails, we got pounded with another 5" or so of snow last night. This has been a running theme, as just when we think we … Continue reading The Snow Returns to FLG

So I've been away from the blog for a while, courtesy of not having internet access at our training HQ in Flagstaff, AZ. But with the first race, albeit a running-only one, of the 2007 season having just taken place, I'm back to give a bit of an update. As part of the training camp … Continue reading Back To The Blog… 2007 Racing Begins

So I'm finally getting to see some snow this winter. You are thinking, logically, that it is now finally snowing in New York, which would be very normal. But no, it is snowing in Amarillo, Texas. Yesterday, it was 63F in the middle of Illinois. Now, it is (or actually was) snowing in Texas. I … Continue reading It’s Snowing… In Texas?!

So Monday was the last big swim of my 2006 RBAC (Rose Bowl Aquatic Center) Swim Camp. Of course, in typical CZone fashion, it was the thunderous "one-line Jonnyo special" -- 15 x (400 IM off the blocks, 400 pull, 100 kick ez, 100 backstroke ez). Yes, that is right, 15,000m (approximately 9.3 miles or … Continue reading Rose Bowl Swim Camp 2006: The Grand Finale

This came up over on Mr. Q's blog, and I was amazed at the discussion generated. The recently retired Peter Reid has decided to become a private coach, and some on Simon's blog slammed him for not coaching through the NTC (National Training Center), especially since he, to some extent, really came up and benefitted … Continue reading Do Retired Elites Have An Obligation To Their Country?