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Muskoka Chase 2006 Race ReportThis past Sunday, June 18th, I raced the Muskoka Chase Long Course Triathlon (2km-s/55km-b/15km-r) in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. I flew out from Victoria on Thursday with Colin Jenkins on an early flight, and we met up with Simon and Jasper, who'd left later, at the Toronto airport. We got great, great … Continue reading Houston, We Have A Problem…

I arrived in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada on Monday after a long day of travel. I flew from LaGuardia to Denver, then Denver to Vancouver. After a long line to get through customs, I got my bike and bags and hopped on the Pacific Coach Lines bus, which would take me to downtown Victoria via … Continue reading Victoria Training Camp – Week 1 Complete

Florida Ironman 70.3 2006 Race ReportThis past Sunday, May 21st, was the third annual Florida Half-Ironman (now Ironman 70.3, so called for the 70.3 miles covered during the race: 1.2 mile swim - 56 mile bike - 13.1 mile run), and my first trip to the Sunshine State for the race (or any race). My … Continue reading 4:04:27

I left for Florida on the Tuesday afternoon (5/16) before the race, feeling very good about having set two consecutive PB's in the pool for 400 yds. during my morning swim. The flight was uneventful, and after driving up to Clermont, I headed over to fellow Timex Team member Kevin Grogan's house for a quick … Continue reading Florida 70.3 Race Week Recap

So after struggling with some mental barriers, I resolved to go back to Plan B, which is to say, I decided to just give'r. Yesterday's run was the first of the Plan B workouts, and it was pretty successful although not stellar. Fueled by a nap and a huge lunch, I then set out for … Continue reading Plan B Day

There is a common coaching expression which goes, "we do not rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training." The idea is obvious enough. If you slack off on your training, no amount of "desire" can get you to the finish line first if you simply are not … Continue reading The Lowest Common Denominator

So, with gas prices being what they are, I set out to see if I can actually achieve reasonable commuting speeds on my bicycle. And by reasonable, I mean ~30mph. The goal was not actually to hit commuting speeds, but to go out and do some Zone5, otherwise known as VO2Max, otherwise known as EXTREMELY … Continue reading Riding A Bike As Fast As You Drive Is Hard…

Carrboro, NC -- Today, under sunny skies and with perfect weather, I took part in the 2nd Annual Powerman North Carolina. The race is one of three Powerman races here in the U.S.; the other two are in Alabama and Ohio. The race format is an 8K run, done as two loops around the McDougle … Continue reading Powerman North Carolina Race Report

So I'm sitting in the Phoenix airport, getting ready to head home from the Team Timex 2006 "training camp." It wasn't really a training camp in the traditional sense of triathlon training; rather it was a chance to train all of the athletes on the products we will be representing. There were a lot of … Continue reading Team Timex Camp 2006

No, in fact, some of the time, it hailed, and some of the time, it snowed... Other than those times, though, it did rain for the entire duration of my long run. But better that than the entire duration of a long bike. I would like to point out that it is supposedly spring and … Continue reading Did It Rain The WHOLE Time??