At a Glance A three-day training-and-racing weekend — a hard track session, back-to-back Branchbrook Park crits, and a 3rd-overall finish in my first-ever duathlon in a frigid Central Park. HIGHLIGHTS Duathlon: 3rd overall in 1:02:36 at the Central Park duathlon — his first ever Crit: 9th of 52 in the second Branchbrook race, earning a…
At a Glance Going in stress-free with low expectations after a snowy, low-mileage buildup, I ran a surprise personal-best 1:19:26 at the slushy 13.1 Queens Half Marathon — using a shared pace line and a late kick to hold on for 4th overall. HIGHLIGHTS Result: 1:19:26, a personal best, good for 4th overall Raced on…
At a Glance A look back at a spectacular 2014 — upgrading from Cat 5 to Cat 4 cycling, a mid-season crash that refocused my goals, a Kona qualification at Ironman Lake Placid, the brutal Leadville 100, and finishing the Ironman World Championship — and a look ahead to 2015. HIGHLIGHTS Upgraded from USA Cycling…
At a Glance This year I experience Ironman Florida from the other side of the fence — spectating and serving as a Sherpa for a teammate — on a wild day when dangerous rip currents forced organizers to cancel the swim and turn the race into a bike time-trial duathlon. HIGHLIGHTS Ironman Florida’s swim was…
At a Glance My Ironman World Championship debut in Kona — a strong 1:22 non-wetsuit swim, a bonked-out bike from too small a breakfast, and a gutsy walk/run marathon — ended in an 11:04:13 finish and a hard-earned lesson in race-day fueling. HIGHLIGHTS Result: finished the Ironman World Championship in 11:04:13 Swim 1:22:30 (faster than…
At a Glance Written on the flight to Kona, this recap traces a jam-packed stretch between qualifying at Ironman Lake Placid and the World Championship — Leadville 100, Tobay Sprint, a 5th-overall Toughman Half, and the inaugural Ironman Maryland, all while starting grad school. HIGHLIGHTS Qualified for Kona at Ironman Lake Placid (July 27) Finished…
At a Glance A quick note after a busy, spectacular summer — race recaps from the Leadville 100, Toughman Half, and more are on the way, with time to write coming en route to the Kona World Championship. Well…it’s been a while since my last update. Sorry about that! Ever since Ironman Lake Placid, my…
At a Glance A preview of the Leadville 100 MTB — a bucket-list race falling just 13 days after Ironman Lake Placid — and the tight recovery plan (fast recovery plus single-track practice) I used to bounce back and toe the line fresh. HIGHLIGHTS Racing the Leadville 100 MTB just 13 days after Ironman Lake…
At a Glance My 2014 Ironman Lake Placid is still the day I call perfection. I battled downpours, thunder, and lightning through a brutal bike leg, then dug deep on the run — and earned a Kona World Championship qualification. HIGHLIGHTS Result: qualified for the Ironman World Championship in Kona Swim ~1:14; bike 5:28:45 (first…