At a Glance With two weeks to Ironman Lake Placid, I explain the taper — my first full one in eight months — and how backing off training while dialing in recovery lets the body rebuild and peak on race day. HIGHLIGHTS First full taper in eight months, heading into Ironman Lake Placid About two…
At a Glance A breakout “training” race at the Tupper Lake Tinman half in the Adirondacks — personal bests across all three legs and a strong negative-split run carried I to 9th overall and 1st in my age group, tuning up perfectly for Ironman Lake Placid. HIGHLIGHTS Result: 4:35:14 — 9th overall and 1st in…
At a Glance Racing the hilly Rev3 Quassy Half as untapered training for Ironman Lake Placid, I rode conservatively on a nursing rib and climbed my way to an M20-24 age-group podium on one of the Northeast’s toughest 70.3 courses. HIGHLIGHTS Result: podium finish in the M20-24 age group ~40-minute swim, raced conservatively to protect…
At a Glance I finally ticks a NYC Swim event off my list — the Great Hudson 1.6-mile open-water swim — leaping off a floating dock into 58°F water and finishing the point-to-point course in 34 minutes. HIGHLIGHTS Result: finished the 1.6-mile swim in 34 minutes Started with a 7-foot jump off the NYC Water…
At a Glance March 2014 training totals: a breakout month with big jumps across the board and an unexpected dive into road racing — six bike races (two doubles and a criterium) after signing up for just Battenkill. HIGHLIGHTS Duration: 58:08:48 (+27.82% vs February) Distance: 784.18 miles (+31.26%); TSS: 2241 (+25.84%) Raced six bike events…
At a Glance A short reflection on rest — with just two full days off all of March, I make the case that recovery is a hard but essential part of training, protecting against injury and giving the mind a reboot. HIGHLIGHTS Took only two full rest days in March (the 10th and the 31st)…
At a Glance Race three of the Nassau Run Series — the Cedar Creek Park 5-miler — run on tired legs a day after a double bike race. I hit my ~30-minute target with a 29:51, good for 5th overall. HIGHLIGHTS Result: 29:51, 5th place overall Met his goal of running around 30 minutes Course…
At a Glance Race two of the Nassau Run Series — the Lido Beach 4-miler — run on a flat, windy course. A no-frills training race, with the 5-mile Cedar Creek Park event up next on March 23rd. Windy and flat. Not my favorite race conditions, but it’s always good to get a workout in….
At a Glance My first-ever criterium — the Branchbrook Park Spring Series in Newark, NJ — where I raced safely in the pack and took 10th in the Cat 4/5 field, getting boxed out in a hectic sprint finish. HIGHLIGHTS Result: 10th place in the Cat 4/5 race — his first criterium Held with the…