At a Glance A low-pressure follow-up to the NYC Triathlon “A” race, the New Jersey State Triathlon doubled as the State Championship on a flat, fast course — run in brutal heat that pushed the lake to 86°F and air temps to 90°F, making it a non-wetsuit swim. HIGHLIGHTS Raced the New Jersey State Triathlon,…
At a Glance My debut Olympic-distance triathlon — and first 40km bike time trial — at the 2013 NYC Triathlon, where I paced the bike by power, negative-split the Central Park run, and beat my sub-2:15 goal with a 2:09 finish. HIGHLIGHTS Result: finished in 2:09, beating his sub-2:15 goal in his first Olympic-distance race…
At a Glance A solo recon ride to scout Ocean Parkway near Jones Beach as a stoplight-free time-trial route — a pancake-flat 15.5-mile strip that’s great for tempo work, though still under repair after Hurricane Sandy. HIGHLIGHTS Scouted Ocean Parkway, a flat 15.5-mile out-and-back with no intersections Workout: 15-min warmup, 2×10-min tempo intervals at ~244…
At a Glance Returning to the NYRR Scotland 10K — my first-ever 10K back in 2011 — I used two years of Central Park course knowledge to pace smartly through the rolling hills and run a PR of 36:28. HIGHLIGHTS Result: new PR of 36:28 on the clockwise Central Park loop Mile splits: 5:52.9, 5:48.7,…
At a Glance Racing the hilly Coogan’s 5K in Washington Heights in sub-freezing cold, I ran 17:52 — a tough, painful effort that still beat my 2012 and 2011 times on the same course. HIGHLIGHTS Result: finished in 17:52 (Garmin), improving 40 seconds on 2012 and 120 seconds on 2011 Mile splits: 5:37, 5:52, 5:42…
At a Glance A busy start to 2013: through a brutal Northeast winter, I built base indoors, tackled the Tour of Sufferlandria, studied for the GMAT, and traveled to Hong Kong for a trio of races — including a trail win and pacing my dad to a marathon PR. HIGHLIGHTS Completed the Tour of Sufferlandria…
At a Glance After a year-long break from blogging, I recap a breakout 2012 season — my first Ironman, an age-group win, a Boston qualifier, and PBs across every distance, all while staying injury-free. HIGHLIGHTS Completed his first Ironman event at Lake Placid Won his age group at the Toughman Half Ironman Qualified for the…
At a Glance One of my earliest race reports — the NYRR Sprint Triathlon in Flushing Meadows. A pool-style 400m swim, two loops on the bike, and a 5K run around the Unisphere. Despite a wrong turn on the run and slow transitions, a standout 14th-fastest bike split carried me to 28th overall in 1:11:38….