At a Glance Two race weekends, back to back: a flat run at the hilly Challenge Quassy, then a gutsy come-from-behind at IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman — where I overcame the heat and a broken power meter, ran the day’s biggest negative split, and kicked past the leader in the final mile to win M18-24. HIGHLIGHTS…
At a Glance The Tour of the Battenkill is one of the Northeast’s toughest one-day amateur races, all brutal dirt-road climbs. Racing the Cat 4 Open, I rode a smart, energy-saving race, chased back after getting dropped on Riddle Road, and finished 22nd — just 52 seconds off the win. HIGHLIGHTS Result: 22nd in the…
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 I announce I’s joined the Perfect Fuel Chocolate Elite Team for 2015 — a brand of ginseng-infused dark chocolate I discovered at Ironman Lake Placid — with a 2015 schedule that includes Ironman Louisville. HIGHLIGHTS Signed on with the Perfect Fuel Chocolate Elite Team for 2015 Met cofounders Miles and Nicolas at…
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 A hands-on review of the CEEPO Venom — a long-course triathlon frame built up from scratch with Dura-Ace 9000 Di2 — after a full season including Toughman NY, Ironman Maryland, and Kona, plus the custom routing tweaks I made along the way. HIGHLIGHTS Reviews the 2014 CEEPO Venom, designed for 70.3 and…
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…