At a Glance Writing en route to Zell am See, Austria, for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, I reflect on a confidence-boosting overall win at the Riverhead Rocks Olympic triathlon after a summer of swim gains and dialed-in 70.3 fitness. HIGHLIGHTS Heading to the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Zell am See, Austria Won the…
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 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…