Happy Belated Thanksgiving

I just returned home late last night from a fun few days down in Connecticut visiting my cousins for Thanksgiving. Like most triathletes/runners, I ran a road race on Thursday morning – the Pequot RoadRunners Club 5 Miler. It was a huge race with just about 4,000 people participating. The course wasn’t very hilly, but [...]

Update from Chula-V

Today was my last full day in Chula Vista. The six days I spent out here definitely went by way too fast. The weather was perfect – low-70s and not a cloud in the sky. I forgot how much I love doing all the great climbs and hilly trail runs around here, and the omelets [...]

West Coast Excursion (I needed the frequent flier miles)

For the next 6 days I’m going to be escaping the dropping temperatures of the Northeast and soaking up some rays out in Chula Vista, CA at the Olympic Training Center. Highs are expected to be in the low-70s and I’m pumped to be able to get my bike off the trainer and onto the [...]

Recovery Week in the Midwest

I just finished a solid block of base training. While most triathletes are in their offseason right now, I’m pretty much back in the swing of things because I ended my season so early. For the past month and a half I’ve been hitting it pretty hard in the weight room (over at Gold’s Gym [...]