It’s been a busy past four weeks since Chile. I got three solid training weeks in and have finally started adding speed work back into my training regime. It really feels great to start doing some faster training again – I’m reminded of why I love being a short-course triathlete: track workouts, dive sprints in [...]
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My trip to Chile can basically be summed up by three adjectives; difficult, tiring, and unpredictable. I was detained and nearly had to pay a $240 fine upon arriving in Santiago for possessing bananas, Steve Sexton and I were price gouged by some obnoxious taxi drivers, our hotel room seemed to amplify the nearby street [...]
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Over Dec 11-13 I competed with my masters swim club, Minuteman, at the New England Short Course (Meters) Championships. Like last year, the meet was a ton of fun. Minuteman does such a fantastic job of bringing together beginner swimmers, people just looking to stay in shape, former collegiate athletes, and elite triathletes and providing [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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My 2009 season officially ended on a bittersweet note at the Paris Grand Prix on August 30th. The race certainly didn’t go well, but it wasn’t a total disaster. A foot to the head about halfway through the swim knocked me a bit senseless for a few seconds, but I was able to regain my [...]
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I’m Back
Where have I been?
Washington DC, Des Moines, Frankfurt, Munich, Kitzbuhel – Austria, Paris, St Jean du Monts – France, tours – France, Paris, Hamburg (briefly), Frankfurt, and now I’m back home.
How were the past few races?
Quite terrible for the most part, I don’t like to update when I have no good news to report, [...]
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What a weekend and what a race! I came oh-so-close to my first victory in a pro race. With 2.5k left in the run I was leading Mexico’s Francisco Serrano by 15 seconds. I thought it might be over, but he used a crazy-fast last lap to catch me and eventually put about 10 seconds [...]
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I’ve been at the Olympic Training Center for about 8 days now and am finally getting settled in and have found some time to update my blog. There’s a great group to train with out here including Kevin Collington, Steve Sexton, Jen Spieldenner, and Matt Chrabot. Unfortunately, my big toe joint is still very irritated [...]
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