Training Thoughts
Posted by Admin on May 1, 2009 in Training
Now that I’ve got one tri under my belt this season, I am obsessed with this sport once again. When I’m not training, I think about training and racing. When I am training, I think about training and racing. And when I’m racing, I number-crunch like a math major about how I’ll do, and how it […]
St. Anthony’s Triathlon
Posted by Admin on April 28, 2009 in Training
What a great weekend! With Fernando, his brother-in-law, and two of his friends, as well as familiar faces from the triathlon scene, we enjoyed a very fun day on the course. Some notes: – Fern and I arrived on Friday night, met up with his bro-in-law Marty and his buddy Brad, had a burger, then […]
St. Anthony’s, Here We Come
Posted by Admin on April 21, 2009 in Training
It’s five days away, but I’m bubbling with excitement. I’ve never done an April triathlon before and while it makes sense given frigid water temps in the northeast this time of year, this sport breeds such significant interest nationally and internationally that it was only a matter of time before I did an early Spring […]
Preparation for St. Anthony’s Triathlon
Posted by Admin on April 9, 2009 in Training
I’ve been away from this blog for a while as I’ve been focused on moving from the base training phase to some speed work. Overall, I’d say that things went well this winter and that I logged in a fair amout of miles in all three disciplines, but I’m always critical of myself for not […]
Mount Snow 2009
Posted by Admin on February 9, 2009 in Training
I just returned from a long weekend at a friend/former colleague’s house in southern Vermont. This was my 8th or 9th year organizing the trip and while the attendance was lower than in previous years, we wound up with a fun group. The conditions at Mount Snow were the second best I’ve had there; last […]