Do you know how many women finished the USA Triathlon Olympic Distance National Championships this year? 1181. Do you know how many women finished the sprint version of that race? 696. The YWCA Women’s tri had 935 women finish the race. That is not too far off from the number of finishers at the National … More YWCA Women’s Tri – Race Report
Swim 1: In the last minutes before the race start almost everyone decided to take their wetsuits off for the first 325m swim, myself included! In the end it seemed like a wash with it on/off. LOVE the dive start format! I got smothered in the first 100 meters and decided to drop back and … More Super Sprint – Race Report
I’m excited to announce that I am now sponsored by Lazer! Check out my sponsor page and watch for photos in my upcoming races. I’ll include more detailed reviews of my new gear in upcoming posts but I’m already loving it! You should go try on some Lazer gear for yourself at Gear West Bike … More New Sponsor!!
I want to start out with a couple thanks. First a big thanks to Gear West for getting my bike back into perfect form. After my bike crash I had some damage to the cockpit/aero bar on my bike and needed a new one. Changing this out involved rewiring my brakes and shifters which is … More NYC – Race Report
The past month has been tough physically and even more so mentally. It’s still hard for me to comprehend that a sickness could wear my body down so much. The week leading into Philly I finally had a couple decent rides and swims, my running on the other hand still seemed a little behind. I … More “Du Rock” Philly – Race Report
I was excited to race another “local” sprint triathlon as they are usually the most fun and I love racing with people I know. Fellow local pro Patrick Parish joined my dad and me for the ride down to Iowa. We were able to cram two bikes, all our racing gear and an extra body … More Copper Creek – Race Report
Earlier in the year I had pegged Pigman as an important race to see how I’ve improved over the last year. Unfortunately things didn’t really go as planned; I’ll talk about that after a quick recap of the race. Saturday morning I did a quick run and my dad and I were on the road … More Pigman Sprint – Race Report
At the beginning of this season I wasn’t planning on racing any half iron distance races but after the Lifetime series was cancelled I had to re-evaluate what I was doing. With no Olympic distance races on the schedule after July, I could either do more draft legal racing or try some 70.3’s. I didn’t … More Knoxville Race Report
Wednesday night after a quick spin Patrick and I worked on taking my bike apart for the trip. This was only the second time I’d be flying with a bike and a first with my new tri bike. The bike packing went fairly smooth although I did have to phone a friend (Jared) at Gear … More St. Anthony’s – Race Report
If you haven’t heard, this weekend is the Gear West Triathlon Expo, Saturday and Sunday April 18th and 19th. Join me Saturday for a tube change clinic or group run. Meet product reps, race directors, local coaches and athletes or join my Gear West teammates and I for some group workouts. Check out more details … More Gear West Expo
Las Olas – The Unexpected Non-Drafting Pro Debut When I left for Florida on March 4th I was planning to race twice but I ended up racing three times with a last minute decision to race at Las Olas international distance tri in Ft. Lauderdale. If I quick flash back to that week, Lifetime had … More Las Olas, Non-draft Pro Debut – Race Report
After spending a week in Clermont my Dad and I packed up and headed to Sarasota Thursday before the race. Friday I had the day off of work and was able to drive down to check out the race course. We’d be swimming in a reservoir where they have held major rowing events. The bike … More Sarasota – Race Report
The week leading into my very first race of the year was busy and didn’t leave me with much time to actually think about my coming race. Between work, workouts, running to appointments for my knee pain, packing and traveling, my mind was on overdrive and I was maximizing every free minute, even more so … More ITU Clermont Draft Legal – Pro Debut – Race Report
I thought it would be timely, with the season approaching, to talk about packing for races (my season opener is Saturday, you can read more on my schedule on the Gear West Blog). I keep a packing list for race travel and race day gear on my phone so I can stress a little less … More Race Packing
I went to the pool this weekend to do some swim filming. I wanted to share a set of swimming drills to help with some common swimming problems I see in triathlon. Please note drills are not meant to be done at top speeds, oftentimes you’ll be swimming at a much slower pace, the purpose … More Swimming Drills and New Bike
This past Saturday I raced the 10K at the Securian Winter Run in downtown St. Paul. As it’s about time to start gearing up the training for the season it was a good opportunity to see where my run performance is at. I had raced the half marathon twice in the past; both times it … More Broken Reverse Aquathlon
I recently wrote an article for the Gear West Bike & Tri blog on how to develop your own swim workouts. I provide some guidelines on how to maximize your time at the pool, including some sample workouts and sets to help you get started. Check out my article here. As always feel free to … More Developing Swim Workouts
I’m excited to share that I have a new sponsor for 2015! This year I will be partnering with blueseventy. I’m thrilled to be working with a company whose products I already love. Read more about blueseventy on my new sponsors page.
I don’t think it was any secret that I was planning to race professionally in the coming year, but it is now official! Today I finally got my Elite License (Pro Card, however you like to call it) for racing in 2015. If you asked me two years ago, or even last year, where I … More It’s official…
Here I am on my lunch break, walking through the downtown skyways writing my blog in a note on my phone. Normally I’d be at the pool but the time has come, finally, to take a real break from swimming. I haven’t taken more than a couple days away from the pool since my 16 … More December Update
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