The week leading into Minnetonka was tough, my legs were feeling pretty tight the few days prior and I wasn’t feeling great about my workouts. Saturday morning my alarm went off at 4:30am, which is approximately the time I wake up most days anyway so it didn’t feel so bad. As I started moving around … More Lake Minneonta – Race Report

The week leading into Trinona I was definitely nervous since it was going to be my first Olympic distance race of the year and it was going to be the first time I raced highly competitive races back to back weekends.  The week went by quickly and too soon it was Saturday, the day before … More Trinona – Race Report

I was really looking forward to racing the Pigman Sprint triathlon for the first time this year because of the added competition with the Equalizer. The Equalizer is a time differential determined by the difference in the course records. These records were held by Gear West teammates David Thompson and Claire Bootsma, so the elite women … More Pigman Sprint – Race Report

The Tuesday before Blaine, I was doing a new exercise at the gym and majorly tweaked my back. Following my lifting session I went for a swim and it was even irritated in the pool, which is unusual, if anything a swim session usually helps me loosen up. The rest of the week the back … More Blaine – Race Report

I woke up around my usual time of 4:30am to make the 2+ hour drive with my Dad (Stopwatch Greg) up north to Alexandria. It was only in the upper 40’s but the sun was due to come out so I was hoping that would help warm things up. With my Dad driving I slept … More Chain of Lakes – Race Report