Training since Nationals and Scott Tinley’s

A lot has happened since Elite Nationals a couple weeks ago.  That race ended up taking a lot out of me physically…at least as much as the Wildflower Half Ironman, which is a pretty tough race and twice as long.  Knowing that I’d need some time to recover afterwards, I had dental surgery planned for [...]

Race Recap - Elite Nationals

Nationals were last Saturday, and although I didn’t finish terribly well place-wise, I accomplished the performance targets I was trying to achieve, and I was actually in a position to be competitive going into the run.  Here’s how it played out:
Swim
It was an overcast day at Hagg Lake outside of Portland and in the upper [...]

Musselman ITU Continental Cup - Geneva, NY - Race Recap

I just returned from the Musselman Continental Cup, and the race went pretty well, all things considering. Overall, I was just about 30 seconds off in the swim from making the lead bike pack. With that swim and not having the foot injury, I think my actual 14th place could have turned into [...]