What day is it?

The past week has been pretty crazy with lots of traveling and different schedules, including swimming in 5 different pools in 3 different cities. Hopefully things will get back to normal now. Last Saturday I rode the Spectrum group ride for the first time. I’ve been out here for nearly 8 years [...]

Alter-G and Injury

I went to the doctor (Dr. Saxena, who is one of the best foot/ankle doctors/surgeons and has worked with a ton of runners) last Thursday and had a bone scan done on Friday to see if I had a stress fracture to coincide with pain I had been feeling on the top of my left foot.  Luckily, the tests came back negative and there was no activity [...]

Swimming and Biking

After taking the beginning of last week a little easier to recover, I started back up with some more race specific training, gearing up for the Mussleman Triathlon, an ITU Continental Cup in Geneva, NY on July 12.  My foot still hasn’t healed, so I’m seeing the doctor and maybe getting a bone scan on Thursday/Friday.  Depending on how that goes, I may not end up racing in New York, or I may just go and [...]

Recent Training

I raced at the Wildflower Half Ironman back on May 3 and had a pretty good result.  I went faster in the swim, bike, and run compared to 2 years ago, so it was a good sign of progress, especially since my bike training volume had been a bit lacking the previous months.  I then [...]