Happy October! Since one of my goals is to write a little more frequently, so that each blog entry isn’t an entire book – I’m going to share what’s been going on so far this fall, and how my off-season is shaping up. I’m also thinking that the theme of the next few posts willContinue reading “Off-Season: Working On My Weaknesses”
Tag Archives: Olympic Triathlon
Race Report: Lake Stevens 70.3
Lake Stevens was my 2nd Half Ironman race, and the prep for this race was very different than the prep for Austin 70.3 last October. Going into this race I had much more confidence in my ability, I had an additional 9 months of base under my belt, but I didn’t have a really consistentContinue reading “Race Report: Lake Stevens 70.3”
Life Update & Race Report: Deschutes Dash Olympic Triathlon
What a summer it has been! Wow, the natural place to start is definitely going to be that I married the woman of my dreams on June 7th. It was an amazing day, filled with quite the drama as wildfire forced us to evacuate our wedding site and move the reception to a public parkContinue reading “Life Update & Race Report: Deschutes Dash Olympic Triathlon”
Race Report: Aluminum Man “Olympic” Triathlon
The Aluminum Man Olympic Triathlon is a unique race, which is why I used quotes in the title. The distances are as follows: 1k swim versus the standard 1.5k swim, 50k bike versus the standard 40k bike, and the run was the standard 10k. Going into this race, located in The Dalles, I was determinedContinue reading “Race Report: Aluminum Man “Olympic” Triathlon”
My first triathlon.
Three weeks before the race, I finally signed up for the Blue Lake Olympic Triathlon (http://aasportsltd.com/events/race/bluelaketri/) in Portland, Or. At this point I knew that I was good at training, it was time to see if I could race. My coach was very encouraging in the days leading up to the race, he constantly reminded meContinue reading “My first triathlon.”
