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  • A Pro I am Not…Haha!

    Being self coached I have an on-going experiment with how much training I can take in a given day and still be productive with other tasks during that day (aka laundry, grocery shopping, house cleaning, dinner, etc) and be productive the day after as well.  Usually I try to schedule only two harder workouts in Read more

  • Hot Chocolate 15K Nashville

    I wanted to do this race since I had done it in Denver back in 2014 and it was a lot of fun.  Ok let’s be real…there is also tons of chocolate!  Well it was a fine sunny day in Nashville, and a balmy 25 degrees.  I was not super excited about the cold, but chocolate Read more

  • Elkmont Half Marathon

    Well my first half!  After 17 surprisingly consistent weeks of training, the big day has come and gone.  My knees have definitely gone.  I was ambivalent about the highly touted merits of compression socks until I used them after the Xterra trail race and now after the half – instant relief!  I don’t notice a Read more

  • XTERRA 4mi Trail Race

    First race of the year!  I picked this one because I wanted a short race before my first half marathon and it looked like a lot of fun.  I’ve never done a trail race before and got all excited after I watched a late-night showing of the XTERRA North American Championship.  And I hadn’t raced Read more

  • This Year’s Focus

    After a couple years of researching, studying, and experimenting, here are three things I want to focus on this year in my training: Mindset.  Like many people, sometimes I’ll wake up and think about the goal I have set and say to myself “there’s no way that’s really  going to happen…”  This year I want to Read more

  • Intro

    Hello everyone!  I decided to start this blog to serve as sort of a catalogue of my triathlon journey.  Ever since discovering the sport back in 2013, I’ve become, shall we say, slightly addicted to all things triathlon.  My current focus is on improving my short course performance, hopefully qualifying for the USAT National Championships, Read more