My triathlon career began in 2006, it was a hobby that quickly became a lifestyle. In 2007 I capped off my amateur career by winning both the US and World Amateur Champion titles, and then turned my focus to a professional career in the sport. My goal is to represent the United States of America at the 2012 Olympics in London. Whether you are a retired pro, a future pro, or a pro at heart, this is your looking glass into the career of a professional triathlete. These are the Confessions of the Highly Motivated.
Mar
09
2010
Last week I came down with a fever. I was nauseous, hot, and achy all over. Then it went away, I felt like crap for another day and didn’t train, and then I felt awesome and gradually started getting back into a routine. Looking back, it wasn’t gradual enough, but as I lay here with an even higher fever than last week’s, and a splitting headache that won’t subside - hindsight’s twenty-twenty.
I did have a good weekend of training, however, and I’m pretty confident with my preparations for the Miami International Triathlon this weekend, so even if I stay in bed drinking Nuun and eating bananas from now until the race I think I’ll do well.
Mar
04
2010
Last weekend I got to see Courtenay - which was awesome - but the bitterness of saying goodbye to her for the next few months marked the start of an unexceptional week. I had some knee pain that started after running in the snow in Boulder over the weekend, then right as that was subsiding I came down with a nasty stomach virus (hence the relevance of a potty humor post).
Now I feel great, thanks to the awesomeness of the Sports Med and Recovery Centers here on campus! Without them this could have been a couple weeks off, but they helped me nip it in the bud.
Some random things I noticed this week that made me laugh (all bathroom related):
Gluten …
Feb
28
2010
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Boulder right now with Courtenay Brown, Rory Seiter, and Mojdeh Hamidi. We’ve been spending the last couple of hours interrupting each other and getting stuff sort of done while at The Laughing Goat on Pearl Street. “Getting stuff done” consists of Rory interviewing me for the Checkmate Triathlon Team website (my side project that will be awesome once Rory and I figure out all the logistics of starting a team from scratch without start-up capital), Courtenay writing a blog, figuring out which graduate school she’ll go to and providing input to Rory and me …
