Puerto Vallarta is really hot in October. It’s strange that I was able to go the entire summer without suffering through any hot races, and as soon as Labor Day rolled around every race required a buzz cut and an ice pack in my helmet. I came prepared with my ice vest and frozen drink […]
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Mexico Part Dos – What to do for a week in Mexico while injured
After the Huatulco World Cup I planned to stay put for a couple days. Originally this was so I could train and recover from the heat before dehydrating myself on another airplane. Instead, I spent Monday and Tuesday whining about how badly my back hurt, changing bandages, and riding my rollers indoors. It did seem […]
Mexico Part Uno – A partial race report (for a partial race)
This is the story of how I managed to burn the skin off my back on fast-moving hot asphalt, and why you should know more Spanish than I do for the Emergency Rooms of Mexico. I arrived in Mexico on October 7th with a bunch of other people. Matt Chrabot and I were on the […]
Mexico Training
I finished my homework and started writing about my last two weeks in Mexico. In the meantime, here’s a video that Rory put together. This is how you train when you’re missing skin on a quarter of your back and have to race again in a week. More on how I lost all that skin […]
The Garmin Forerunner 110
I wrote a review for the Garmin Forerunner 110 over on the Garmin Blog. This watch is really nifty. Very basic, but it does everything that 99% of consumers are going to want (and everything I needed for my last month of workouts with it). If you crave more, the 210 will offer footpod support, […]
Three Weeks of Fun – and a brief Nationals race report
Woah! It’s been three weeks since Worlds, and SO much has happened. I’m back in Colorado and finishing up what is probably the last little training block of 2010, getting ready for Huatulco and Puerto Vallarta (World Cup and Continental Championships, respectively), catching up on schoolwork (I guess if I wasn’t behind it’s not really […]
ITU World Championships Budapest Race Recap
My first pro world champs was another big learning experience. For the first time this year I arrived at a race prepared both mentally and physically, and yet I still made a few minor mistakes that likely had very little effect on the final score. The weather was delightfully crummy. It was pouring on the […]
World Champs
So I’m in Budapest for the Triathlon World Champs. I have not taken a picture, and have spent the majority of my time here sleeping. I arrived a day late because of terrible airline delays, but I’m ready to rock. Just a few more hours to go!!! The internet access has been difficult, but I’ll […]
Alcatraz Coverage On TriCal TV
This is a video from TriCal TV which highlights the San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz men’s race (mainly my race) It was posted on the Tri-California website. I like that my coach does the commentary. Thanks Victor!
San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz – I WON!!
Sunday was another great day for me in San Francisco. We dove off a boat at 7am into the San Francisco Bay, turned our feet to the Alcatraz Prison and swam for shore. I lead for most of the swim, but as we came into the Marina I found myself behind some guys with much […]