I’m going back to San Francisco for another Tri-California race on Sunday. I will be racing the San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz. My entire family is flying in to see me, even 9 month old Carter and his mom (my sister) Susan. This course is amazing. Probably the most beautiful urban race in existence, so […]
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Preparing for a Break
I’m ready for a break. A JAIL BREAK!! Next week is the San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz, which will be among the most fun events of the season. I could write all about it, but Victor and Terry did a great interview (complete with Ben Collins shout out!) on Comcast Sportsnet (CSN). Check it out:
Oxygen
The past two weeks I’ve done sessions in the lab with an Oxygen mask. I’m not sure the O2 really allows me to go much harder, but it certainly makes my recovery faster. I did a bike/run workout both times. The numbers were good, but what surprised me was how I felt the next day […]
A Day Off
This season has been anything but easy. Yet, somehow, I feel the need to wear shades – my future is just so bright! Without reiterating the crap storm that I’ve been through this year (if you haven’t been reading my blog, just assume it sucked, and the long breaks between posts are usually a bad […]
The Post London Party
After racing in London, this is how the majority of the US Team was feeling… From the left: Matt Chrabot (51st), Jenna Shoemaker (40th), Chris Foster (53rd), Manny Huerta (DNF), Ben Collins (DNF) – not pictured, Kevin Collington (DNF). Clearly this was not our best effort. We’ll have to make up for it in Budapest […]
Coffee Headache
I go through phases of drinking coffee. I love the stuff, but don’t like the idea of being addicted to caffeine. Last Spring, while I was in the height of a “I WANT COFFEE” phase, I bought a product called the AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker. It’s a really simple vacuum pressure system with very […]
Rockin’ The Suburbs
After London I flew back to Colorado Springs. I’ve been trying really hard to make this my home, but for someone who violently detests sprawling, track-hone infested, overly automotive based suburban sprawl, it’s a tough town to love. So when I returned I decided to spend the rest of the week with friends in Boulder. […]
London World Championship Series – Post Race Reflections
I was really worried about getting a good start to the swim in London yesterday. It seemed to me that the first 300m of the swim had the potential to make or break my race, and I was probably right. Unfortunately, I broke my race before the gun went off. When the race officially started […]
London Photo Shoot
We had a photographer come to London to do a photo shoot with all the US athletes this week. Unfortunately, several weren’t here yet, but that was good for me. I capitalized some pro photo time and had some cool shots taken. I think anyway, I haven’t seen them yet, and all I have now […]
Hamburg Pictures
Here’s some pictures from Hamburg. Katie Baker took them. I have yet to ask the right people for pictures taken by the pros. Perhaps I’ll ask after London so I can get them all in one go around. Tomorrow I’ll post some pictures from our London Photo Shoot. I forgot my camera, but I stole […]