Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Kelly Dunleavy wrote an article on Bohemian.com about the environmental impact of triathlon. Many of us think that we’re green just because we ride bikes, but that is far from true. Kelly’s insight into  the reality of the state of sport is a little troubling. I know that 5430 sports has put on a couple […]

I posted on the Garmin website today.

Check out my most resent post on the Garmin Blog. I still have no camera cable to download pictures or charge my camera. Today we’re doing a brick workout and we (the campers) will likely try to kill each other. Sounds like fun.

I’m so tired. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. After taking it easy on Tuesday when I arrived in Colorado Springs, I jumped right into the mix with the rest of the Elite Development Program athletes (go EDP!). We’ve done some track workouts, some swim sprints, some long bike rides, and some […]

This week in New York is full of stories worth telling, but I feel obligated to write first about the actual race. The 2008 Nautica New York City Triathlon Presented by Toyota was a lot of fun. It’s the first race I’ve done where getting to the start line is my warmup. I rode over […]

I had a lot of expectations for myself today. I went into this race thinking that there would be a small break out of the water, and I assumed I would be in it. I’ve been putting in some really good swim workouts lately, and riding strong too, so I figured an early break on […]

I’m sitting around waiting for my second breakfast slash brunch slash pre-race meal, and I read Chris Westall’s latest post on Nutrition 53 There’s a coupon code for 50% off on your order (code: Triathlete). That should be good incentive to give this stuff a try. It’s not “sport” nutrition so much as “life” nutrition […]

Yesterday I finally arrived in Geneva, New York. It’s beautiful here. I’m staying with the Blume family, which is famous here for being Victor Plata’s host for three weeks last year (Victor won the race, then stayed for a few weeks to do the NYC Triathlon and another race in Canada). Tomorrow’s the 5th Musselman […]

When I was in College at Columbia University I used to fly Jet Blue exclusively. My parents had a gazillion miles on US Airways, and always tried to coax me into flying with them, but I was young and in love. Jet Blue’s new leather seats and (at the time) state of the art Direct […]

The past five days my coach has delivered some wonderful presents. That is to say, high intensity workouts. I’m now starting the final week of a five week training block leading up to the Geneva Continental Cup (aka Musselman Triathlon) in New York and the NYC Triathlon eight days later. My training block started off […]