Ironman World Championship 2016 Race Report

There’s truly something magical about the island of Kona.  Having my family along with me for the trip kept me distracted from thinking about the race too much.  I think that was a good thing – seeing all the athletes training along Ali’i drive was...

Vineman 70.3 Race Report: Camping and Racing

Vineman 70.3 Race Report (July 10, 2016) A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to compete in a local 70.3 race.  Most of my races lately require a flight so it was nice to race this one close to home.  We decided to make things exciting by camping as a family for a...

Ironman Texas 2016 Race Report

Well, it’s been an interesting training build into this race to say the least.  About a month ago, I wasn’t sure I would even be able to race after being told that my IT band was not happy.  But I am happy to report that with only about 40 something...

Looking on Bright Side of Life – Pay It Forward

After completing the Bayshore 70.4 Tri, I thought I would be starting my training build into Ironman Texas but my IT Band had another agenda.  Not only was I unable to build my running base into Ironman Texas, I was forced to make a tough decision to sit out of the...

Bayshore 70.4 – Long Beach, CA

  I started my drive down to Long Beach on Friday morning after dropping the kids off at school.  I made pretty good time until I hit the lovely traffic in Los Angeles.  This was my first time driving to Southern California.  There really isn’t much between...