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At the onset of the revolutionary war, during the cold and bitter winter of 1776, Thomas Paine wrote to his fellow patriots: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Freedom would have to be earned, and sacrifices would have to made. Who would stand to the challenge? Although not to the same severity as [...]
Summary: first triathlon of the 2013 season; first off road triathlon; I won and had fun doing it. The biggest news of my week: Vicky completed her preliminary exams. Potential PhD candidates are quizzed in both oral and written exams, and it takes about a month to do it all. Needless to say, she’s been [...]
We’re just a month away from race season! This is the worst time of the year for me. Everything is so close, but still so far away. Racing is just a few weeks away, but there are still plenty of painful workouts before then. The weather is trending in a positive direction, but there are [...]
Often friends and training partners ask me what products and tools I use for training and recovery, so I thought I would share my list of favorites. These are all tools that I find most essential to training, racing, and recovering (other than my bike, running shoes and swim goggles!) I wanted this list to be [...]
From the time we’re in grade-school until we’re settled in our 20′s – some of us, even in our 30′s – we’re told that setting goals is a key, if not the key, to achieving what we want in life. Some people are better at setting goals than others. That is, they either knowingly or [...]
Everyone needs some time to recuperate from a hard season. But the longer we take completely off, the more we risk a slow return in the spring. I use these key workouts to keep me healthy and sane. 1. Group swim: Twice a week, usually Monday and Friday, I find the time to do something [...]
Most everyone appreciates down time from training. In its place, we should spend time reflecting upon our past and planning for the future. In this post, I’ll rant about how great training is in Alabama; I’ll give some tips to stay sane over the winter months; and I’ll entertain you with a poem.
It’s the middle of December and I’m in my 8th week back of training since taking 2 weeks completely off. I ran the Cincinnati Turkey trot after only 3.5 weeks of easy training after the 2 weeks off and managed to run a 35:41 10k (5:46/mi) good for 50th overall. I’ve been getting in about [...]
Ironman Florida was my third full and first full as a pro. These races are basically a 4-day event, which is difficult considering my busy day-job. Vicky and I took off work and arrived in Panama City on Thursday morning for the mandatory meeting and packet pick-up. We were fortunate enough to stay with Kyle Johnson [...]
Food. Beer. Work. Sleep. That’s how you can sum up my last two weeks! Quite a change from the rest of the year. I had been meaning to sit down and write a post, but it took potentially the Mid-Atlantic’s most threatening hurricane to keep me from procrastinating. I sit here on the eve of [...]
For the Spring 2012 edition of Forward we are very pleased to announce Hallie Blunck as our Athlete of the Month. Fresh off her 3rd place finish at Collegiate Nationals, including the fastest bike split of the day, Hallie has kicked off her 2012 season on a great note. Swim: 22:51 Bike: 1:06:55 Run:38:57 [...]
At the onset of the revolutionary war, during the cold and bitter winter of 1776, Thomas Paine wrote to his fellow patriots: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Freedom would have to be earned, and sacrifices would have to made. Who would stand to the challenge? Although not to the same severity as [...]
Summary: first triathlon of the 2013 season; first off road triathlon; I won and had fun doing it. The biggest news of my week: Vicky completed her preliminary exams. Potential PhD candidates are quizzed in both oral and written exams, and it takes about a month to do it all. Needless to say, she’s been [...]
We’re just a month away from race season! This is the worst time of the year for me. Everything is so close, but still so far away. Racing is just a few weeks away, but there are still plenty of painful workouts before then. The weather is trending in a positive direction, but there are [...]