Why?

Why, isn’t that the question that a triathlete gets the most? I hear it at least once per week it seems, and when I say I’m not only a triathlete but an Ironman the whys get much louder. When the people you are talking to get the details out of you about the disciplines, distances and training regimen their jaws are usually on the ground. It is one of my…

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First Day Back!

Well, it’s been 4 weeks since I raced IronMan Arizona and I’ve been useless. I have tried to maintain some physical activities, but with family, holidays and recovery it’s mostly been sit around and eat. That’s not completely a bad thing my coach said, but after 4 weeks I feel bloated and out of breath even on light exercise. So with all the laziness it is time to begin working…

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Recovery Day 6

Recovery is both a blessing and a curse. I’m an eater so boredom means eating typically. I agreed after IMAZ I wouldn’t deprive myself of those cravings until the 1st of December. So far Netflix and Amazon have kept me pretty busy, there are a lot of bad movies we’ve missed over the past few years. The food cravings have been crazy, especially for sweets. Trying to not go overboard,…

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Ironman Arizona 2013

Ironman Arizona – 11/17/2013 It was such an adventure getting to IMAZ. 12 months of training for one awesome day of racing. I did my first triathlon in late October 2012 and found I had an immediate addiction. The addiction was so bad that 3 weeks later I signed up for Ironman Texas 70.3 and Ironman Arizona 140.6. Naive doesn’t even begin to describe me back in 2012, never could…

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