Home Stay In Henderson
The Crumpler and I are settled in Nevada. No delays, no trouble with the luggage. Only strange thing is the new loading procedures that Southwest Airlines has now. Instead of people standing in lines...
View ArticleThanks For The Emails!
Thanks to everyone who sent emails. The support is wonderful and I’ll remember each of those on race day. We drove the bike course today. Very scenic! There are so many different colors of rock and...
View ArticlePre Race Chase Around And Pics
The weather today was beautiful and the forecast for tomorrow is mixed. Mixed, as in “it depends who you ask and what site you look at.” It might be windy, cool and possibly a little rain, or it might...
View ArticleQuickie Silverman Update
I’m sure you understand when I say I’m not up for a long race report quite yet. That will come– maybe later tomorrow. Until then, here’s the quickie version: 1. I’ll admit it publicly now, I was...
View ArticleSilverman Iron Distance Race Report
I knew a few things about the day when I awoke in the pre-dawn darkness. I knew that I was going to do something longer, and bigger than I’d done before. I knew that I was going to have to stay focused...
View ArticlePics And Thoughts
I’m still waiting for that moment that I become ravenous, full bodily exhausted, and nearly crippled from soreness. It hasn’t happened yet. I’m sore, sure, and bending over to pick stuff up off the...
View ArticlePetr Vabrousek’s Silverman Race Report
Petr won the men’s race and broke the course record by over 20 minutes. You can read his race report on xtri.com. At the awards ceremony, he mentioned that he had a fantastic day, so his 9:48, which is...
View Article2010 Season in Review, 2011 Season Ahead
It’s that time of year again. The focused triathlon training, tapering, peaking, and racing are behind me. No one will see me at the pool for months and my running / riding paces drop to levels that...
View ArticleBrutal Trail Weekend
My big event in November is looming closer, so some of my training has become more specific. Oddly, this specificity for a completely on-road triathlon took me off-pavement this weekend. I would never...
View ArticleThe Big Miles
I’m about five weeks out from ITU Long Course Worlds. For those who speak the race-geek lingo, this is my super A-race, big deal goal of the season. It’s the one that matters to me most. It’s also the...
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