The sun blinded me with every gasping stroke. Pull, breathe…SUN! Pull, brea…SUN! I focused on exhaling in the water – not something I usually think about – in order to dedicate each head turn to getting as much oxygen as possible. We
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It’s fitting that it’s Canada Day as I start this post. Well, that’s as far as I got when I started that post. It’s even four days past U.S. Day, a.k.a. July 4th, that I pick up on this again. (It’s July
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It’s already been over three weeks since my race at the Chattanooga 70.3. I thought I’d have a comprehensive analysis of my race by this point, but since I waited weeks to write it all down, I can’t exactly remember the play-by-play.
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The race portion of this piece is also found in the Aaptiv Magazine. To jump right there (also, their UI is much better!) visit here!! “Wow, this is so beautiful.” “Eyes on the road!” “I should take in this moment I flew 3500
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When I got off the bike almost 14 minutes down from the leader at Toughman Championships in my last race of the season, it was impossible to ignore the simple of math of what it’d take to win: over 1 minute per
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As I sit too long on this flight, I can feel my soreness starting to set in. My hair still has salt from the Dublin Bay in it. But it feels like I finished the Dun Laoghaire 70.3 a week ago. Maybe
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You know when Forrest Gump starts running for the first time in his leg braces? He forcefully bends his legs in a frenzy, willing to move forward despite the metal cages holding him back. That’s exactly how the start of Eagleman 70.3
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Imagine you’re running in a desert and you’re not carrying any food nor water. You’re dehydrated and there is zero cell reception, not that you have your cell phone on you anyway – in fact, all of your personal belongings are 5
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I debuted in my Pro Triathlon season nearly two weeks ago at Oceanside 70.3. (I also cannot come up with a better intro.) I left NYC after work on Thursday, April 5, flew to southern California for my first time ever, rented
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This is a loaded question I get all the time before a race. It comes from coworkers, running partners, sponsors, and family. “You ready?” has a heavier meaning before my first race, a half ironman in the pro field this Saturday in
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