Sports Psychology
Triathlon is kind of like baseball. 90% if mental. The other half is physical. But unlike baseball, which usually puts me to sleep, I LOVE triathlon AND sports psychology. Psych was my minor in college...
View ArticleRan Out Of Workout Karma
To be honest, this year has been pretty good to me triathlon training-wise. No huge breakthroughs, but steady progress towards getting faster times at the Olympic distance. Other than spending most of...
View ArticleBeach to Beacon 10k Race Report
Yesterday I crawled out of bed at 4am and was on the road at 4:30 to drive 2 hours up to Cape Elizabeth Maine for a 10k. Seems like a lot for a 6.2 mile race? Yeah. It is. Let’s just say s*it happens....
View ArticleBeach to Beacon 10k Pictures
In my rush to hit the publish button on my race report, I left some awesome pictures of my first Beach2 Beacon. I say “first” because it was a ton of fun and I’ll definitely be back for more next time....
View ArticleUSAT Nationals Race Week
The countdown to my biggest race of the year is getting to some pretty small numbers lately! 3 more days and the gun goes off at USAT Age Group Nationals in Vermont! This is the race that I built my...
View Article2011 Season Review
Let’s do a quick recap of the 2011 season. My two main goals were to find ways to give back to the triathlon community and qualify for USAT Age Group Nationals. Giving back? I think I did pretty well....
View ArticleCompeting Goals
No, not COMPETITION goals. Let’s talk about competing athletic goals. Like goals of going really fast verus going really far. For me, that means goals of a sub 2:15 olympic triathlon or 100 mile trail...
View ArticleRev3 Staff Runs Across America For Cancer
One of the reasons I love being part of Team Rev3 is because they just do awesome stuff. And it makes it insanely easy to support them. Apparently at HQ a few weeks ago, there was a conversation that...
View ArticleTrain To Race vs Race To Train
An interesting conversation topic came up in an email discussion with my Rev3 teammates a while back. Do you train to race or race to train? Just about everyone that I’ve met that is into triathlons...
View ArticleStarting of the season right
While it seemed like every Boston runner that isn’t doing the marathon decided to do the BAA 5k yesterday, the idea of doing a 3 mile race with 5,000 people makes me throw up in my mouth. Just a little...
View ArticleBAA Deferment and Triathlon Elitism
Let’s face it. Even if most triathletes are incapable of excelling in any one sport and instead decide to be mediocre at three, we still have this elitist mindset when it comes to single sport...
View ArticleTeam Rev3 Summit
I spent the last 4 days in Boulder, CO for the Team Rev3 Summit. It was the craziest and most fun 4 days I’ve had in a really long time. We met with sponsors, got updates from Rev3 staff, ate a ton,...
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