Hosting a Professional

06/21/2009

Exciting news. With the Philadelphia Triathlon upon us, I’ll be hosting professional Triathlete Paul Fritzsche.  Paul is a coach as well so I look forward to picking his brain for tips and some guidance. Paul is definitely the man! A few of his accomplishments have been multiple top 10 finishes in Ironman and 70.3 distances. I hope I can absorb some of that speed by him staying at my place :-)

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Ironman UK, hosting, training

Swimming Breakthrough

06/18/2009

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida

I flew back to my home state to visit family for the weekend. Seems like whenever I have a long scheduled workout on a weekend something always comes up…such as family. It was actually a celebratory event as my mother was getting ordained as a pastor in the Methodist Church.

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Ok, for all those who don’t live in Florida, here’s something you might know: Florida is HOT. Just walking down the street you perspire like crazy. Another thing about Florida which you might not have known: there are pools everywhere. I figured since I was going to be in town for a few days I would seek out a pool, and maybe even a swim coach.

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Florida, Ironman UK, swimming, training

Need vs. Want

06/12/2009

Need: to have need of; require

Want: to feel a need or a desire for; wish for

Every time I enter a bike store or one of these expos at races I ask myself on single in question, “Is there anything I NEED here?” Do I really need that Giro helmet? I understand it’s on sale, but do I really need it?

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choices, money, temptation

Race Report: Black Bear Half IM

06/4/2009

If you haven’t been to the Lehigh Valley, it is a remarkably beautiful place. The kind of place you would take your partner to get out of the city; rent a B&B, do some fishin’, and celebrate America. I’d like to return there sometime without actually competing in a triathlon.

First things first,

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1/2 IM, Ironman UK, goals, race report, video