Yesterday I had my initial consultation with my coach. I like him. I’ve known him a little bit as we’ve been doing our Wednesday night sprints at Franklin Field together. He has really pushed me to get faster this fall.  His background is in track and field where he ran at Michigan but after so many stress fractures he predominately races bikes now.

We basically went over race goals,

Read more…

I finally made the switch. My Polar 625x was just giving me too many problems. It was inevitable however.

When it came to higher intensity workouts, the polar  foot-pod just wasn’t accurate. The main problem with Polar’s inertia based technology is  it calibrates based on  pace which you originally calibrate it.

Read more…

I put my results on Facebook, and my sister asked me if I thought my results were “good”?

That’s a good question.

Read more…

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,

Read more…

This is how I feel right about now

I’ve officially run myself into the ground. Friday’s run was tough. Much harder than last week, but that was expected. Probably wasn’t good that I pushed it a little hard around mile 8 of 2-hour run (in the blazing heat no less).

Saturday,

Read more…

I almost quit. I swear I did.

“Hey man, you’re going the wrong way.”

“Huh? I am?”

“Yea, the race is over there…that way”

Read more…