blog

My interview on Xtrri.com with Patrick

posted: July 6th 2009 | posted in Blog | No Comments »

http://xtri.com/features_display.aspx?riIDReport=5753&CAT=21&xref=xx

Ironman CDA in the books!

posted: June 25th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Racing, Sponsors, Travel | No Comments »

What a fun week! I have to say a big thank you to Kim for coaching me for this race and for taking such great care of me the days leading up to race day. Thank you Kevin and Cindy (Nancy !) for welcoming us into your beautiful home. We truly enjoyed our stay and getting to know you both!

I had a suitable welcome to race week when upon arrival at the Spokane airport, I opened the car door and knocked myself in the eye, giving me a beautiful  black eye. I had blood streaming down my face and said to Kim , “Oh, That’s gonna leave a mark!.” It hurt a lot but we laughed it off. She said , “Let the beatings begin.”

We got there early in the week and this gave us plenty of time to goof off, practice open water swimming, and check out…

Ironman CDA!

posted: June 8th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Race Preview, Training | No Comments »

Whoo, things have been so busy since I got back to Boulder. I had a solid training cycle in Tucson and continued plugging along here in Boulder. I am very excited to be in taper mode. I thought it would never arrive! Needless to say I am officially in what I call the “Oh Shit” phase. You know, you spend months and months preparing for a race. You are tired all the time, and can not wait until the taper. Then the taper comes, and you are like “Oh Shit, I need more training. I’m not ready. I need more time!!!!” Funny how the “Oh Shit” phase works.

I had a very hard time training for this race. It was not easy. I had to juggle a lot of other responsibilities. Yes, I compete as a professional, but I certainly don’t live the lifestyle of the typical pro triathlete. I…

Bye Bye Tucson!

posted: April 7th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Training, Travel | No Comments »

It’s hard to believe Kim and I are leaving Tucson this weekend. Time has flown by and we had an absolute blast making new friends and training like crazy.  The training here has been great and I only hope all the hard work will pay off. Kim heads to China this weekend without me. It was a hard decision, but I have decided not to race. It’s just to much money to spend to go to a race where I will not be at my best. I’m hoping to hold on to this fitness and shoot for some fun 70.3’s and possibly Idaho, although I don’t know how I can do all this training without the sis. She dragged my ass to the pool so many times when I didn’t want to go! Thanks sis! I return back to Boulder this weekend. Looking forward to some runs on Mags and also…

Tucson Here We Come!!

posted: January 19th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Training | No Comments »

The word is in. Kim has made her decision and has informed me last week that I am racing Ironman China with her. OK sounds like a hoot to me. I guess it’s crazy hot there in April, so I am digging  a little heat exhaustion. It will give me some flash backs of the good ol days in Houston where I ran my afternoon runs with temps in the 100’s!   The holiday binge eating and drinking is now over and I have been training hard the past 2 weeks. I had such a wonderful time with my family on Long Island. It was some good family bonding, along with lots of great movie watching. By the way my eyes still hurt from watching Marley and Me. Needless to say I made a fool out of myself in the movie theater.  We are having crazy warm temperatures here in Boulder. Today I…

Training on Long Island

posted: December 20th 2008 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Training, Travel | No Comments »

Man am I spoiled.  A few weeks ago I was training in this!  Now this!!

Honestly, I don’t really care. I still get out the door, get the job done, have fun, and try not to complain. I have come to the point where just getting out the door is an accomplishment and I treasure it. Everyone knows my rule with complaining about the weather. You can complain, but only for one season and you can pick which one. Summer or winter but it can’t be both! The kidos and I have travelled to Long Island where we will spend a month! We are really enjoying some quality family time and I have discovered that Christmas shopping really is a part time job. It is hard work, especially here in New York where just finding a parking spot is a real accomplishment and you…

Still Pluggin Along

posted: November 22nd 2008 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Training | No Comments »

Things are going great here in Boulder. We had a few days of close to record breaking warm temps so of course I was in my glory. However it is now back to normal temps and the hats and gloves are back out. Winter has always been my least favorite time of the year. Anyone who knows me knows that the only thing I hate more than the cold would be snow and ice! Kim and I have decided to head to Tucson for a few months this winter and enjoy training in some sunshine during the winter months.   Kim has been in Boulder for the past 3 weeks training for Ironman AZ. Once again, we had a blast training together. I’m sort of in the off season, so I’ve been just jogging and trying to work on my strength at the gym.  My goal is to lift the amount I…

Epic Running In Boulder

posted: October 23rd 2008 | posted in Blog, Training | No Comments »

Today was one of those runs where you never want it to end. When I am training hard for a race, I tend to run the same familiar trails everyday. I know the footing, the turns,the elevation,  everything about the trail. I don’t get lost and I know exactly how far I will run. Today, I decided to try something new. I headed to South Boulder to run a mixture of the most popular trails here. Dowdy Draw, The Ditch, Marshal Mesa, and who knows what else I ended up on. I printed out a map with a 12 mile loop and brought it with me. As I left the car, I looked at the map and said ,”Screw it! Let’s have fun.” I chucked the map and did what Kim and I loved to do together when we were kids ” Be explorers of trail blazing” that’s what we…

USA 10 Mile Championships

posted: October 19th 2008 | posted in Blog, Racing | No Comments »

My race a few weeks ago seemed to have been overshadowed with my excitement for the Hawaii Ironman. The race went very well and I finished 3rd behind Kara Goucher and Katie McGreggor. It was my first big race in a while and I was so excited to race it hard and be in the mix. I felt very happy with my race plan. Training at altitude, I was a little unsure as to what pace I would be able to handle. As a result, I feel I went out a little slow. By mile 4, I was in 5th place. 3rd and 4th were running together 15 sec up the road.  By mile 6 I was still 15 seconds back. We were running the same pace. I knew the last mile was all downhill and didn’t feel I had the leg speed for a final kick, so I decided…

Rollin The Dice

posted: October 13th 2008 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends | No Comments »

As my friend Cam Widoff said” Lining up at Kona is like rolling the dice. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how fit you are. You still roll the dice that everything goes according to plan. And sometimes you get stuck with cat eyes .”Kim was very fit mentally and physically, more than ever. She had a tough swim. Her shoulder has been really sore all week. On the bike, for some reasons her salt tabs weren’t in her lunch box on the bike.  She posted about the 5th fastest bike split of the day and felt as if she was holding back. Starting the run, she could feel a little off. Her legs were really seizing up and cramping. Possibly because she didn’t have her usual salt intake.  Her belly started to feel bloated and yes, the worst followed. GI issues, a few trips to the porta pottie and lava rocks,…