Why is this blog here?
I write this blog - a series of letters to myself - to chronicle my journey of doing difficult things. The spark for this endeavor was my attempt to come out of a dark period in my life. I was overweight, feeling emotionally flat, and struggling with important...
New Podcast – Running is Cheaper Than Therapy
Today, my interview with Dr. Ouida Brown was published. She's an orthopedic surgeon, endurance athlete, skier, cyclist, and all-around sports fan. We discussed my journey to becoming an endurance athlete. I shared my motivation and some of the obstacles that I've...
My prostate surgery recovery (long post)
TLDR: I had prostate surgery in December of 2020 and I pushed myself hard to recover and regain my bodily functions. Five months later I had a personal best Olympic triathlon and completed a half Ironman. I’m feeling strong and preparing for Ironman Florida. ...
The tension between pushing hard vs riding to plan
As my next two Ironman races approach, the training volumes are increasing. Now, I'm running for 2.5-3.5 hours at a time and biking for 5-6 hrs. Fortunately, Johnny has these long sessions as low-moderate intensity. The high-intensity, speed training sessions are...
3hr run with a new mindset
Running has been the most challenging discipline of the three triathlon sports. I do it, I'm not fast, nor have I developed efficient form, but I'm determined. I will work on each of the pieces until they come together and I become an efficient fluid-like runner. My...
Grateful & Joyous Century Ride
Sunrise bike rides are some of my favorite training activities. Today was a century (aka 100 miles) ride and was my first since last summer's Ironman Florida preparation. I've been steadily building the distances. Johnny had a 5hr ride on my training schedule which is...
Run and Bike Improvements
Stuck in a performance plateau To my disappointment, my fitness and performance indicators plateaued in April. Between April and July, I struggled to improve. I was still enjoying training, but I felt adrift. Becoming overly concerned with losing weight, I ended up...
I’m the face of Ironman this week
Not much to say here other than how cool it is to be on some Ironman Advertisements. They used one of my cycling photos for at least three online race ads. The 70.3 Ironman World Championships [ngg src="galleries" ids="77" exclusions="2584,2587" display="thumbnail"...
Race execution vs finish time
After a thorough review of Ironman Lubbock 70.3 with Johnny, I came away with an epiphany. Race execution trumps race finish time. I've always been focused on how quickly I am able to finish. How I actually "do" the race has been the second priority. We discussed the...
Ironman Lubbock 70.3 (3 of 3)
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Ironman Lubbock 70.3 (2 of 3)
After overcoming a mental meltdown and flirting with the idea of quitting during the swim, I entered transition 1 with a renewed sense of purpose. The focus was to have a solid 56-mile bike ride and then be ready for a breakthrough half marathon 🏃🏾. Coming out of the...
Ironman Lubbock 70.3 (1 of 3)
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CapTex Triathlon – New PR!
TLDR: This was my first race since having prostate surgery 6 months ago. During this time I've trained hard to get back into race-shape and looked forward to testing myself at this Olympic distance triathlon. The time had arrived to face my fears and go all-out with a...
Ready to unleash the beast at the CapTex Triathlon
Monday, May 31, 2021, the CapTex Olympic distance triathlon will be my first race of the season. It will also be my first race since prostate surgery and Ironman Florida. I've been working hard for the past 4 months to rebuild my fitness and am anxious to let loose...
Bike Intervals and feeling powerful 🚴🏽
Training evolution Johnny has added high-intensity cycling intervals to my training plan and I love doing them. For the past year and a half, he's been focusing on developing my cycling basics. Building an aerobic base, developing my ability to feel and hold a cadence...
The power of latent goals
Background noise Throughout each day, our minds sift through information that's constantly thrown at us. As we move throughout the world, we are presented with a barrage of sounds, and images that we have to filter. Our brains have to decide which bit of info to keep...
