A Windy Century Ride 💨💨💨🚴🏽♂️
The wind in our face Today was a beautiful day for a century ride. The temperatures have begun to drop and the humidity has eased up too. We began the ride at 6:30 and the ambient temperature was about 70 degrees which felt cool to us. We immediately knew that it was...
75 miles – I’m getting stronger
Both of my fall Ironman races are quickly approaching. Today I was scheduled to complete a long ride. Johnny designs my training sessions by time instead of miles and today was a 5-hour ride. Based on our typical pace, we cover 80 miles in 5 hours, so an 80-mile...
Always respect the distance
Confidently approaching a 2.5hr run Monday runs are always the long ones. They range from 2 to 3 hrs 30 min. Initially, I dreaded them, they were impossibly long and difficult. Neither my mind nor my body were conditioned for the duration or distances. This morning, I...
Ironman VR22 – Virtual Sprint 🏊🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️🏃🏽♂️💨
Since all of the Ironman races this year have been either canceled or postponed, the Ironman organization has organized a series of virtual races. They have occurred every weekend for the past 22 weeks. The lengths of the races vary from week to week. Before last...
Strongest 100 Mile Ride 🚴🏽♂️
Riding a hundred miles in a broiler Yesterday was an absolute scorcher. The "feels like" temperature was as hot at 111° with 100% humidity. We've definitely entered the dog days of summer in Houston. However, despite the discomfort, my training must continue....
Aero Wheels for Lucy
Not much to say here... Lucy got new carbon fiber tubeless aero wheels. HED 60 cm front / HED 90 cm rear Now she looks badass! 👇🏽👇🏾
Another Century Ride 🚴🏽♂️💨
Century Ride Cycling 100 miles is referred to as a "century ride" and spoken of with great respect. Experienced cyclists know what it feels like and newbies aspire to complete it. I think it's a significant achievement, and since a typical rider will take 5-6...
Fitness trends
A look back to see my progress This weekend I compiled all of the fitness test results since I began training in January 2019. I was mostly interested in how my training zones have changed over the last 18 months. Running pace has improved a lot ...
Painfully wonderful 90 mile ride
Missing Lucy... Toward the end of my recent 12-day vacation where I spent time exploring both Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, I remarked that I missed riding my bike, Lucy. While in Montana, I did some outdoor running and loved all of it. Other than running,...
Running in Montana – flow state 🏃🏾♂️
After spending three long days in a vehicle (Houston to Coram, MT), I needed to get outside and move my body. So, I laced up my running shoes and prepared to leave some rubber in Montana. Fortunately, for running, the weather was perfect and the scenery was idyllic....
My first indoor 70.3 🏊🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️ 🏃🏽♂️💨
Today is Race Day! Ready to Rock-N-Roll As I stated in my previous post, my goals were simple and clear: 1.2 mile swim in less than 45 minutes 56-mile bike ride in less than 3h30min 13.1 mile run in less than 2h30min focus on executing nutrition strategy...
Ironman Lubbock was canceled, so I raced alone
Another disappointment After all the waiting and getting to within 3 days of the event, I was certain that we were going to finally have a race. Unfortunately, the cases of COVID-19 have been rising too rapidly, so having such a large contingent of people at an event...
Feeling race ready 🏊🏽♂️🚴🏼♂️🏃🏽♂️
My first half Ironman, IM 70.3 Lubbock is 1 week away! After my 85 mile ride this morning, I am confident that I'm ready for the 56-mile bike portion of the race. Last long ride Johnny had a 5-hr ride on my training plan. With a moderate effort (zone 1) I...
New race kit
While planning to race my first half Ironman, I decided that I should do it in a fresh new tri suit. In the past, I've worn two-piece suits. This time, I chose a one-piece. The only concern is the padding. Tri-suits don't have as much padding as cycling shorts....
Optimizing my bike fit
I've been riding Lucy, my TriBike, for about 7 months. Prior to purchasing it, I got a professional fit done by Darryl at Pearland Cycles. After picking it up, we tested a couple of saddles and did some additional fine-tuning of my overall body position. Since that...