Author Archives: rundmcracing

Several months ago, I sent out a simple, 10-question survey to several USAT Elite Triathlon license holders.  In the US, “Elite” and “Pro” are used interchangeably, although they are not exactly the same thing in my mind (more on that … Continue reading →

 Swimming… for some triathletes it’s natural and easy (i.e., those with a competitive swimming background). For the rest of us, it can be a huge challenge to learn the skills required for fast swimming, as adults. We end up learning … Continue reading →

Hey… so this is a couple of very short race reports, and a short retrospective on 2012.  I raced Ironman Lake Placid on July 22.  It went well, so I tried to throw together a pretty tough double, Rev3 Cedar … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, I raced Ironman Lake Placid.  I came across the line in 9:33:25, which was good enough to make me the 5th place professional.  Going into the race, I didn’t care about my time, all I … Continue reading →

I’ll keep this short… It’s race week for Ironman Lake Placid.  Less than 7 days to go now…  I’ve given up a lot for this race – including “sabotaging” the first half of my racing season.  What I mean by … Continue reading →

On March 31, I raced at the Lifetime Fitness Leadman 125, in Boulder City, NV.  Between the course, and the wind conditions, it was a very tough day out on the course… just the way triathlon should be!  On to … Continue reading →

I recently received a pair of Inov-8 Road-X Lite 155 running shoes.  I was very excited. Forrest Gump excited. “The best gift anyone could ever get in the wide world.  New Shoes!” And when you get a new pair of shoes, … Continue reading →

Because I’m bored and need some motivation, I’ve decided to swim to give away some money this week (I realize that this probably doesn’t make much sense, but whatever).  At any rate, for every 100 yds that I’m over 40,000 … Continue reading →

Talking to other athletes (pro and amateur) and poking around on message boards (i.e. Slowtwitch), one of the most common things I hear when it comes to Ironman training is people saying “I don’t want to train for Ironman because … Continue reading →

     My primary goal for the 2011 season was to get started on my pro racing career. After racing the first half of the year as an amateur, I won the Amateur Championship at Ironman Coeur d’Alene in June, … Continue reading →