Raceday Checklist

The following is a pretty complete list of what you need to have ready to go on race day morning. Start out with: Pre-race clothes, layers, something you can warm up in and peel off to go racing Race shorts, top (jersey or singlet) or one piece suit Sunscreen, especially applied to the neck, shoulders…

Why We Race

We meet some of the most fascinating people at the races. Equipment and physical problems are at their purest in racing. Racing pries us loose from our desks, teaches honesty through humility, and its fun. We like all those things – people, problems, honesty, and fun.  Oh yeah, you can eat like a pig the…

So You Want to be a Triathlete

So you want to be a triathlete, do ya? Do you know what you’re getting yourself into? Let me see if I can describe what you can expect if you’re coming into the sport brand new, i.e., a newbie, or have done a few triathlons with a minimal amount of training or commitment. If you’re…

The Practical Triathlete

So what exactly is a practical triathlete, isn’t that an oxymoron? Can the term practical even be associated with triathlon and triathletes, a sport that requires you to “master” (a loosely used term), three different sports executed back-to-back-to-back? On the surface, I would say no, but let’s look more closely at the word itself, practical.…

Why a blog?

Does the world really need another blogger? Don’t we have enough people with opinions expressing themselves all over the media saturated world we live in already? In a word yes, and I won’t be offended if I don’t have a large following of people hanging on my every word. This blog is for me, to…