Mar 30, 2020 | 70.3, Race Report
“They cancelled the NBA,” Brad said, glancing up from his phone as we stood beneath a digital sign reading “Cancun,” awaiting our boarding group. Brad had been warning me ominously about the inevitable cancellation of my upcoming race for...
Mar 11, 2020 | Coaching, Swim Team, Training
This year got off to a fantastic start with my 40th birthday, which I celebrated by organizing a 40x 25 meter butterfly relay with the youth swim team. Two years ago, I was recruited to the project of helping to build this ragtag collection of swimmers into a...
Sep 20, 2018 | Race Report
Madison, Wisconsin 2012. View of Lake Mendota from the Edgewater Restaurant. Once upon a time, in 2006, I had done a few sprint triathlons, ventured into the deep end with an Olympic distance, and then I broke my leg playing softball. My summer racing...
Sep 20, 2018 | Race Report
I’ve spent the last few years delighting in all the hilarious catastrophes that come with triathlon, as there seems to be at least one blooper in every race. Some bizarre unexpected obstacle, or more often than not, strange and silly predicaments I manage to...
