I successfully completed the 2019 St. Elizabeth Triathlon! It was a very warm day which presented some challenges, but I was still able to meet my goal of trimming twenty minutes off my total time. What a day! Here’s how it went. Drop Off Since this triathlon has two transition areas, arriving early is key. …

Here’s an update since a few weeks back on my progress for the 2019 St. Elizabeth Triathlon. I’ve made some huge progress with a few minor setbacks. First off, moving my workouts to the morning was a great idea. I’m currently switching off between running at home/spinning in the basement and swimming/cardio machines at our …

It’s been roughly thirty days since my last post on the subject of my preparation for the 2019 St. Elizabeth Triathlon. Things are going OK. I have a webpage on my iPhone that I refresh that counts down the days to the event so I’m staying on top of the urgency of it all. I …

Last year I completed my first ever triathlon. It was the shortest of events known as a “sprint”. Since most people ask, it starts with an open water 500m swim, a 20 km bike ride, and ends with a 5k run. I barely finished in the allotted window, but I finished. It took a lot …

I finished my first ever sprint triathlon over the weekend and I feel amazing. I completed the sprint event, which consisted of a 500M swim, a 20KM bike ride, and a 5KM run. I have written about training and preparation on here before, so I wanted to follow up with how I did. Note: before …

Time for a check in towards my first sprint triathlon race coming up in a month. You might remember me choosing this as my 40th birthday challenge this year. My goal is still to get to the start line. Notice I didn’t say finish line! Let me elaborate. Progress So far I’ve been tracking my …

For my 40th year I wanted to choose one last athletic endeavor before my body began that inevitable decline that’s caused by time. To quote John Glenn, “there is still no cure for the common birthday.” So far as an adult I’ve played in recreational leagues centered on basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and golf. For …