I got the video bug while out riding in the Seattle rain and decided to give you some CrossFit Endurance motivation. Never let weather stop you from getting a great workout in! Although the CrossFit Endurance workouts are intense, they are usually pretty short. The day following this bike ride I was doing a CrossFit […]
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Finally The ChelanMan Half Ironman Story…
On July 16, 2011 I woke up at 4:30 in the morning to a peaceful chirping of my cell phone alarm. It was the day of the ChelanMan Half Ironman and over the night I didn’t get much sleep… This was partly due to pre-race jitters and partly due to a fellow racer/friend having car […]
Bringing the Chelan Ironman Training Weekend to an End
I wrote my last blog as I was rolling into Lake Chelan and I’m writing this one as I’m rolling out of Lake Chelan. Don’t worry I’m not driving. This was a fantastic weekend of Ironman training that seems like it ended too soon. As we’re driving away there’s a smoky glaze hovering over the […]
The Way A Vacation Should Be! Swimming, Biking, and Eating!
Some of the best vacations that I’ve ever been on have been focused on training. This trip has had a heavy emphasis on swimming, biking and CrossFit. Today started with a pool workout. We met at the pool around 8:30am for an hour of drill work followed by this interval workout: 25 y 50 y […]
Hudson Highlands Greenway Triathlon
Sunday October 11th I competed in the Hudson Highlands Greenway triathlon near Garrison NY. The course was a 6 mile kayak on the Hudson river, 25 mile bike ride, and an 8 mile trail run. I attempted this race having not kayaked for 9 years and not riden a bike for 6 years (never a […]