athlete noun ath·lete \ˈath-ˌlēt, ÷ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\ Popularity: Top 30% of words Simple Definition of athlete : a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength I have seen questions like this on different social media posts, Am I an athlete? Or How do you define… Continue reading You Are An Athlete
On Saturday, September 10th, I rode up to Cedar Point with Kevin Petty, after we watched my son run in the largest cross country meet in the country (a different blog on that later). It was an uneventful ride up to the race expo. The skies were getting dark as we approached Sandusky, and the… Continue reading Cedar Point Full Triathlon Relay (Bike Leg) – 11 Sept 2016
This was a recover/taper week for yet another Olympic distance triathlon. This was to be my last triathlon of the season, I have the bike leg of Cedar Point full distance triathlon in three weeks and my season will be completed. I was scheduled to the Toughman National Championship the Toughman New York do to… Continue reading 15 – 21 August Training Summary
I had something happen to me today that has never happened to me before, I had a flat tire during a race. I have completed over 30 triathlons and 15 bike races and events, and never had a flat during the race or event. I have had flats during training, before the race or event,… Continue reading Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast
“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.” Quote by Steve Prefontaine Have you ever wondered what the hardest, or most physically taxing thing you could do with the gifts you were given? I have often wondered if I have done my best as far as speed, distance, or difficulty of… Continue reading Some Thoughts and Quotes
Some good mileage this week, it feels good to be getting some good runs and rides in again. What I thought was stomach cramps from the Olympic distance triathlon that I dropped out of after the swim last Sunday, turned out to be sometime of flu or sinus infection. I have been fighting it all… Continue reading 7 – 14 August Training Summary
Some good mileage this week, it feels good to be getting some good runs and rides in again. I still need to get in the pool more, at least I did get one swim in this week. Total miles for the week was 184.59, for the month 819.62 miles. Below will be the breakdown of… Continue reading 25 – 31 July Weekly Training Summary With End Of July Training Summary
Some good mileage this week, it feels good to be getting some good runs and rides in again. I still need to get in the pool more, at least I did get a few swims in this week. Total miles for the week was 188.98 Miles, below will be the breakdown of the miles and… Continue reading 18 – 24 July Training Summary
Saturday the 16th of July was spent traveling to my in-laws, just south of Cleveland, for a couple of reasons. The most important reason was to spend the weekend there for my son’s 14th birthday, which was on Sunday and the other reason was that their house is only 45 minutes from the Ohio State… Continue reading Ohio State Cycling Time Trial Post Race Report
On paper this past week looked like an easy week, not a lot of miles logged, but what miles were logged were hard miles. Three days of logged training, but two of those days were super hard efforts during short hard time trials on the bike. The other day that I logged mileage was in… Continue reading 11 – 17 July Weekly Training Summary
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