2022 Race and course report for the olympic distance triathlon at the Kinetic Multisports Pocono Triathlon Festival in Hawley, PA and Lake Wallenpaupack.
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Apr 24
St. Lukes Half Marathon – 2017 – 10 Seconds?!
Yesterday, I ran the St. Luke’s Half Marathon in Allentown, PA for the 4th time. Last year I had gotten a new personal best time of 1:45:10 since the first time I ran the race back in 2010 with a time of 1:46:41. 6 years older and over a minute faster. This year my plan …
Jun 20
Race Report:French Creek Olympic Triathlon 2016
The French Creek Triathlon was my first triathlon event of the year. I didn’t know a whole lot about the race, but the timing of it fit well into my schedule. After checking out the race course and past results on their website, I knew I was up for a challenging event. Most of the prior …
May 13
Race Report: St. Luke’s Half Marathon 2016-Older, Fatter, and Faster?
Last season I had to bail out on the St. Luke’s Half Marathon on the morning of due to a nasty stomach bug. I was looking forward to putting that behind me and getting another result here under my belt. To make things a little more interesting, I also challenged a friend from work, who we’ll call …
Oct 10
Race Report: Blues Cruise 50k – My First Ultra
Six weeks ago I had this compulsive idea to sign up for the Blues Cruise 50k Ultra Trail run. I found out about the race through a friend who had done it a few years ago and it has always been floating around in my mind. I really didn’t have any real intentions to do …
May 19
IMCDA 2015 Training Log-Week#19(May 11-17)
Another 16+ hour build week concludes. Only 5 more weeks until Ironman Coeur d’Alene! How am I feeling? A bit fatigued actually . Not terrible but I can feel the stress of heavy load. The weather has also been unseasonably warm for Spring which is kind of taking its toll on me. I do not …
May 15
Dry Bags are Not Always Dry, and iPhones are Not Waterproof
Last Friday I headed over to Dutch Springs Aqua Park quarry on Friday for some open water swimming. I contacted Dutch Springs earlier in the week and they said they were open and water temperature was around 50-55 degrees F. Perfect temperature for some Lake Coeur d’Alene training. The folks at Dutch Springs are also introducing …
May 08
Dutch Springs Open Water Swimming Update
Hey swimmers… Dutch Springs is making some accomodations for open water swimmers ! I recently received the following email from them which contains the details. If you want to get on the mailing list, give them a shout by going to their contact page Open Water Swim Training at Dutch Springs – You spoke and we …
Jan 11
Triathlon Strength Training Workshop
One of the things I love about triathlon is that you can be constantly learning new things and techniques. The sport is relatively young and very complex, so it provides for a wealth of new discoveries. I love taking new techniques, trying them out and putting them to the test. Every once-in-a-while you pick up a …
Aug 11
Timberman 70.3 2014 Training Update-Week #2
The goal of this past week was to keep a somewhat active without getting carried away. I needed to keep reminding myself that I already have the fitness I need and that nothing I do now will increase that, but I can only ruin that by overtraining. I planned the week by doing two workout …