Mar 11
(Part 2 of our Adirondack story) There’s a moment when a dream stops being hypothetical and suddenly becomes possible. For us, that moment arrived in the form of a simple work announcement. But before that happened, the idea of building our Adirondack home had already been shelved. When the Plan Went on Hold When we …
Mar 08
Some places grow on you over time. The Adirondacks weren’t like that for me. The first time I visited this area, I knew it was special. The mountains, the forests, the quiet roads, and the feeling that you were surrounded by wilderness in every direction. It felt different from anywhere else I had spent time. …
Jul 26
2022 Race and course report for the olympic distance triathlon at the Kinetic Multisports Pocono Triathlon Festival in Hawley, PA and Lake Wallenpaupack.
Apr 24
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
