(Part 2 of the Bhutan Trek Series from our trip in March 2019) The next morning, we left the comfort of Hotel Olathang behind and set out for the real adventure. For the next week we would be trekking deep into the Himalayas toward Mount Chomolhari (or Jhomolhari which is more phonetically accurate to how …
Category: Triathlon
Jul 22
Race Report – 2021 Steelman Olympic Triathlon
The 2021 Steelman Olympic Triathlon race was my 6th Steelman Olympic race in addition to one Steelman Sprint distance. I was supposed to race last year but with Covid I deferred to this year. The race is still very organized since being taken over by Dave Michener from Dale Winteroff. The only real difference with …
Jun 28
Race Report – Ironman 70.3 North Carolina 2021
Ironman 70.3 North Carolina seems like it has been on hold for me forever. The time has finally come and gone and I have to say it was worth the wait. We loaded up the 4Runner and made the 9-10 hour drive down to Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on the Wednesday morning before the race. …
Aug 16
Race Report – 2021 Ironman 70.3 Musselman
I have wanted to do the Musselman Triathlon. I love the Finger Lakes region of New York and had heard it was a really cool local, privately-run triathlon to do. I had done other races in the Finger Lakes like the Peasantman and the Keuka Lake Triathlon and then they never disappoint. Of course Ironman …
Jan 26
Where the Hell is My Swim Bag?!
It’s been almost a year since I have been to the pool to swim. This morning, I woke up early before my alarm and thought “Hey I should hit the pool today!” Then I thought, “ok,where is my swim gear bag? Hmmm?” I searched all over our small home and in my truck to no …
Nov 24
Race Report: Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga 2019
When deciding on an early season 70.3 race this season, I chose Chattanooga since I thought would be good place for a Spring road trip vacation/race combo. We did a road trip down South last year with our dog Bentley which was fun, so we thought we would do it again. For our race base …
Jan 14
The Year Ahead – 2019 – No Ironman?
2019 has been fully laid out for me already. The biggest change is that I will NOT being doing a full Ironman distance event this year. It will be the first time in the last 6 years that I have not. However, I will be doing 2 Ironman 70.3 events and a few other smaller …
Dec 11
Race Report – 2018 Peasantman Intermediate Triathlon
Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of New York has been an annual location for my wifes’ family vacation. My wife came across the Peasantman Triathlon while searching for her first Olympic(or Intermediate in Peasantmans’ case) distance triathlon. It turned out to be held the same weekend we would be up there this year. …