New York Athletic Club
It looks like I haven't posted in 25 days - oops! No, I'm not validating my own theory that a lack of blog posts indicates some sort of season ending injury...I'm doing just fine! In fact I'm headed out to Europe on Tuesday for a couple of weeks of racing in Hamburg and London. I do have an exciting →
Ten Reasons Why Shimano Di2 is Awesome!
In pictures (but a few words, too): Reason #1: no more cables for the derailleurs! The derailleur cable routing on both my bikes is gloriously empty. No cables means no more dealing with 'stretching' and adjusting the shifting all the time. Which brings me to reason #2... Dialing in the shifting is a breeze: just press the →
Sydney
Well I'm back from Australia and after a whirlwind of jet lag, taxes, and trying to organize all of the new gear I got from Shimano, Orbea and Rudy Project I finally have some time to blog! If nothing else the races in Mooloolaba and Sydney gave me a big list of things to work on before my next →
Always Cool
It's always cool to see the 'zero' on the Olympic countdown signs here at the OTC. Although I hope I don't see it in 2012!
Training in Colorado
Training is going well out in Colorado. I love running on the trails around Colorado Springs - Palmer Park, Bear Creek, Rampart Ridge Road, or the old stand by: the Monument Trail. The weather in January was nice so I was even able to ride outside a bit. Here are some pics: Palmer Park. There are tons →
Vacation Time
A couple days after my last race in Clearwater I took off for a little vacation in Japan. It was pretty fun - three days in Tokyo, three in Kyoto, and then back to Tokyo before coming back to the US. Japan is an amazing country, especially this time of year - it's Fall there and the leaves →
Wrapping up 2009
The 2009 racing season is finally over and I definitely ended it on a high note. Things went better than I ever expected during my October altitude training block - I definitely learned a lot about training and how to get myself ready to race. Here are some pics. My primary November race was the Huatulco World Cup in →
Training Block
After three months of racing approximately every other weekend it's finally time for a training block! I'm back home in Colorado and putting in a good 30 day altitude training block to get ready for November racing. Being from Florida, however, the concept of 'seasons' is new to me so last weekend's snow was definitely a surprise. →
End of the Season Break – Ironman 70.3 Style
A few days after returning from Australia I flew back to Florida to visit home. It was a great way to unwind after all the traveling and racing of late! While I was down there I helped out at the Kids4Kids youth triathlon clinic in Gainesville, FL (in conjunction with the Kids4Kids Triathlon that happened one week later). →
In Gold Coast
I arrived here in Gold Coast on Saturday after some pretty exhausting travel - 14 hours from L.A. to Sydney is rough! I can't complain, though, because I have plenty of time to recover since my race is seven days after my arrival! Life is pretty nice on the Gold Coast. My first four days here consisted of waking →
Headed to Gold Coast
I'm currently en route to Gold Coast, Australia for the World Championship Series Finale. The last time I was in Australia was for the Mooloolaba World Cup in March. As you can see that was a poor performance - I need to redeem myself in Australia! Yes, I was #17. Oof...
London Sightseeing
Mark Fretta, Jill Petersen and I went out sightseeing in London the day after the races a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun - It's not often we get to stay a day later and actually do touristy stuff! Mark Fretta and me in front of Westminster Abbey. If you're wondering about our facial expressions, →
Some Pics from Hamburg
My first World Championship Series race was a success this past weekend in Hamburg. I struggled a bit in the swim but felt strong on the bike and the whole race came together into one big ~40 man pack. My run was solid, too, and I ended up in 23rd place. Also, I came away with a →
Austin Pan Am Cup…Second Place!
I'm excited to report I placed second in yesterday's Austin Pan American Cup! Despite a poor swim, I was able to stay in contention on the bike and battled it out for the win with New Zealand's Callum Millward on the run. It came down to a drag race style sprint in the last 100 meters and he →
Pics From Pan Am Champs
Swim start. Exiting the swim about 20 seconds off the lead. Just crossed the finish line for ninth. Photos courtesy Rocky Chen.
Florida Fun
After St. Anthony's I decided to spend a little bit of time in my home state visiting friends and family and generally having a ton of fun in Florida! Here is a little bit of what I did: I stayed with my coach Jen Hutchison in St. Pete for a few days. She made me a pancake breakfast the →
St. Anthony’s v. 4.0
This past weekend I raced St. Anthony's for the fourth year in a row. St. A's is definitely my favorite race - it's one of the biggest triathlons in the world, the field is always stacked, the course is flat and fast, and it's right in my home state! It's also a great way to evaluate fitness in →
I’m Spoiled
Chula Vista is awesome. My time here is almost up and I will soon be moving to my "long term" resident location at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, and even though Colorado Springs is equally awesome I will be the first to admit that I will miss training in Chula. The warm San Diego weather, the →
Kind of a big deal…in Ecuador
This was in the Ecuadorian newspaper "El Universo" on Monday. That's right - kind of a big deal.As expected, the Playas Pan Am Cup was an adventure of a race as only South America can offer. I'll have a rambling race report up ASAP!
The New Ride
2008 Orbea Orca w/ full Dura-Ace 7900. Sweet!Florida Bicycle Sports hooked me up with my new bike for the 2009 season a few weeks ago. My first impression is that it is freakin' awesome! I'm packing up right now to go race it in Ecuador - first race on the new ride!
FL Trip
I left sunny San Diego a couple of weeks ago for a short trip to Florida (which also happened to be warm and sunny - I know, my winter training this year has been tough). Anyways, I helped out at Sara McLarty's "Train with the Pros" camp in Clermont, FL (along with Jarrod Shoemaker and Joanna Zeiger), raced in →
Happy Holidays!
I hope everyone is having a happy holiday season! The offices of KevinCollington.com will be closed for the holiday season...and by 'offices' I mean I'm going to stop going to Panera to get internet on my computer to update my blog. So thanks again for reading and I'll see you in 2009! I'll leave you with some pics from the early season that →
A Few Pics
Here are a few pics from Pac Grove:The swim course - lots of kelp to get caught in!
Junior Nats
In what was probably the most exciting thing to happen here in Colorado Springs since my arrival about a month ago, the Junior and Youth National Triathlon Championships took place yesterday over in Prospect Lake Park (a quick 15 minute walk from the training center). "Junior" in triathlon is defined as athletes aged 16-19 and "youth" is 13-15. →
