I raced the Boulder Peak Tri last weekend hoping to grab a spot for the HyVee 5150 Championship next month. That wasn’t a lofty goal, though, since I was ranked sixth on the HyVee points ranking leading into the race and just had to finish in order to qualify. But really I wanted to improve […]
The Boulder Peak Triathlon wasn’t a great result for me but it did serve its purpose. First, I’m confirmed with a start for the HyVee Elite Cup on September 1st. I get to compete for a share of the million dollar, er, $500,000 prize purse! Second, it showed me I really need to do some
I started writing this when it was still winter, but here it is April 22nd and I am just now finishing. So here is my winter update…in the spring. The big news from me is that Lindsey and I moved permanently to Boulder, CO in February. Lindsey and her previous coach, Margie Shapiro, decided to
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There were a lot of things I did not get around to writing about in 2012. I’ll be honest, I fell victim to my own theory that when things don’t go to plan it is hard to sit down and write about it. So here are some pictures that sum up the lead-up to Olympic
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If I had an Argentine Peso for every time someone said to me, “You have to race in La Paz sometime in your life. It’s an awesome experience,” I would be able to afford my weight in empanadas de carne from the rotiseria on the corner of Chacabuco and San Martin, right next to my
“Dude, I think you need a bigger wetsuit!” Who knew that doing climbing repeats of El Peñón before the race would ruin my taper?! Kidding…I just had a horrific race. Let’s not talk about it. Time to look forward to 2012. El Peñón did provide for a nice post-race cool down workout, though:
En route to another excellent partial-race in Buffalo. On to the next one: I’m gearing up for the Huatulco ITU World Cup this weekend, my first WC since March. A wise man once said: “If one is to race in Mexico one must embrace Mexico…”
When a double Olympic medalist tells you “the plan” it’s best to pay attention. “Hey Kev, we’re going to cut right immediately – don’t swim on anyone’s hips, just get on feet. We’re going to string this swim out.” So that’s what we did – we cut right and I found myself on Simon’s feet.
On the podium in San Fran with (left to right) Tenille Hoogland, myself, Simon Whitfield, Alexis Smith, Lindsey Jerdonek, Andrew McCartney, and a whole lot of sparkling apple cider! I feel like I just posted about this race not too long ago. Oh wait, I did – this race is usually in November. This year,
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