Holy crap, down to single digit weeks until Vineman. This week was roughly analogous to last week, but was slightly more run-heavy. I finally get to take a little time to rest up for my race next weekend. This coming week is a 6.5 hour week, plus the race. I’m keeping a tight lid of   Read More …

Well, now it begins: Peak Phase. I have one more week identical to this one, a race week, five weeks of build, then three weeks of taper. I am absolutely exhausted this week, but at least the summit is in sight– seven weeks from now I’ll be at the peak, and then it’s just taper   Read More …

Work has improved somewhat and my schedule has allowed for me to get one full solid week in (after a couple of weeks with at least one or two missed workouts). In a week, peak phase begins. I’m seven weeks from my peak week, and this week was… ok. Not superb, and very tiring, but   Read More …

Swim: 30:05 T1: 4:19 Bike: 1:27:33 T2: 2:31 Run: 56:51 Overall Race Time: 3:01:19 Wildflower is often referred to as the “Woodstock of Triathlon,” but it’s probably more aptly thought of as the “Burning Man of Triathlon” in contemporary terms. Out of nowhere, 30,000 smelly, dirty triathletes converge on Lake San Antonio, California ant take   Read More …