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Me:  Nick, I can't wear this.  Everyone passes me on the bike and it's ridiculous.  I'm too slow.Nick: I have a solution.  Pedal faster.  Problem solved.

Yesterday, despite my attempt to sneak out of practice where I found out we would be learning fast transitions by keeping shoes clipped on the bike- my coaches and team mates pretty much peer pressured me into attempting it.  Well, at this point it doesn't seem entirely out of the question.  I can hop on [...]

I went into this afterthought of a race very relaxed.  A significant contrast from last year.  However, maybe I could have used a little bit of last year's anxiety this time around.  I PR-ed for the course, but only by two minutes.  I should have been more focused.  I did this for fun since Mooseman [...]

I raced Kinetic with no hamstring issues.  It was great to come back and race and see how far I've come in handling pre-race anxiety.  I've learned to channel the energy into something useful for the start.  I handled all adversities on the course well- including some serious wind knocking down a tree 5 cars [...]

Day 0 Injury & Hopeful Denial PhaseDay1  Ice, ice, iceDay 2:  A trip to the doctor a diagnosis of a 1st degree hamstring strain and a SECOND DEGREE burn!  I was so obsessed with icing my leg that I now have an ice-pack sized second degree burn on the back of my leg.  She seems [...]

I should just re-name this blog- Injury Tracker.   It seems I only write when I am injured or terrified of being injured.  I thought I would relax, not turn it into a catastrophe, just remain C-A-L-M next time a little sharp pain popped up.  I thought, hey, I'm different now.  I've overcome injury in [...]

3 days before my first ever standalone marathon- something I've wanted to do ever since IMFL- and I'm sick. I'm hoping it is just food poisoning and I'll be able to recover super fast and go on as planned! I wasn't really worrying about this race at all, but with this wrench thrown in... now [...]

I am going to do another Ironman. Next year. I am still working out the details. CDA? WI? Placid? Canada? B2B? I don't know!This season has been amazing. Due to some great coaching and track workouts, I've PR'ed on all my running races thus far.Did my first 5KPR'ed at Shamrock half by 1o full minutesPR'ed [...]

Why am I sore from a 6 mile run? Is this real? What has happened to me? I need to get back on track.It's too cold outside.I'm too stressed out.My foot tendonitis hurts. I'd rather have a beer. I need to sleep in.excuses, excuses, excuses.Good thing my winter training team practices start again tomorrow. I've [...]

I am finally running again. I love running more than almost anything. It clears my mind and helps me figure out solutions to any problem. I only swim and bike so that I can keep on running. Tuesday, I had a bad day...and forced myself to bundle up in a 40 degree rain storm for [...]