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I Had a Dream…

I was racing pro triathletes Normann Stadler and Chris Lieto at my parents’ house. Yes you read correctly, my parents’ house. The race was actually inside the house and was a speed walking marathon that consisted of loops from the main floor to the basement and back. We were in the middle of the big [...]

Leave It To The Tri-Geeks

For some reason this just made me laugh. The triathlon companies are always innovating and this is no exception. I was deeply active in triathlon for five years so I understand the passion…but this may be reaching just a bit. Xtri.com posted a gear review article on a new fitness jacket by True Motion called [...]

Expo and Weekend Update

The to-do list for Saturday went pretty smoothly which we were very grateful due to our rather interesting night. We were able to get in a few naps during the day which helped everyone. G took a nice two hour nap in the morning which we all took advantage of. After G’s nap we got [...]

We are in Boston!

Well, we made it to the big city! It hasn’t been without some personal growth moments. The flight over was fairly smooth except for Griffin (1 yr old son) wanting to explore the entire plane. This tested both Wendy and I since this took place for the entire first two hours of the flight. We [...]

On Our Way to…

Baby! Time to go and run that little marathon they have up there. The race is on Monday, I repeat Monday. Strange day for a race but it is a civic holiday (Partriots’ Day) in the state of Massachusetts. You can check out the progress of all your running friends on the Boston Marathon website [...]

Rabbit Food

I like to cut back on the food shoved in the mouth during a major taper. No need to put on a couple extra pounds right before the event. Per the rumor, one extra pound of weight is equal to three pounds when running. No thanks! I am especially trying to cut back on the [...]

Endurance Sports this Weekend

The Ironman 70.3 Championships is being aired on NBC Saturday at 5:00pm EST. The event took place last November in Florida. In case you don’t know, the distances for the event are 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run. This is a fun distance because it requires both solid endurance and speed. [...]