Growing up in Colorado you can't help but love the outdoors. Something magical happens with 300 days of sunshine and the Rocky Mountains in your back yard. My athletic endeavors started on the bike, I would get out and ride whenever I could. In 2011 I moved to Oxford, England for work. I missed the sunshine and mountains, but discovered my passion for running. When I moved back to Colorado I started combining cycling and running, so it was only natural that I started competing in triathlons. I took second place at my first sprint, and caught the bug. Today I'm training for my fourth Ironman.
The 2019 Colfax Marathon was my second attempt at the marathon distance, outside of an IRONMAN. And my second time run Colfax. The marathon has been a bit of a struggle for me. I keep wanting to go the distance, but I’m never as ready as I want to be. Two years ago I was…
This is the third year I’ve singed up for the Colfax Marathon, but it will only be the second year I ran it. Two years ago I had every intention on starting my second open marathon, but my stomach had other plans. A nasty intestinal virus kept me from training and led to my first…
I always took care of myself. I watched what I eat, I was pretty strict making sure that I only took in whole, organic foods. I supplemented making sure I got ever single little vitamin and mineral my body needed. I made sure I got recover and enough sleep each night, sacrificing many events to…
I was really looking forward to racing at IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Cruz. I had never been to this part of California before, so I was looking forward to something new. I also love the ocean, and haven’t been since Aruba last year, so I was looking forward to the beach. My season has been an…
This was my second year competing in the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships. Last year I drove out to Omaha, Nebraska to compete in the Olympic distance race. This year the event took place in Cleveland, Ohio, so I figured I would race both days and add the sprint distance race. Since I had to make…
This was my second year competing in the IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder race. Last year I had a great race and I was looking to improve upon that performance. It was also my third half IRONMAN distance of the season. Last year there were several issue I ran into, and this year with that knowledge in…
This was my second year competing in the Boulder Tri. Last year I did the Olympic distance, finishing in my standard 4th place. This year they added “The Beast” which was a long course option. It’s just shy of a Half IRONMAN distance. I was excited when this option was made available as I like…
I’ve not had the best luck with sprint triathlons. So I was not sure what to what to expect at the Lookout Mountain Triathlon. This race was unique as it’s a pool swim for only 525 yards. My friend Adam, that I’ve know since junior high, had done this race in the past and encouraged me to…
This is the third year that I’ve compete in the Boulder Sunrise Triathlon. I’m not sure what my expectations were going into this race. The past two years I had finished in 3rd place. So I really wanted to move up and podium. In the week leading up to the race, I had let my…
IRONMAN Boulder 2018 – A race that went incredibly well with a plan the went horrible wrong. This was my second IRONMAN and my second IRONMAN Boulder. The first go didn’t go as planed. Well the second didn’t go as planned either but I’ll get to that later. In my first attempt I was suffering…