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.
This was the third year in a row that I ran the BolderBOULDER. My running has been improving and my volume has been high this year, so I had some pretty big expectations for the race. Race morning started off like most of my mornings, early. But I was not early to the race. I got…
I’ve ridden the Santa Fe Century before, but I’ve never signed up for the Grand Fondo timed event. In an effort to get ready for IRONMAN Boulder I figured it would be a good challenge. It turned out to be much more of a challenge than I anticipated. The course changed from previous years, and…
My first race of 2018 is is the books, IRONMAN 70.3 St. George. It’s hard to believe that this is only my fourth half Ironman distance event and my second IRONMAN branded 70.3. A couple years back when I started it’s hard to believe that I would come to enjoy this distance. Here is my…
Diet fads come and go and many provide real results. But you have to ask yourself two questions when choosing a diet; Is this maintainable over the long run, and is it healthy? Generally we associate a diet with weight loss. There are many ways to loose weight, but they are very hard to maintain,…
While I’m still in shock it’s quarter through 2018 already, I have yet to race a triathlon. But I sure do have a lot of races coming up! Eleven to be exact. It’s currently about two weeks out from my first triathlon, IRONMAN 70.3 St. George. I’m excited and nervous at the same time. I’ve…
The Boulder Rez Half Marathon Race was just a primer to get me ready for Challenge Aruba. The timing was perfect to get in the miles before the trek south. I was treating this race much like a “C” race and did very little to prep for it. I did make sure to increase my run…
The Littlefoot Triathlon was supposed to be my fist triathlon about two years ago. It was close to home and on local training turf. But we changed our minds and made the Oktoberfest Triathlon our first. So this year I finally had the opportunity to give Littlefoot a try. Unfortunately, it was the worst race of…
I signed up for the Fortitude 10k, because I enjoyed the BolderBoulder 10k quite a bit. This was the first year for the Fortitude 10k, so a perfect time to check it out. Little did I know that unexpected records would fall. Lauren and I decided to get a room up in Fort Collins he night before…
I signed up for Challenge Aruba as a “racecation”. A perfect way to end the season. I would start off the trip with a 70.3 race and end it with a relaxing beach vacation in Aruba! This would be my first time traveling with my bike on an airplane. I wasn’t sure what to expect….
Last season I qualified twice for the USA Triathlon Olympic-Distance Age Group National Championship Race. The first was for finishing in the top 33% at the Steamboat Lake Triathlon. The second was for taking 3rd place and finishing in the top 10% at the 106° West Triathlon. It was quite an honor to receive notification that I…