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Keeping Perspective

My annual Lake Placid triathlon camp is this week, and we are up a few days ahead enjoying the Village and Adirondacks. This year, we rented a boat and went tubing on Lake Placid for Father’s Day. It was a great day, and both my kids and I were able to go tubing for theContinue reading “Keeping Perspective”

So I Picked Up A Whoop Strap

I have been on a bit of a gadget buying spree lately. Among the things I have picked up is something called a Whoop strap. Odd name for sure, but an interesting little device. Basically, you wear it on your wrist, and it measures your heart rate, the activities you perform, and sleep. From theseContinue reading “So I Picked Up A Whoop Strap”

A Trick to Run With Your Dog

I try to do things with the family as often as I can. I also try to get the dog out there so he can exercise too. Recently I took my son and the pooch for a run and figured out a way to keep everyone together. The trick is simple, put the running leashContinue reading “A Trick to Run With Your Dog”

I Ran A Blue Jean Mile

Racing is important to me. Not racing for the last year has left a big void in my days. A normal year I will be racing almost every weekend with some big events like an Ironman sprinkled in here and there. With that said, when ‘virtual racing’ became a thing, I was very uninterested. IContinue reading “I Ran A Blue Jean Mile”

Another Setback Or Is It?

With Ironman Lake Placid officially on, training has ramped up, and I am putting in lots of volume. The weekends are 4-6 hour brick sessions, long runs and swims as one would expect. A few weeks back I was wrapping up a 4 hour ride and 30 minute run brick in the woods when IContinue reading “Another Setback Or Is It?”

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