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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”

My New Toy

We have a rule in my house: when it comes to learning or health, money isn’t important. This is probably how I am able to do some of the things I do like working with a coach, personal training, traveling to races all over the world, and buying fun toys. Likewise, my wife is alwaysContinue reading “My New Toy”

Let It Snow

I hate running in the rain. I especially hate running in cold rain. In an odd twist though, I love running in the snow. In fact snow is my preferred running surface believe it or not. It always seems so much calmer and more private when you are the only one out there. Less carsContinue reading “Let It Snow”

The Running Mutt

We crossed an exciting milestone this weekend. It was the first real run with the pupster! This may be no big deal to countless other dog owners, but for me, it opens up a bunch of new run options. Having a companion, even a furry one makes some of the isolated runs in the woodsContinue reading “The Running Mutt”

There Is Always An Excuse

The last few weeks have been tough. Work is tough, the kids are busy with full time school (remember that?), there are projects going on, and finding daylight to train in is tricky. To me this is all part of the game though. Triathlon or really any time consuming hobby is not just about puttingContinue reading “There Is Always An Excuse”

Halfway There

The weeks continue to roll by and so do the track workouts. The tricky thing with track workouts at the moment though is schools are back in session. That means practices, games, fans etc. all milling around or watching from the bleachers. As confident as I may be, I am NOT going to be runningContinue reading “Halfway There”

What The Heart Wants

I have talked about heart rate zones a bit in the past so I won’t go into a gory description of them right now, but I would like to touch upon what your heart rate might be telling you. Before I do that though, if you don’t have a heart rate monitor, please get one.Continue reading “What The Heart Wants”

The Most Important Piece of Bike Gear

Helmets. A good friend of mine, and someone I have always looked up to was recently in a motorcycle accident. This is someone who coached me in my first triathlon. Someone who I have logged thousands of weekend bike miles with. Someone that I have traveled with and who taught me a lot about racingContinue reading “The Most Important Piece of Bike Gear”

Late and Early Season Swimming (yeah it’s cold)

One of the challenges of living in the Northeast is that we have seasons. With these seasons comes shorter days colder nights, and inevitably freezing fricken pools. Yeah yeah, you can go to the Y or some other club to swim indoors, but that takes time and isn’t as cool when you have your ownContinue reading “Late and Early Season Swimming (yeah it’s cold)”

Swim Buoy’s Aren’t A Drag

Until my recent trip to Lake Placid, I had never used a swim buoy. Honestly, I never really thought I needed one. Most of my open water swimming is actually in Mirror Lake, and every year but this one there is a swim line underwater that you can stand on, and buoys along it toContinue reading “Swim Buoy’s Aren’t A Drag”