Well I made it. I have been training all fall for my first full marathon and the training paid off. I did the St. Jude Marathon on Saturday in Memphis. The start temperature was around 30 degrees, but I soon warmed up. I had set a goal of 3:40 which would …

Thanks to the rare bout of rain we were having here in KC – I was forced to go to the gym instead of putting my miles in on the road. After yesterday’s intense swim workout, I committed myself to keep pushing what I’d done so far, and I’m pretty happy with the results. …

Well, after a long weekend that gave me plenty of excuses to avoid training – we were back at it Monday evening. I headed over to Margaret’s around 8 to run the 3 mile loop close to her apartment complex. She tried to warn me that it was really hilly, but I was …

Okay, I survived and I’m going to copy 3 posts from another link where I posted my eventful weekend onto another site so that I don’t have to type all this again. It’s long, but very funny and eventful:
Message: Well my first Olympic down, and it wasn’t that bad! Now the swim…..sucked. I have …

So – for some reason (mostly because of new soccer shoes) I’ve got the mother of all blisters on my left heel. Anyone have any advice on how to care for it so it will heal and not interrupt my training too much?

I did something a little dumb last night – which was make an impulse purchase of some indoor soccer shoes. They were awesome, and a great deal. Then, I talked my roomates into going to the park, and kicking around for about 45 minutes (workout number 2 for the day). We had …

Well – I’m not going to be able to make the Nashville Triathlon – simply because I can’t afford to keep going back and forth all the time. My checkbook and business needs more attention, and travel takes away from that.
However, I am signed up for the Nemo Triathlon in Kirksville, MO …

I didn’t want anyone who reads this site to think we have all quit training. I’ve just been posting on this other site with tons of triathletes. It’s called ontri.com and there are tons on there that post and also give tips.
I haven’t quit training by no means, and probably have picked it …

Well I have been training like crazy of course, but I have kind of let the food slip up some. I haven’t weighed in a while because the mirror looked good, but I decided to jump on the scale this morning. I’m either pissed at my scale for being ignorant or myself for …

Guys have it pretty easy when it comes down to what to wear for their triathlon. We can grab a comfy pair of tri shorts, perhaps a dri-fit tee shirt, and we’re off. The ladies have a different situation, and definately have more options.
One such option is the TYR family of women’s triathlon …