Top 10 recommendations towards a successful Ironman – 1) Equipment – Triathletes favorite! We race in a time where overcoming technology is no longer possible or wise. Indulging my 40th with all the top gear made a sizable difference and helped with those final minutes towards sub-10 (link). There’s a million links to what to…
Ironman California Race Report
Summary – Six months ago when I started training for my 8th Ironman attempt I was excited at the idea of striking back up the blog and documenting my journey towards the goal of a PR and sub-10 hour Ironman at 40. However as the training grew the writing ceased, not for a lack of…
2024 Ironman Santa Cruz Race Report
I’ve written so many race reports in the past that I’ll avoid the typical “This is how I swam, this is how I biked, this is how I ran, it was hard but I went fast, etc..). Instead, I’ll mention a few things I learned from the experience, especially considering it’s been 5 years since…
Building Momentum (One Month Down)
Maturity in sport, and in life, is sitting with feelings that are irrational yet unavoidable. Recognizing them and experiencing them while not letting them influence your path forward. As an athlete and engineer I emphasize data over emotion, valuing and prioritizing numbers, holding onto them. I can remember paces and performances from a decade ago. …
An Engineer’s Guide to Injury Prevention
When you look at your athletic career as a series, rather than a point in time two things happen. For starters, I myself take it less for granted, the seasons of sport and a friendship that has been more intimate and lasted longer than any other. Second, you can remember the highs and lows, my…
2024: Don’t Call it a Comeback!
It’s been an interesting last few years… I’m reminded of that saying “Adulthood is like looking both ways before crossing the street only to get hit by an airplane”. Well for many of us an unexpected global pandemic was that airplane. For me, it took a very particular way of life and instantly dismantled it,…
2023 Santa Cruz 57.2
Ever have a good race?? I mean that in jest, but only half so.. I can’t remember the last time I truly enjoyed myself, hit targets, felt fit and competitive. In a world of recent penalties, technical malfunctions, injuries or post covid mental funk/loss of direction happy outcomes seem rather far and few between, however…
My Struggle with Running
Running has always been a significant part of my life in various forms and stages, from my teens playing soccer up to 3 hours a day, 10 times a week later in college before a significant pivot to D1 Track and Cross Country my Senior year, later running and often winning road races in my…
2020 Desert Triathlon
Desert Tri is known in SoCal as the season kickoff for Triathlon. Notably I haven’t been training like I used to but having competed in this race for the last 5 years it felt wrong not to make the 2.5 hour drive Saturday (5+ hours if I had left Friday) and “participate” in the Aquabike. …
David Welby 