This weekend, I’m back to racing. I’ll be at the Boston Triathlon, but I’m making a change from the original plan. Instead of racing the Olympic distance, I’m dropping down to the sprint. And I’m actually feeling pretty good about that decision. The last couple of weeks haven’t exactly been a model training block. I […]
After what happened in Atlantic City last weekend, I knew I needed to get back into open water before my next race. Not eventually. Not when I felt ready. I needed to actually get back in the water. So this weekend I joined CIBBOWS for their Intro to Open Water Swimming class at Brighton Beach.
Open-water swimming has become one of the hardest parts of triathlon training for me. Not because I can’t swim. I can swim. I’ve spent plenty of time in pools and I’m comfortable there. The problem is what happens in my head when I get into open water. There is something about not being able to
This year I decided that training for one endurance event wasn’t enough. So I’m training for a 70.3 triathlon and the NYC Marathon. Apparently I like making my life complicated. The two events are both endurance events, but the training is pretty different. A marathon is obviously focused almost entirely on running. You need to
