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...and thanks for stopping by. Here you will find information about my career as a professional triathlete, my sponsors, columns I have written for Inside Triathlon, my graduate school work, as well as artwork, photos, and a periodic play-by-play. Enjoy!
Jan
22
Totalsports Terra Firma Duathlon: Starting the year with a win!
Category: EFS, First Endurance, Lazer Helmets, PreRace, Race Reports, Recovery Pump Boots, Rev3 | Leave a Comment
On my second-to-last day in South Africa, I raced the Totalsports Challenge Terra Firma. It’s so named because it’s based off the original Totalsports Challenge that runs concurrently, and has 7 events, and Dan Hugo has won it a hundred times, and those events are a mix of land and sea stages. The Terra Firma race skips the sea stages (two paddles and a swim) for those of us whose legs are faster than our arms.
So it went: 50k road …
Jan
17
I do miss the left side of the road
Category: Winter Training, enjoy the blog | Leave a Comment
I arrived home in Boulder last night. Classes started today, there was snow on the ground, and my car needed roadside assist in order to start. Sputtering and grumbling, we’re back to real life.
I didn’t take an abundance of photos during my last week. I did race on the Saturday though so I may have photos to post from that a little bit later. These are some photos of training, of some of the signs and sights I enjoyed, and …
Jan
9
Redefining “headwind” in the townships
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These photos are from two separate trips. In one I went to Guguletu, one of the Cape Town townships, and spent the afternoon seeing what life is like there. In the other trip I was here in Stellenbosch’s township, Kayamandi, meeting the songo.info kids and seeing their facilities.
At Guguletu I wore flip flops. There is a lot of glass and dirt and trash, so I walked carefully and wished I’d brought proper shoes. After Guguletu I went …
