Racing

Bronx Biathlon Race Report

Posted by on April 27, 2008 in Racing, Training

Boy, the weather today was no picnic. It was about 50 degrees, drizzly, and overall gloomy. It wasn’t as bad as it was in 2002 when Fernando and I raced in 38 degree weather with monsoon-ish conditions. It was so cold that race volunteers had to help us take our helmets off after the bike […]

What do I think about when I train

Posted by on March 6, 2008 in Racing, Random pontification, Training

When one spends many hours swimming, cycling, running, etc., there’s the inevitability of being a prisoner to the mind. Of course, there’s the focus on the actual activity such as counting laps, remembering to exhibit proper form and technique, monitoring any telemetry (e.g. heart rate, treadmill data, cycling computer info), but all of this aside, […]

Interesting Race

Posted by on March 1, 2008 in Racing

Did an interesting race tonight. My swim coach told me that a bunch of my tri-buddies from L.I. would be doing this midnight 5k race at Republic Airport on 2/29. I had already scheduled a few things that would keep me on the island most of the day (note: Brian lives in Woodbury where I […]