General stories about life and/or philosophy
I was shocked to be inducted into my high school’s hall of fame on June 6, 2019 along with the 1977-1978 boy’s basketball team. Thank you so much to Glenn Johnson and Gunnar Myhrer for the honor. As much as I always wanted to be an athlete, I don’t think any ability was evident in …
Best Lap Swimming Pools in Austin I did a lot of lap swimming in Austin before the Ironman event in October 2016. After visiting a variety of pools in the city I’ve written a tourist guide for other swimmers and triathletes who find themselves in Austin wanting to know where to swim at the best lap swimming pools …
How Triathlon Can Draw More Women Into The Sport Ironman CEO Andrew Messick posed the following question at the San Diego Triathlon Business Conference in January of this year: “Can you figure out a way to position triathlon as their (women’s) next great challenge?” He was suggesting that the goal should be to draw more …
That’s a wrap folks. After the fun outing jogging at Kualoa Ranch this weekend, my season has come to a close. Well, maybe my body decided it came to a close more like a month ago but my brain pushed it a little and frankly, would push it more if my body would let it. …
I just came home from another visit to the masterminds at Endurance Rehab and Cyclologic down in Scottsdale, Arizona. My main goal for this trip was to test my progress in my hip rehabilitation and reassess my bike position once the progress of my injury had been analysed. I was very disappointed with the opening …
Although the lineup of partners for the 2013 season looks almost identical to that of 2012, there will be one significant change of note that I thought I would take a moment to recognize. AVIA was wonderful in offering years of support to myself and many athletes, particularly those in off road racing. Through AVIA …
There isn’t much left to do at this point beyond some pre race interviews and some fun clinics at the expo. At this point I want to do two things. One is give you a peek into my mindset before this race and the second is to thank all of those people who have delivered …
Did I mention that Canada had the second largest delegation at XTERRA Worlds this year? Well, after the race it seems that the entire Canadian triathlon community has crushed my twitter, email and Facebook accounts with support for going down in a blaze of glory. I love you guys so much! Here is just one …
I don’t know if Dutch heritage is enough to create a zest for growing things in a person but I have that desire. So do some of my other Dutch friends so there could be some truth to Dutch people being mad gardeners. I think my gardening passion is starting to border on obsession. That …
On Sunday I finished the last of three build weeks before I was scheduled to take a rest. I was starting to show some cracks but when I compare this block to the first one I did in January, there was monumental improvement. I managed to hold the same kind of volume with some higher end …
