The result of a taper week is great but going through it can be quite challenging. Here, I share the good and ugly getting the body ready to race during taper week. I use week in general terms as depending on the race distance and/or importance of the race it can vary in length. For... Continue Reading →
One of the most useful biomarkers illustrating my overall health and fitness I watch on a regular basis is my resting heart rate. Since starting to run and compete in triathlon and duathlon events over seven years ago, I have closely studied and observed maximum, lactate threshold, and resting heart rates for myself and athletes... Continue Reading →
Sunday I competed in the Ron Jon Cocoa Beach Triathlon racing in the Sprint Duathlon. I caught my first sickness mid-week for the first time in 7ish years and was thankful it was on a taper week and weeks before Nationals. Here I share my experience from an awesome morning on the Space Coast. This... Continue Reading →
From not being able to run a single mile one and a half years ago to racing a 50-mile ultra run Saturday at the Croom Fools Run was simply amazing. What’s even more amazing is Lauren Nolan finished in just over nine hours to place 2nd Overall Female to an accomplished ultra runner. In today’s... Continue Reading →
Recently USA Triathlon completed and announced the annual rankings for 2021 in Triathlete Magazine where I found myself ranked 3rd in the country and honored to be an All-American in the 50-54 Age Group in Duathlon (run-bike-run). I take nothing for granted and really appreciate the accomplishment. Since starting this multi-sport lifestyle over seven years... Continue Reading →
The Healthy Giraffe 