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2025 Gravel Skills Camp
This weekend we held our third gravel skills camp in DuPont State Forest. We welcomed former gravel skills campers and a few new faces. We spent over 11 hours, spread over two days, discussing,...
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Fiber in the athlete's diet
Carbohydrates receive a lot of attention among the endurance athlete community. Recently, endurance athletes have reported consuming well above 90g carbohydrates per hour. As a result, athletes are...
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Fatigue - how much is too much?
After 19 consecutive years of long distance triathlon, it's crazy to think that I am preparing for my 24th Ironman distance triathlon. 😮 I can tell I'm carrying around a lot of fatigue but if I would...
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Triathlon Racing in Cooler Temps (IM 70.3 Oceanside tips!)
The 2025 Ironman Pro Series kicks off in North America on April 5th with Ironman 70.3 Oceanside in Southern California. The event has its challenges because of the weather. The water is cold, the...
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Muscle vs Liver Glycogen - what's the difference?
 Bonking. Hitting the wall. Lights went out. Whatever you call it, lack of energy doesn't feel good. When muscle glycogen stores are depleted, the muscles do not receive the fuel needed to produce...
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'25 Early Season Training Camp - behind the scenes
 We held our first training camp in March of 2014 (picture above). It's wild to think that it was 11 years ago when I told Karel that I wanted to bring our coaching athletes together for a group...
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Found cat/kittens update - ADOPTED!
Around 4pm on Friday April 4th, I told Karel that I wanted to spin my legs. Typically Friday’s are my swim-only days but it was warm and sunny outside and I was itching to be outside. I rarely ride my...
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From GVL to PCB to Lanzarote - Part 1
 In early January of 2025, I felt like I had no direction with my training as I was struggling to put together my race schedule. Karel knew that Ironman Lanzarote was always on my race bucket list...
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From PCB to Lanzarote - Part 2
Around 9am we started our 5-ish hour drive (plus losing an hour) to the Atlanta International Airport (I made a reservation at the Peachy International Parking as that is where we park for our...
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Ironman Race Week in Lanzarote! Part 3
Day 1: Tuesday May 13thAfter two long days of travel, we were ready to move our bodies. Typically, Wednesday before a race is our "biggest" day of training but since we didn't do anything for the past...
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2025 IM Lanzarote Race Recap
Quick Recap I consider myself an experienced racer when it comes to challenging courses but words can't describe the legendary Club La Santa IRONMAN Lanzarote. This year was the 33rd running of the...
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141 miles for my 43rd birthday
 Over the past few years, I've celebrated my birthday with some type of cycling. Last year I was joined by Karel and my friends Garrett and Alvi for a 101 mile ride (with scenic views) and a little...
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