by David | Feb 15, 2016 | blog
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” – William Penn Feeling a little overwhelmed by life? I, too, often feel overwhelmed often by all responsibilities of all the various roles I play in my life – husband, son, brother, friend, entrepreneur, coach,...
by David | Feb 8, 2016 | blog
I took the StrengthsFinder 2.0 test a few years ago and recently revisited my results. Written by Tom Rath based on Gallup’s 40-year study of human strengths, StrengthFinders 2.0 subscribes to the maxim: “You cannot be everything you want to be – but you can be a lot...
by David | Mar 21, 2015 | blog, race report
I felt the fingers brushing my feet every few minutes when I slowed to pop my head up to breathe during the 2.4-mile swim, but I was content to lead the two swimmers I towed behind me. “I’m happy! I’m happy! I’m happy!” I kept repeating this...
by David | Mar 10, 2015 | blog, race report
“What do I need to know to train for and finish an Ironman?” “What do I need to do to go faster in an Ironman?” As a triathlon coach and a sub-nine Ironman-distance athlete, I hear these question a lot. I thought it might be interesting and helpful to others for me to...
by David | Jun 28, 2007 | blog, race report
“Das beste Rennen auf der ganzen Welt.” – German translation of winner Chris McCormack’s quote, “This is the best race in the whole world.” I am a happy man. I wanted a personal best time (PR) and I achieved it at 8:51:41, a sub 9 hour...