by David | Apr 1, 2019 | blog, books
“Love of your work, willingness to stay with it even in the absence of extrinsic reward, is good food and drink.” – George Leonard The Path of Mastery In his book Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment, George Leonard describes the...
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 | Jul 2, 2010 | blog, race report
To me, the Ironman-distance is an ever changing puzzle waiting to be solved – 1,000 pieces scattered across the table that must be carefully and meticulously assembled over months and months of preparation for a single day of 140.6 miles of racing applied across...
by David | Aug 6, 2009 | blog, race report
My Race Report from 20th Anniversary Vineman Full Triathlon Date: August 1, 2009 Finish: 9:53:38.3 for 4th Overall Swim: 00:57:39.0 T1: 00:02:18.5 Bike: 05:13:44.4 T2: 00:01:27.8 Run: 03:38:28.6 As I headed out of transition at the start of the 26.2-mile run, race...
