Thoughts from the Middle of the Pack

3 days into my stay in Kona. Have hit Lava Java, rode into Hawi, swam at Dig Me Beach, and enjoyed (?) the heat. My brother and I outside H...

Got together with some folks from the Boston Triathlon Team for a happy hour on Wednesday. Those that recognized me said I looked gaunt - th...

The most common question I get these days is "How's the training going?" My answer? Better than expected, but not as much a...

Was just starting my brick run today (very fast, with beautiful form, of course) when a truck pulled up next to me and asked if I was the gu...

A few weeks back, my training scheudle included a day of 3.5k swim, 5 hour bike and a brick run. I looked at it and thought my coach was cr...

The final race instructions from the first Ironman, 1978:   "Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest o...

Why Ironman? "Because marathons have been ruined by people who think it’s fine to walk. Because life is too easy and Everest is too fa...