After more than five months of training for one specific race, I'm

fairly disappointed I won't be racing Kansas 70.3. My knee issues just

aren't getting any better. In fact, it's gotten worse. It has been

really tough to train over the past week or so, mainly because I kinda

knew I had to make this decision. I worked extremely hard to get to

where I am and now it feels like I failed myself a bit.



I know injuries are part of life, especially running, but it… Continue

Apparently, I've come a long way since October 3rd, 2009. I've decided

to break down my results from the Falcon Groundspeed triathlons and see

exactly how I improved 17:59 over 7 months.



Overall Time: October: 2:10:10, May: 1:52:11

I finished 121st out of 207 yesterday, which put me in the 58th

percentile. In October, I finished 102 out of 132, so in the 77th

percentile.





Swim:… Continue

Having done this triathlon last October, I pretty much knew what to expect coming into this morning. I ran through my race plan the night before and was pretty sure I had everything ready. I went to bed early and wasn't nervous at all, so I slept amazing. Apparently, I didn't set my alarm, but still managed to wake up around 6:10, so I still had plenty of time. I made a strawberry shake and brought an orange with for pre-race fuel.



I got to the Academy and setup my transition spot.… Continue