I hope all my fellow fathers had a great Father's Day yesterday! I got to spend part of my Sunday with DD #2, who kept an eye on me while I took a pre-triathlon practice swim in Kent Lake. This Wednesday is the big day! Open water swimming is different from the pool, all right. …
Tag: triathlon
In the Swim? Not so much, yet
WELL, THAT WAS HUMBLING. My swim class this morning, the first in an eight-week session, didn't go quite as planned. One hour into the 90-minute workout, both my calves decided they'd had enough and starting cramping. Stretching failed to help, so I hauled myself out of the water, apologized, and headed to the showers. I …
Fueling Around
My first long race of the year - the Dances with Dirt Green Swamp 50K - is just two weeks away, and I can hardly wait. Not only is it my first-ever spring ultra, it's in Florida, where I hear the weather is actually above freezing. I'm currently running around 30 miles per week, Saturday's …