Swimmer in Transition Posts

February 23, 2010

…and getting it done. So I was on facebook (not a surprise) on Friday night (yes I’m a loser), but what I saw was pretty funny. “Changing plans, let’s ride on Sunday, looks like rain tomorrow” and “bagging bike…

February 20, 2010

loVe: Kyle. Kermit. Kove swims. Kompression socks.Very much do Not loVe: Running. Hills. Pollen. Pain. Last Sunday I “raced” my first real running race. A half marathon. Yes, that’s right. I’ve never done a stand alone 5k. I’ve never…

February 16, 2010

After a successful course recon in St. George, Kyle and I headed back south and made a little stop in Vegas. My parents were in town for my mom’s Tupperware convention. Yes, get your giggle out now, she is…

February 16, 2010

St. George preview day two. Only partly cloudy, but sure to be another long day. Kyle and I headed to T1 to check out the swim. Thanks to the friendly lady at the gate, she let us in for…

February 13, 2010

This past weekend Kyle and I made the trek out to St. George, Utah to obtain a course preview for the upcoming adventure in my life. There has been a lot of hype surrounding this course that the Ironman…

February 3, 2010

Wee!! I got back in the ocean last Friday! Wow, I really miss the freedom of no walls, the chop of the cove and even that cold burn of my face. It was a quick jump back into a…

January 26, 2010

…and other such musings. It’s pretty funny how worked up people get over a little rain and wind. Maybe it’s just my negativity for trainers and treadmills, or thoughts of “real” weather back in Minnesota and North Dakota, but…

January 24, 2010

San Diego living is Glorious. 2009. An entire year. To quote David Bowie:“ch-ch-ch-changing. turn and face the strain. ch-ch-changes. Time may change me. But I can’t trace time.” Here is my attempt at tracing my time over the past…

January 21, 2010

Year end and beginning bring thoughts back to accomplishments and forward to goals. It’s good to have some self assessment. To measure where you come from and where you are going. So here it is. I’m not so much…

January 5, 2010

Warning. If you don’t like blood and “guts” don’t scroll down. Mixing it up a bit, I figured I’d let someone else tell the tale of the weekend. What better person than the man who decked himself? If you…