This weekend I won a half Ironman in Ireland. Yes, you heard correctly. I traveled all the way to Dublin for an Ironman 70.3. It was a long way to go, but after Aaron and I failed to qualify for Rio I took a peak at what races I could do the rest of the […]
Category Archives: Blue Seventy
Panasonic New York City Triathlon 2016
My favorite triathlon is still the New York City Triathlon. This year was my sixth time racing in the Big Apple and the experience of racing entirely in the river, highway and streets of Manhattan still thrills me. It’s thrilling to have the city shut down so that we can use the streets as our […]
Panasonic New York City Triathlon 2014 Champion
Sunday I won the Panasonic New York City Triathlon, the fourth race in the Lifetime Fitness Series and my second win out of the four races. I’m really starting to hit my stride this season, and I’m really excited for the next few competitions. Rounding out the podium were two awesome runners, Kaleb VanOrt and […]
Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Minneapolis
Saturday I won the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis. When I started racing professionally, Lifetime was the most prestigious race in Olympic Distance non-drafting, and it has been a dream of mine to be able to put a victory from that race on my resume. The fact that it still draws one of the most […]
Getting Started
Here we are at the end of December. I have been taking some serious time off from training, but it’s time to start up again. This post is going to read a little scattered, which is a reflection of my mental status after a week of enthusiastic winter training. I went home to Seattle after […]
Chicago Triathlon 2013
This year I put a lot of attention into preparing for the Chicago Triathlon. Last weekend marked one full year since I moved in with Abby in Hyde Park, and the Chicago Triathlon was to by my hometown race. Not everything went as planned, but I had a strong race and came in second against […]
Rev3 Wisconsin Dells
This past week has been pretty awful, but I finished it on a high note, finishing 2nd place at the Rev3 Wisconsin Dells. That makes for three podium finishes in three weeks, and even though this wasn’t a third win, it was my best performance of the three races. Wednesday I failed the bike workout […]
5150 Giant Eagle Triathlon
Sunday I raced in Columbus Ohio at the 2013 Commit To Be Fit Multisport Weekend 5150 Giant Eagle Triathlon. I won in 1 hour 42 minutes and 20 seconds, which is about as long as it took the announcer to finish saying the name of the race. This race was fun. And I know I […]
The Summer Heat
Last week I raced the Minneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Presented by Toyota. It was the 3rd race in the Lifetime Fitness Series, and the first of the Toyota Triple Crown. The morning of the race there were violent thunderstorms in Minneapolis. and after a two hour delay the bike course was flooded and un-rideable. The […]
Independence Day
My favorite Holiday is July 4th. I love BBQs, I love open water swims, I love spending time with family in the middle of the summer. It was an awesome day this year too. My parents were visiting and I was able to get in a solid day of training, plus a nice little bonus […]