Sunday I earned my third win at the 2015 Panasonic New York City Triathlon. I won the men’s race, and also the “equalizer” by catching the women’s leader, Alicia Kaye. This race was among the most exciting of career, and certainly tops the list for the most brutal shoot out between myself an another athlete. […]
Category Archives: Races
Vineman 70.3
I raced Vineman 70.3 for the first time this year. It was a stunningly beautiful course on an abnormally temperate day in northern California. The swim, in a river so shallow as to allow mid-swim dolphin diving, went smoothly. John Dahlz, who I haven’t seen in years, proved he’s still a great swimmer as he […]
Ironman 70.3 North American Championships – St George
(photo courtesy of Ironman.com)On Saturday I competed in the North American Championships for Ironman 70.3, held in Saint George, Utah. I raced hard, set myself up for a top finish, and when my body gave in to the caliber of the course, I held on for a 10th place finish. St George is a beautiful […]
Challenge Dubai
I started off the season early this year with a new Challenge Family race in Dubai. I placed 16th there against a start list as glittered with big names as a world championship. I’m never satisfied with a finish behind other athletes but I don’t think I could have raced any faster, either through execution […]
Q&A With Garmin
After the Lifetime Fitness Championships in Oceanside, California, I talked to the folks at Garmin about the race, andd the pressures I felt leading up to it. The interview came out better than what I could have produced in my excited but exausted post-race euphoria, so I’m reposting this interview from the Garmin Connect Blog […]
2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championships
On Sunday in Mont Tremblant, a ski resort town in Quebec, I raced the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. I placed 11th and was the first American finisher in 3:50:10. This was my first year committing to this distance I learned a ton through the experience. Before I arrived in Mont Tremblant I made a point […]
Transamerica Chicago Triathlon 2014 Race Recap
This year’s Chicago Triathlon fell on my second anniversary of moving to Chicago. As such, I felt like I should go ahead an win the race. I got sick of saying “I was second at the Chicago Triathlon†last year, and it just seemed right that I should be able to take advantage of […]
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 […]
Syracuse 70.3
I finished 3rd in Syracuse today behind Andrew Yoder and Lionel Sanders. It played out like this: Barrett Brandon took out the swim, and at 700 meters I took the reins and finished up the 1.2 mile, exiting the water first in 23:14 with Jimmy Seear, Barrett and John Polson right with me. Andrew Yoder […]