I attended a free medical symposium last week and here are a few notes related to injury prevention and NYC triathlon race day preparation, in no particular order: Buy a foam roll or a trigger point kit (https://store.tptherapy.com/) an use it to massage your muscles to promote recovery and prevent injury Buy a $5 pair [...]
Flat As A Pancake sprint triathlon was added to my race calendar to experience racing in open water and served as a tune-up to the NYC Triathlon in mid July. Training for the last month sucked. Plain and simple. I have more time than I did working a full-time job, but it seems the stresses [...]
My first sprint triathlon is this Saturday. This is an ideal race for first time open-swimmers as you swim no more than 25 yards from shore. The bike and run course is flat so the race is expected to be very fast with at least 500 participants. (my guesstimate) Very excited for my first tri. [...]
A lot has happened in my personal life the last week or so. As a result of the stresses of leaving my job, I think it caused my first migraine (blurred vision, nausea, chills, awful headache). With more time on my hands, you would think my training volume increased but it was the exact opposite. [...]
Title: Patanellas Flat As A Pancake Location: Staten Island Link out: Click here Description: Sprint Triathlon. .25 mile swim, 12 mi bike, 3.1 mile run Date: 2010-06-12 It would be foolish to start with an Olympic distance race without getting my feet wet. My first sprint triathlon will be on June 12th and I think [...]
Wow, what a weekend! Below are a few links to update you: My Story: Guiding a Blind Athlete at Duathlon Nationals http://www.usatriathlon.org/resources/multisport-zone/my-story/guiding-a-blind-athlete-at-duathlon-nationals Photo-op in the Richmond Times dispatch paper: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/other/article/DUAT26_20100425-223005/340071/ Quoted in usa triathlon’s official press release here: http://pressbox.teamusa.org/Pages/TRIATHLON–VanOrt–Farrell-Earn-Overall-Crowns-at-USAT-Duathlon-Nationals.aspx 4th in physically challenged division. Qualified for worlds. All Achilles members finished strong. I’d say it [...]
Who wants it more? At the end of any race, especially in an elite short-distance event, athletes are at their absolute max. To be able to push it further on the last stretch of road crossing the finish line separates the extraordinary from the ordinary. I thought this video was about Kris Gemmel who had [...]
Title: Warrior Dash Northeast Location: Windham, NY Link out: Click here Description: Overview Northeast Welcome to America’s most insane race. Warrior Dash lands in the Northeast for the first time in 2010 where 13 obstacles from hell await this 3.23 mile course. Date: 2010-09-18 Warrior Dash is a 5k with obstacles thrown in for a [...]
Not to turn my blog into a relationship site but thought it would be fitting to give my thoughts on how triathlon training has impacted my relationship with KT as today marks our 3-year anniversary. Besides, it is relevant to triathlons as I believe in order to have success with triathlon training implies other aspects [...]
Title: Du Nationals Location: Richmond, VA Link out: Click here Description: 5k run / 38k bike / 5k run Date: 2010-04-25 I got in touch with a representative from Achilles International through my friend DR, next thing you know I’m heading to Virginia on the week of 4/23-25 to guide a blind athlete in the [...]
