My nephew, Lucas Sobczak is an amazing kid. All parents think their kids are amazing but Lucas actually has the results to back it up! I’m amazed by how much his parents exposed him to sports as he’s already taken up soccer, golf, capoeira, swimming, and has recently taken up kart racing. Earlier this year, [...]
The big “A” race is done and over with. Now what? I’ve been spending quite a bit of time volunteering as a guide for Achilles International. I consistently train with them on Thursdays and will be guiding Lamar Brown at the Duathlon World Championships held in Edinburgh, Scotland early September. So training now isn’t for [...]
Several months of training & racing culminated to peak for the NYC Triathlon – my first olympic distance race that attracted over 3000 triathletes from 49 states (apparently, there are no triathletes in west virginia) and 50 countries. It was about a year ago that I decided to work towards a triathlon and on July [...]
I have an 808/404 zipp setup on my Caad9 for Sunday. To give you an idea of the quality of this aluminum frame, the mavic neutral support vehicles are equipped with Caad 9 frames as shown below: NYC Triathlon is four days away and my expectation is to finish in under 3 hours. A good [...]
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 [...]
