Category Archives: Goals

Hello my name is…

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

I’ve been training almost non-stop for long distance triathlons over the last three years. Three months ago, I hit a wall and my swim training more or less evaporated. What happened? I realized I don’t enjoy swimming and never will. … Continue reading →

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What doesn’t kill you makes you…Erin

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

I wrote this post a couple of months ago, but didn’t end up posting. She’s back in town right now and I just read it to her and she gave me the go ahead to post. She inspires me, I … Continue reading →

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Seawheeze!!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

One addition to the race calendar! I just signed up for the 2nd annual Seawheeze on Saturday August 10th. I’m not sure what my goal for the race is yet. It’s a couple weeks before Ironman Canada so I don’t … Continue reading →

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A Year I’m Looking Forward To

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

2013 is going to be a year full of big races. January Still yet to be decided is the first “race” of the year. My friend Shane has invited me to do the Fat Ass 50km on January 1st. I … Continue reading →

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2012 Ironman Coeur d’Alene

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

There were 50 qualifying spots for the Ironman World Championships up for grabs this past weekend at Ironman Coeur d’Alene and I was on the hunt for one of them…here’s how the day unfolded. The swim was bloody cold. I … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Blowing Up Boston

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

The following is a guest post by one of my run club buddies, Dan Scarrow. He apologizes for the long blog post, but he had 10+ hours of flying time to kill and he’s only ever going to write one, … Continue reading →

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Patagonian Adventure Race

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I have another goal! Complete the Patagonian Adventure Race at some point in my life. Who wants to do it with me? Watch this video for a realistic preview of the adventure!

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Decisions & Consequences

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

I just found out that Steve Romeo died in an avalanche a couple of weeks ago. I started reading his very popular TetonAT blog a few years ago after climbing Mount Baker and catching the bug of backcountry skiing. I never met … Continue reading →

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Rough Week

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

If you do any kind of training for a race, you’ll know where I’m going with this post.  It’s impossible to train flawlessly week in and week out for long periods of time. Something is bound to go wrong. However, … Continue reading →

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First World Problems

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

For the last few months I’ve been trying to balance my training for Ironman Coeur d’Alene (June 2012 is coming rather quickly) with everything else in life.  I think I’ve done a good job, but there are definitely choices that I … Continue reading →

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