Making do when you do not plan gear well for race travel and race day.
Category: Racing
17 hours of standing in the sun
Triathlons are, with out doubt, one of the most spectator unfriendly sports in the world; distance tris an order of magnitude more so.
Gear details for an Ironman race
A walk through of the gear staging process for an Ironman race.
Traveling to an Ironman race
My musings about the energy traveling to an Ironman race. It's kind of amazing.
Getting all that stuff to race day…flying can be a pain in the a**
The hilarity of traveling to a triathlon race with so, so much gear; and my awesome bike carrying bag.
Get rid of water in your ears after swimming
Read this if you have trouble with water in your ears after swimming; or if you get dizzy coming out of an open water swim.
Nothing new on race day!
While it is best to try what you can before race day, something will always be new and you will have to roll with it and do what you can.
Liquid bicycle nutrition
Different options for liquid nutrition on the bike, as well as the products I use.
Triathlon bike hydration systems
Systems to make it easy to drink while riding in the aero bar position.
You only get a first time once!
Remembering the joy, fear, and anticipation training for my first Ironman.