FINALLY! Ellie and I have FINALLY completed the oldest consecutively held footrace in the world. That's right folks, the 127th annual Buffalo YMCA Turkey Trot. It did not disappoint. In an exceedingly rare event, Ellie and I were actually home in Buffalo for Thanksgiving this year. Usually we are working our way back and forth [...]
Hello World! We still exist! It's been a while since I last posted ... basically missed the entire summer of activities, but fear not, things have been quite busy! To quickly recap the last 5 months since our trip to Scotland for the Edinburgh half marathon and Cheese Rolling event -- Boilermaker 15k - Ellie [...]
Surprise! I raced my first in-person triathlon of the year, competing in the always amazing Tri In The Buff. I raced this a few years ago with my friend Karstin, and decided two weeks before race start to sign up! Training for this sprint triathlon was a bit more laid back than typical for a [...]
On Saturday, Ellie and I braved the cold and driving snow to complete our first ever Shamrock Run in the Buffalo first ward community. It was, to summarize simply, awesome! Pretty bib! We had a pretty late night prior to racing, so we were super fortunate that the race didn't start until noon. Although I [...]
Ellie and I started the building process toward our first major road race of the season, which means one thing: a weekend long run. I am happy to report it wasn't too bad! The weather was near perfect for a February run, which is quite remarkable considering less than twelve hours later, we had fierce [...]
Over the weekend, the Pine Riders threw on our skates and competed in the Buffalo Labatt Blue Pond Hockey tournament. The outcome . . . was absolutely less than stellar. Yes . . . we gave up 87 goals. The Pine Riders went 0-3 on the weekend... We got absolutely annihilated. To say we were [...]
I cracked myself up with the title of today's post. I've been bicycling quite a bit on Zwift over the past six weeks, closing out my first full FTP Build program. With only two workouts to go, it is about that time that Ellie and I are switching gears (get it? like a bike gear?) [...]
Woke up to incredibly icy streets and trees today! Be careful out there, everyone! As per the norm here at 2 Fat Nerds, each Wednesday is a weigh-in day, where we publicly shame encourage our members to share their workouts and weight numbers for the past week. It's all about accountability, and earning those sweet [...]
I love Buffalo at the end of January. The Lake Erie monster knocks on our door step, making everyone rush home from work early and grab a six-pack of their favorite beer. Our local politicans even instruct our city's residents on how much to buy, based on the late Mayor Jimmy Griffin. Winter arrives tonight. [...]
Over the weekend, hockey-mentor Julien called me up and said we were heading to the ponds for some pick up hockey. Who was I to disagree? I grabbed my gear, including my Garmin watch, and met up with him at Ives Park in Tonawanda. To my surprise, this is a rather popular spot for some [...]
