Well, 2021—what a weird year. There was so much hope back in April, when Ellie and I gleefully trotted down to Orchard Park (across the street from the Bills stadium!) for our first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Man, were we riding high and thinking things were headed in the right direction. Fast-forward [...]
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 [...]
It typically starts with either a google chat message or text, often with a link to a website like New England Triathlon. This was the case back in January when my brother texted our thread that a September triathlon out on the cape was on the table. See exhibit A, B and C. Not only [...]
After much neglect, I finally wave the white flag and have started to transfer the blog and all of it's content to a new server. While our old home performed extremely well for many years, it is time! There will be some considerable disruption for all of you Spaghetti Squash Primavera lovers, but hopefully we [...]
Did I say triathlon? I meant duathlon. That's right folks, the swim was canceled on account of Lake Ontario being extremely grumpy. This brought our first lesson of the day: anything can happen on race day. As soon as we pulled in the parking lot, my triathlete buddy Karstin walked up to the car and [...]
Welcome to the second post of 50×4: Fifty Bagels, Fifty Dates, Fifty Races, Fifty States! That’s right, folks: we're attempting to race in all fifty states (and DC and maybe some other places)! New York: Utica's Boilermaker 15K, July 14, 2019. What a beaut.Giant copper kettles no longer in use at Saranac.Maybe we'll add fifty [...]
As of Friday afternoon, I have found myself in an interesting predicament where I am going to be racing the Rochester Triathlon in two weeks. Although this has been on my calendar all summer, the sudden reality of actually registering for it and committing to the race has sent me into a full-fledge training panic. [...]
Inspired by a friend who has run 200 days in a row and in dire need of getting back to regular exercise, Papa Biscotti (appropriately named) and I set out to exercise every day in June. As you can see by the accompanying calendars, WE DID IT! Dad's Calendar Mom's Calendar I will confess there [...]
Well, this escalated . . . quickly. Thanks Mike. On September 7th, 2019, we will wake up at approximately 4 am on Cape Cod and head to the start line for a sprint triathlon, featuring a lovely ocean swim in Nantucket Sound. And last but not least, though I don't have a screen shot of [...]
How on March 6th, is there a windchill of -6? Doesn't mother nature know we are hard at work, training for the first spring races of the season? Welcome to this weeks edition of Weigh-in Wednesday, where we pull the stats out of the database, and I send out harassing text messages to my friends [...]
