2010
Race Schedule
October
29th
Hawaii
is special. There is simply something
about the place which makes it something else, especially for racing. Tina found a great place for us to stay with
wonderful views and a kitchen for us to cook in. We
relaxed a day or so before the race, and
enjoyed it immensely. On raceday, I went
through the normal routine, as to not get too nervous.
I found Josiah Middaugh and Cody Wait at the
start line and we waited to go. They
gave us the impression we were about to start about 5 minutes before we
actually took off. This got my adrenaline
pumping so when we actually did go, I sprinted to the front. I was in the lead trio for the first
lap. I didn’t try too hard to hold on
since it was such a long race.
I came out of
the water with most of the contenders, Conrad,
Eneko, etc. Lots of people passed me as
I found my rhythm on the bike and I finally settled in.
I loved the bike course. It was
very, very loose and treacherous, but
I felt like I finally had confidence in my skills.
I didn’t crash once. I did stop
briefly to toss Josiah a tube and
CO2. He was working on his fourth flat
and I felt terrible for him.
My second
transition was lightning quick and I took off on
the run. My quads were cramping up early,
but to me that was OK. It meant I had a
good bike. They went away and I flew
until the last mile. This is when it
really started to hurt. It consisted of
soft
beach sand running. I had about 2-3 guys
within 30sec ahead of me. I couldn’t
catch them. I was out of energy. Fortunately, nobody caught me, so that was
good.
I finished up 28th
overall in the world! I was the 4th American and 24th
pro. I’m very happy with these
results. Tina and I got to enjoy Hawaii for a few days
after and that was nice.
October
16th
I’ve begun
tapering down for the Xterra World
Championships. I am very happy with
this. I’m feeling strong, and hopefully,
the heat won’t get to me. I’ve been
overdressing to prepair for the heat. Let’s
hope it works.
I want to extend
a thanks to John Cummins of Streetswell
longboards. He rescued me recently
when
I was out riding. I was out too late, it
got dark on me, and a storm was coming in.
I couldn’t see a thing, and John and his friend Ruben came to
save
me. Thank goodness since it snowed that
night about 10000ft.
Sept 27:
Xterra
USA
Championships
Coming
into this race, I was ranked 14th in the US
series and I was hoping to up my
ranking into the top ten. By placing IN
the top ten, this should happen. I drove
out there with Ben Madden and pre-rode the course.
It looked like a lot of climbing, and not too
much descending. This is good. I used to be a horrible climber, now I’m just
a bad one. My descending skills are
worse, so this should work in my favor.
The run looked to be tough, and that is good.
We shared a hotel room with Henry Reed, who
wound up winning his age group at the race.
It
was a split transition race similar to Beavercreek,
only not in my backyard, thus much more complicated.
We set our bikes up at T1, then we set up
our running shoes at the separate T2 in Snowbasin ski resort. The one thing I hate about races like that is
the people on the speakers are rushing everybody to get on the shuttles
back to
the start. The last one left in over 15
minutes, and they were making it like we were going to miss the start
of the
race. It only takes a couple of minutes
to put your shoes down, but with the added stress of “HURRY! HURRY!
HURRY!”, I
grabbed my wrong race suit. I quickly
ran to my car and switched, but it was an unnecessary stressor.
At
the start of the swim warm-up, my goggle strap broke.
I retied it, only to have it break two more
times. I very gingerly put them on for
the final time, and didn’t even clear them of the fog for the start of
the race
in fear of them breaking again. The sun,
as usual, made it difficult to see the bouys, but I made it into the
lead
pack. It was FAST. Not
as fast as an ITU style race, but for an
Xterra, it was super quick. I lost the
pack unfortunately when a wake came through and really got me
disoriented. I wasn’t dead set on staying
in it, since
it’s not critical. (although it does
hurt my ego A LOT when I’m not out of the water in the first pack)
I
was cold starting the bike. That really
hurt me. After mile 7, I finally warmed
up, and I rode back and forth with the eventual women’s winner, Melanie
McQuaid. At one point, I nearly hit a
squirrel, a
spectator, and my chain fell off. I
picked up my bike and ran with it cyclocross style until I could get
the chain
back on. It worked well even though I
lost many places.
I
blitzed the transition and my hip hurt only briefly on the
run. Ingrid Middaugh (Josiah’s wife)
made sure I knew that a girl (Melanie) was beating me.
Fortunately for me, that didn’t last
long. I tripped at one point and went
down. There was a cameraman that ran
with Justin Hurd and I, but he wasn’t nearly as fast.
We bunched up and I didn’t see a rock that
tripped me. It hurt… a lot, but I got
angry and ran harder after that.
My new
wheels from Notubes worked great. They
were superlight and superstiff. My
brakepads from Serfas worked great. Also,
after the race, I somehow managed to
run over my rudyproject sunglasses with my rear wheel.
(they fell off my handlebars) I was
near the massage tables when this
happened, and lots of people saw it. I
heard a collective “oh no!”. After
popping the lens back into place, they were unscratched!
I yelled out “Buy Rudyproject!”
It turns out that my hip injury
didn’t hamper my run too much and
I ended up 13th overall which boosts my ranking up
to 12th. I’m looking forward to
racing in Hawaii.
Sept 19:
This Saturday is the US Xterra Championships. I'm finally feeling
ready. I ran some hard efforts on hills today, and feel like my
running has returned. Yesterday, I test rode a carbon hard tail
29er. I liked it's balance and cornering stability. My back
was killing me that night, but I did ride it on a long hard
course. We'll see how sponsorship goes for next year and maybe
I'll be on something like it!
Sept 15:
Lots to tell. Great
news lately, and some sad moments. I
just received sponsorship from Notubes.com.
They make tubeless wheel and tire products. (they pretty much
started
the tubeless revolution) The most
common item is their sealant, which makes it possible to run tires
without
tubes! I just ordered some wheels from
them. They are extremely light. I will be losing nearly a pound off my bike
just in the wheelset alone. I’m hoping
they come in by next Wed. so I can take them with me to Ogden, UT
for the USA Xterra championships. Also,
I finally got my eyeglass prescription updated, so I’ll be getting some
RX Rudy
Project sunglasses as well to test. (read: beat the crap out, which
I
will) I guess that an advantage of using
me to
test, since I crash lots on my Mountain bike!
Also, I tried out the Serfas
Brake Pads I recieved a bit
ago, and they are great! The stopping power on them is
better than the stock pads that came on my bike. This is
important in the Colorado Mountains.
Here's a video of me during Xterra Indian Peaks (2nd) where I
went through a mud puddle I thought was not sooooo deep:
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/User/My%20Documents/Downloads/BradMud.MOV
Nine years
ago was when Sept 11th happened, and
as a former airline pilot, I have to say something.
It is amazing how much has changed in my life
because of that event. I probably
wouldn’t be living in the mountains racing professionally in Xterras,
but who
knows where I would have been by now in my flying career.
Eli Witt, a
former rowing teammate of mine passed away a
week ago from cancer. It was a shock to
me since last I had heard was that his cancer was treatable. I had not talked to him in many years, but
the loss pains me. He lived his life to
the fullest. He was so carefree, yet had
an amazing competitive side to him which I benefited from by being in
the same
boat while rowing at Purdue. I am glad
to be racing at the Xterra World Championships, which are in Hawaii, because
that is where Eli was from
and lived. I will be drawing inspiration
from him during the race. Here's a picture of him in his element:
Sept 8th
I ran! It's
the first time in three weeks. I started a new job as a computer
tech at Stone Creek Charter School. That has kept me busy, but it
is not hurting my training.
Sept 1st
It's been a while since my last update and things were going
great. I placed 2nd in the Davos Dash MTB race Expert
division. It was an uphill race. I didn't do so well at the
final Beavercreek blast, but a crash the week before it has been
hurting me. I haven't been able to run because I did some damage
to my hip, and biking is just now starting to work for me.
Hopefully swimming and biking will keep my fitness up enough for the
Xterra US Championships.
August
10th
I'm 33! I finished my 3rd of 4 races in 8 days. Last
Wed, I did the Boneyard Brawl MTB race. Sunday I raced the Xterra
Indian Peaks, Monday I raced the final in the Plum TV's Dunk N
Dash. Tomorrow, I race the Davos MTB race. It has been
extremely successful.
Xterra Indian Peaks. I placed 2nd!! It was a great
race. I swam almost as well as last year, but my Giant from Avon
Venture Sports performed superbly on the bike course. This bike
course had "Z" written all over it. The traction in the corners
was solid, and the bumps were not too big that you had to avoid all of
them. There was plenty of room to pass on the second lap.
It was a safe course too. The run went well. Cody Waite and
I both got a bit off course, but nothing too bad. I ended up with
the fastest run split of the day. I was a bit disappointed I
didn't get the swim win like last year, but I'll happily trade that for
the run win. I ran into Paul from Rudy Project North America
after
the race, and talked some things over with him. It was nice
having face to face interaction with one of my big sponsors. They
are great. It's easy to enjoy a day when I preform so well, but
it truly was a nice day.
The Dunk N Dash went well. I put a big enough lead on Josiah
Middaugh in the water to keep him from running me down on the
run. We had a good fun competition throughout the series, and it
was nice to win the final. Tina also won. She garnered
enough points to win the overall series... So the Zollers win yet
another time!!!
July
19th
The Zollers win again!!! Tina won (and beat all the boys)
in the one lap version of the Plum TV's Dunk and Dash. I won the
2 lap version. We achieved this feat last year, but Tina wasn't a
Zoller yet, so now it's extra special.
July 18
The official results are in...I had the second fastest swim and
the 5th fastest run of the day! I'm super excited about
this. My mountain biking skills have improved alot this
year. The US and World Championships are flatter courses.
I'm hoping my skills continue to improve and I'm really looking forward
to these next two races!
July
17
Xterra Beavercreek!
What a race. I was hoping for a great swim, since I seem
to do well swimming at altitude. I knew I was fully capable of
winning the swim, but I didn't want to hurt my overall chances. I
went out quick for 100m, and then got on Seth Wealing's feet. The
pace was really slow, and I got nervous, but decided to stay put and go
for it on the 2nd lap. Halfway through the 1st lap, I switched to
Branden Rakita's feet. He picked up the pace for the 2nd lap, and
it was perfect. We dropped everybody, and I started to come
around him at the end, but the crowd of lapped swimmers and sun made it
difficult. I decided to save it, and came out of the water on his
feet.
The bike goes for about 500m and then starts a LONG climb. I had
a hard time catching my breath and didn't climb as well as I would have
liked. At the descent, I hammered. (My bike was MUCH MUCH
better than last year) I knew the course well, so I didn't lose
too much time overall.
The run consisted of 2 giant climbs/descents. I rocked the first,
but didn't fare as well on the second. The official results are
not in, but Tina said I made up time on most everybody, which is
good. I finished top 10, and am very pleased with that. I'm
getting psyched for Hawaii.
July 6
I did the Vail grind
last
Saturday. You start at 8000ft and run up Vail to 10500ft. It was
a lung buster, but no downhill to wreck your legs. I did it in 58
minutes. It's good prep for the Xterra Beavercreek. I am
looking forward to that. I've been riding the course a couple of
times now and that should help me lots.
June 7
I added Dirt Republic to my sponsor
page. They are a new mountain biking jersey company, that make
their shirts in the USA out of 100% recycled materials. I have
worn their shirts in some races with comfort and style.
SOOOOOOOOOO... the Teva Mountain Games. I flipped my kayak, and
crashed my
mountain bike on Saturday. The water was cold, high, and
fast. They ended up canceling the whitewater events on Sunday
due to these conditions. That made me feel better about my lack
of kayaking skills. My mountain biking skills did not do well,
though. I crashed twice on the first (of three) laps, and lost my
already fragile confidence. I climbed well until the last lap,
and
I was just plain tired then.
Sunday faired much better. t\The 10k trail run was extremely
difficult. It was steep and technical, which I like, but I held a
bit back for the time trial that was 2 hours after the run. I
felt surprisingly well on the time trial up Vail Pass. After it
was all over, I did a nervous interview for TV, and placed 5th in the
Ultimate Mountain Challenge. I hope next year will be top 3.
June 4
At the last minute, I decided to enter the Teva Mountain
Games. They are tomorrow. I signed up for the Ultimate
Mountain Challenge. Saturday morning, I kayak down the Gore
Creek. The afternoon has a mountain bike race. (I entered
the pro division of this challenge, so I'll be racing some of the top
pro mountain bikers in the country) Sunday, we start out with a
10k trail run, and then do a road bike time trial up Vail Pass. I
believe this is the same time trial used in the Coors Classic road bike
race featured in "American Flyer". (not sure)
May 27
I raced the Hammer in the Hay mountain bike race
yesterday. It went great. The last Mtn Bike race I did, I
was 2nd to last in the Men's Expert. This time I was 3rd! I
actually out climbed people. It was dusty and somewhat hard to
see, which probably helped me since I didn't know what I was about to
hit on the trail. Venture Sports was there, which helped me
quickly fix a pre-race flat.
May 16
The Boneyard Boogie 10k was yesterday. The weather has
been terrible here in Avon, and I wasn't psyched to get up to race, but
I did. I met Henry Reed there, and we warmed up together.
There was a $230 prize if someone broke the course record of 41
minutes. After 2 miles, Henry and I were out front and we decided
to split the purse if either of us won it. That made the race fun
since we then worked together to get it. The course was a
10k. 5k up, 5k down. 1000ft of climbing, and it was pretty
painful. at mile 5, we had less than 5 minutes to get it, so we
gave up on that and Henry dropped me. I was pretty tired from
descending, so he took over the lead, and I just couldn't go with his
pace. It was still fun, and losing to Henry isn't a bad thing at
all.
April 28th
I just returned
from
Las Vegas, where I placed 13th among the pros. It was pretty
solid,
and I still have lots of work to do on the mountain bike. The
course
was brutal. There was hardly ANY vegetation, and 3 short STEEP
climbs
on the bike. It was hot, but I made it through. I would
have liked to
come out of the water with the lead pack, but I went out a bit hard and
couldn't hold on. I sported a new Dirt Republic (modified) mountain
biking jersey and it worked out well. Here's a picture of me,
Josiah, and Nico Lebrun after the race looking tired.
April 21st
We leave tomorrow for XTERRA Las Vegas. I'm
pretty pumped up about it. I picked up a brand new Giant Anthem
X1 from Avon Venture Sports on Monday. (good thing since they are
closed this week until Fri) I'm nervous about racing a new
bike, without having time to really dial it in on fit and suspension,
but it will be leaps and bounds better than last year's hard
tail.
I plan on nailing the swim, (and trying to drag Josiah with me) going
well enough on the bike, (and watching Josiah horizon me) then
hammering the run. I love trail running. I can't wait.
April 9th
It's two weeks until XTERRA Las Vegas. Josiah Middaugh and
I took a training trip to Fruita, CO to work on actually riding our
mountain bikes on dirt instead of the snow in Vail. It's perfect
weather here, and I'm borrowing Josiah's old Trek, which I may
buy. He has a beautiful brand new Felt 29'r that he's racing this
year. I'm also deciding on buying a Giant Anthem X1 from Avon
Venture Sports. Both are great bikes, and I wish I had the Giant
here to compare head to head... Maybe next week. Also, both
Josiah and I are sponsored by Rudy Project, so here is a picture of us
in matching helmets:
March 16th (2010)
I would like to welcome Speedplay
as another sponsor. This year has been a good one for sponsorships.
I had previously hurt my hip, and stayed
away from training for a while. I am now back to running/biking
and plan on heading down to denver to do some training with Riptide
Multisports. They have taken me on for this year and are a close
knit team.
Nov 12th
I am putting Jointworx
up on my official sponsor page. It a great Physical
Therapy clinic in Edwards, CO. I have been affiliated with the
clinic
since moving to Avon. Everybody there has been great to me and I
owe
Jointworx a lot
of gratitude for keeping me healthy since moving here.
Nov 2nd
I'd like to welcome Rudy
Project as an official sponsor for me
for 2010. I'll be looking extra cool in a sweet pair of
sunglasses when you see me next. I'm very excited to have them on
board.
Oct
I am now sponsored
by a local bike/ski shop. Avon Venture Sports
is a great store with great prices and great service. Check them
out when you visit me.
Oct
I'm MARRIED! We returned
from our honeymoon in New Zealand recently. It was
fantastic. A bit of rain, but that didn't preclude us from doing
anything that we had planned. We spent a week on the North
Island, and a week on the South. We saw some friends, drank some
wine, went skiing, kayaking, swimming, sailing, ludging, tramping(kiwi
for hiking) and sunbathing. Our flight from Fiji got cancelled, so we
got a bonus day in Fiji's sun. I have to tell, it's not a bad
place to be stuck for a day!
Aug 8th
Another Victory!
I won the 2nd annual Bec Tri. This triathlon is similar to
the LG tri, in that it remembers a past triathlete. It is also a
small local triathlon that I could walk to, so that makes it a
no-brainer to start. Speaking of starts, I led the race from
start to finish. It was a well run race for a 2nd year event.
Aug 3rd
The Zollers Win!
Both Tina and I won the Avon Dunk and Dash this evening.
Tina is not yet officially a Zoller until Sept. 26th, but that is close
enough. This marks Tina's first win in a race since swimming in
high school!
Aug 1st
XTERRA
Indian Peaks race report
A little side note to this race. I won the swim, and if I
hadn't gotten lost on the run, (by my biased calculations) I would have
won the run as well! I just have to get this mountain biking
together for a killer race.
July 18th
XTERRA
RACE REPORT!
July 17th
I just registered for my 1st XTERRA race. It's
tomorrow. We'll see how it goes on my $350 craigslist special
mountain bike that doesn't shift very well and the chainrings are
worn. Oh, and I got in as a Pro!
July 11th
Victory! I just won the LG triathlon in Eagle, CO.
It was a small race, but wins don't come often these days, so I'm very
happy.
Ironman Coeur d'Alene:
Race
Report
June 6th
My taper has begun!! Finally! The three weeks
leading up to it were very difficult. I raced in the Boulder Swim
& Stride this evening. It was a pretty fun race. I felt
strong in the swim, but couldn't drop Dan Mackenzie and Matt
Balzer. Dan ran away with the race and I was able to hold on to
second. It was pretty cool. A 1500m swim followed by a 5k
run. These are very even distances by time, so it worked out
nicely for Dan and I.
June 21 is still my "A" race: IronmanCDA
You can follow it here: Ironman.com
May 17
Littlefoot
Triathlon
I entered this race at the last minute. I wanted to use it
for a hard brick workout, and came out 5th place. I'm happy with
this, but I would have like to have a better swim. I've been
training on the bike and run a whole lot, and sacrificing the swim, so
that kinda showed. The race was put on by Sean Wendt,
who ran a great show. It was a small race, but had a great local
pro field. It was my first sprint distance since 2007, and that
made it interesting. I hadn't gone all out on the bike in a race
for a while, but it was fun to get the speed out. The run was an
epic battle for 3rd place, between Josh Merrick, Tate Behning, Matt
Balzer and me. We went back and forth on such a short run course,
so that made it really interesting to watch on a very spectator
friendly course.
May 3rd
Wildflower Triathlon
I raced well in California, setting myself up for Ironman Coeur
d'Alene. Read my (full
race report)
2009
The year is 2009, and
we have moved to Denver!
The short story if it: Our visas were denied to New
Zealand. We had planned to leave Chicago, and ended up in
Denver. Lots of friends, not too far from home, and good
training. Instead of Ironman New Zealand, I am planning on racing
Wildflower,
and Ironman Coeur d'Alene.
I've moved to Denver!
IL State CX
Championships
I returned to
Chicago after spending time with the family to do one last training
ride with Newt. I thought I was fine, only to find out later
(after Sunday's race) that he noticed I didn't have my normal
"snap". I did next to nothing on Sat to rest up for Sun.
Cold, snow, not much wind on Sun. Good. I did a practice
lap and found the course to my liking (lots of dismounts). While
talking to Newt about his insanely good snow riding ability combined
with his equally insanely bad luck at State Championships, (flat tire
and broken shoe) one of the Cuttin' Crew Chicks broke her seatpost
clamp. For some reason, (long story) I happened to have an extra
post with saddle attached and ran it over to her. OK, now I have
good luck for a good deed, and guaranteed cheering. To the race:
I had achieved a top
ten ranking by this point, so I received a call up. My start was
perfect. It was near effortless and I took it to the hill.
I suck at hills. I don't know why, but when ever "it is required
that my body goes up in elevation" I go slow. My legs started to
burn a bit at that point, but only lost a few places. I was in
the mix with Aspen and Hemme. I was content to stay there since
we have raced fairly equally this fall. Somehow though, I
couldn't hold it. I don't know what was going on. I don't
think I crashed enough. I wasn't pushing my traction to the limit
on every corner or something. My legs definitely were not working
properly. They dropped me and I had no answer. I needed to
get pissed, to let my anger strength get me back in to the race, but it
wasn't there. When I saw 9 laps to go, I DEEPLY regretted
upgrading. As the race progressed, I found my motivation being to
keep from being lapped (bad), which wound happening anyway
(worse). I did a bonus lap because I was pissed (finally) at
myself for a poor performance. After the race I changed and
enjoyed the rest of the cold day. It was very entertaining to see
a tandem bike from the attempt the 4b race. I lightly heckled the
official for pulling them off the course. What gives? They
were behind everybody, and the entertainment value alone should
give the officials reason to look the other way. This is what
makes cyclocross so fun. It's not a road race! In cross,
you can eat a hotdog, wash it down with a beer, and get a $1 tip for
doing it all in one lap! Anyway, enough with my ranting. I
have to figure out next season since it won't be in New Zealand, and
probably won't be in Chicago either. My lack of employment this
fall helped my training until the last two races, but it's time to find
a race (possibly Ironman Brazil) to make use of my "fall base".
Thanksgiving
The week before
Thanksgiving, Newt and I traveled to Woodstock for our final race
before Montrose. It went so so for both of us. Newt didn't
feel well, I didn't seem to "have it". I finally had a good
start in the 123 race, but couldn't hold my position. I didn't
want to blow up so I played it conservatively. I blamed it
on the railroad tie smoothness of the course, and the lack of running,
which I have found that I need a lot of to do well in cyclocross.
The more running/ barriers in a race, the better. The week
following was thanksgiving, and I spent it with my family, got sorta
sick, didn't train much, and found out Tina and my visa application for
New Zealand got denied. Bad news.
Lansing, 11-16-2008
I love
cheering. It gets me pumped up for racing. I am glad I
upgraded to cat 2 because with reflection, I get to cheer all my
rival/friends (now just friends) in the 3 race at cyclocross. I
get to yell as loud as the cold allows, and stumble over names as
everybody goes by in a blur. I'm sorry if I called you Mike, when
you are a Dave. I'm NOT sorry to call you "Newt", when you are a
Ryan, though.
I had been racing
the "double" in the cat 3 race, and then the 1,2,3 one hour
later. This was a total of 1 hour and 45 minutes of racing.
Good Ironman New Zealand training..... I hope. My current
standing was 1st of the 3's in the
Chicago
Cyclocross Cup series, but decided it better to relinquish my lead
and upgrade to the 2's. I thought fresh legs would help me in the
Lansing race for the 1,2,3 race. I started and was in the bottom
5 (field of 25) into the first corner. I managed to work up to
7th overall by the finish, also about the time it began to snow.
I love snow. I enjoy racing in the hot, and the snow, just not in
between. The guys on
the Bonebell crew
got to return the cheering favor and made it clear that I was to live
up to my new status as a "2".
St. Charles; Campton
Cross, 11-2-2008
I love
Halloween. I wore part of my costume of Zoolander to the race,
and without the full costume, I got lots of weird stares. My
parents were supposed to show up, but due to the construction on the
highway, they missed my first race. The 3's were great, Norton
took off the first lap, and splintered the field. He slipped on a
corner and I took the lead there. I was able to hammer solo the
rest of the race towards my 2nd victory in the 3's
that day, but unfortunately my parents showed up 10min after the race
was over. I pulled the double and managed 11th.
Bartlett, 10-26-2008
Great day.
VERY WINDY. Cyclocross rookie and roommate Bjorn Boquist made the
trip out for a race. It was great for the whole gang. I
pulled off 2nd, and 9th in the 3's and 1,2,3's respectively.
Carpentersville,
10-19-2008
Cyclocross is full
of fun, sand and crashes... as seen
here,
and
here where I raced in the Cat 1/2/3's.
Tina and I have
decided to move to New Zealand! We leave Jan 21st, and I will be
racing
Ironman New Zealand on March
7th. I'm returning to Ironman distance races! I can't wait,
A cancelled
swim took away my strongest leg, but I still pulled off 2nd in the Pro
division!!
RACE
REPORT
2008
Musselman ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup:
It's amazing at this
level that a tiny little mistake can add minutes to your time, and
double digits to your place.
RACE REPORT
ITU
World Cup, Hamburg Germany; July 5th:
Bad luck caused me
to DNF in my first World Cup race. It was very
disappointing, but very cool to be racing athletes competing in this
summer's Olympic Games.
RACE REPORT
What a fun
race! The 56 degree water was not so bad (thank god my wetsuit
fit). I had a tough time climbing all those hills on the bike,
since the hills in Chicago are nonexistent, but my handling skills on
the descent kept me in the race. The trail run fit me
perfectly. During the run, the sand stairs were tough, but not
impossible. I guess the cold winter forcing me to run stairs to
the 23rd floor of my apartment building wasn't so bad after all!
Full
race report!
Lima,
Peru. Wonderful food, and a wonderful race happened here. It was
the most fun I've had racing in a long time. Check out my report
HERE.
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