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C26 Crushing Iron Volume & Intensity Triathlon Camp 2021

Lake Morey Ice Trail – Open Lake Ice Skating in Vermont

Craftsbury Outdoor Center – January 2021

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 6 (Night Skating!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 5 (ShopVac Zamboni Build!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 4 (First Skate!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 3 (Building a rink-side bench!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 2 (Averting disaster!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 1 (Setting up Ice N'Go rink kit, filling and measuring ice)

GoPro Color Grading Test 1

Lake Iroquois Plunge

KOM Attempt: A Gravel Chain Buster

KOM Attempt: 7 Years in the Making

Solo Race Up a Mountain: Spruce Mountain 10K

KOM Attempt: Graniteville Beast (25-Minute Effort!)

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Link in my bio to my latest YouTube video about @c

Link in my bio to my latest YouTube video about @c26_triathlon camp. This is a long one as YouTube goes, but it's one of my most meaningful. It's my story of walking into the unknown and finding the unexpected. Thank you again to everyone for being so kind.
#c26 #crushingiron #triathlon #triathloncamp

A week off at the Maine seacoast. No bikes, no run

A week off at the Maine seacoast. No bikes, no runs, no swim workouts. Just sand, people-watching and the turbid, frigid waves of the North Atlantic. Reunions, family adventures and no small amount of questionable but delicious nutritional choices. Hopefully a good reset to kick off summer and get ready for big things to come.
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#capturemaine #summerbreezeme #oldorchardbeach #sacomaine #beachvacation #beach #maine #oob

Official race photos from #ticonderogatriathlonfes

Official race photos from #ticonderogatriathlonfestival released. I think they tell the tale pretty well of what it’s like to race a double:
1) Let’s do this.
2) Feels good man
3) Heck yeah
4) …Oh god.
(Swim photos not posted because nobody needs to see that)
#triathlon #racing #doubleti

In 2019 I signed up for the 2020 @c26_triathlon ca

In 2019 I signed up for the 2020 @c26_triathlon camp. I waited a year (it sells out quick), and then I couldn’t go because the pandemic ruined everything. I was able to defer, so I waited another year. And this year, I got to go.
Here are 10 photos from the experience, taken mostly by my camp-mates, that don’t even come close to fully explaining what it was like. But each reminds me of something special.
I’m not ashamed to say I walked in absolutely terrified.
I don’t feel like I’m exaggerating to say I walked out transformed.
I’m home, but a piece of me is still in Nashville. And I’m not sure it will ever leave.
#fancypants #goodjobrunners #beavernests #algaebutt #burp

You are either in it for the long game, or for the

You are either in it for the long game, or for the short. Rarely can you succeed in both. This was my lesson from the Ticonderoga Triathlon Festival.
I was in for the Double Ti, a sprint distance followed by an Olympic distance. Combined times made up the overall results in the Double. Seemed like an interesting challenge.
The sprint started just after the rain ended. Wind was high. Water was rough. There was little swimming, only fighting. It wasn’t a great performance. Open water humbles the pool-spoiled. Still, I was in the chase pack coming into T1. The race was far from over.
On the bike and I dropped the hammer. Close to 24 mph average over 12 miles, reeling in the lead group one by one until I was 3rd or 4th overall on the road. I knew I would get run down by some, but on such a short course I figured it was worth trying to bike myself a buffer and see if they ran out of road.
I held my 3rd best 5k time on the run and it mostly worked. 7th overall out of a field of 75 men and women. 1st in my age group (out of 1, but don’t tell).
Putting on my wetsuit for the 2nd time had me sweating like crazy and upped my HR like I was already running. I sat in the cold water of Lake George for a good 1/2 hour, trying to calm down and cool my core. It helped, but I was still unsure of myself. I figured the worst that could happen was going slow. I knew I could finish the race one way or another. Just a question of how ugly it would get. So I toed the line again.
The water had calmed somewhat by the time the Olympic started, and so had my mind. As a result, I was able to actually swim and find a groove. The bike was more controlled too, knowing I would need some reserves. But I still pushed about 290 watts for around 22 mph. Off the bike and I knew right away things were bad. They are rarely good off the bike, but that feeling usually goes away. This didn’t. A slow start to the 10k which would basically just decline over time. A war of attrition with myself. But I slogged it in.
23/77 overall in the Oly, 5/11 AG. Tantalizingly close to the podium for the Double, finishing 4th overall there. As always, it’s who slows down the least. #racereport #triathlon

Underrated triathlon training tip: have a dad who

Underrated triathlon training tip: have a dad who can walk you through how to tap new threads in the bolt hole for your aero bar armrest when they inexplicably shred out two days before your race. They don’t teach you this stuff in triathlon school.
#dadsofinstagram #machineshoptriathlon #isthisucilegal #everythingbreakseventually #howmanywattsdidilosebyincreasingthesizeofthisboltby1mm

I don’t always race gravel enduros, but when I d

I don’t always race gravel enduros, but when I do it’s at @therangervt
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#graveldad #couchlife #bikedirty

Summer begins when the unicorn sprays. I don’t m

Summer begins when the unicorn sprays. I don’t make the rules.
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#unicorn #summer #guineapigsofinstagram

Doin’ work sure beats workin’ . #checkoutmywoo

Doin’ work sure beats workin’
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#checkoutmywood #idontevenheatwithwood #whyislife #herecomethesplittingsnobs

It was a lovely day to ride gravel in the rain at

It was a lovely day to ride gravel in the rain at the @watavt Waterbury Gravel Grinder. Wave starts and capacity restrictions meant it wasn’t quite at its usual numbers but the feel of a pre-pandemic in-person event was there. They pulled off a good show.
Loved cutting the video for this one — lots of unique challenges. Watch for it real soon on @greenmountaingravel
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#gravel #gravelgrinder #moistgravel

Fresh water and new smells. What could be better?

Fresh water and new smells. What could be better?
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#dogsofinstagram #goldenretriever #swimminghole #seniordog

A little gravel spin with the kids today to start

A little gravel spin with the kids today to start putting the body back together. Glad to finally have them back on two wheels after a long winter.
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#activerecovery #kidsonbikes #dadbod

The Shelburne Half Marathon was a battle. On coach

The Shelburne Half Marathon was a battle. On coach’s (@c26_triathlon ) request I ran it “blind,” no live splits data from my watch. Running by feel, throwing caution to the wind. I’m still processing whether that worked to my benefit or not. The jury is out.
One water station on the entire route, and all they had was water. I should have known this from the race email, but I didn’t notice it. Perhaps read over it without believing it. Surely there wouldn’t actually be only one aid station over 13 miles. Surely they would have gatorade, gels, something. I could have used some electrolytes. Some salt. Maybe literally anything. I had pockets but they were empty. I guess Ironman has made me soft. Ironic. My fault, in the end.
I started to slow down around mile 9 or 10. No kick to speak of, but I didn’t fully bonk. Just kept pushing what I had, as it got harder and harder. Longest final mile I’ve run in a long time.
Across the line and my legs gave up finally, nearly completely seizing. My hamstrings wanted no part of being upright, or even sitting. They cramped hard, and I was suddenly curled up in a ball on the ground, prompting a med check by race officials. It was only then that I noticed my thighs had chafed themselves bloody, too.
After a long while my legs started to cooperate and I could gather my wits about what I had managed to do.
A new 13.1 PR, and on the podium in 2nd for my age group (alas, only virtually due to covid protocols; nobody was allowed to congregate for awards).
It was hard won. And I will take it.
#race #racereport #halfmarathon #running #vermontrunning

Prepping for a 13.1 is a lot easier than for a tri

Prepping for a 13.1 is a lot easier than for a triathlon. But Vermont weather in May still makes it a challenge.
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#sunglassesbecauseoptimism #sleevesbecausevermont

My midlife crisis pajamas are more aero than yours

My midlife crisis pajamas are more aero than yours.
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#thisis40something #aeroflannel #woodchucksupersuit #graveldad

Some things never change. . . #goldenretriever #d

Some things never change.
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#goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram #dogs #swimmingdog

405 miles, meet 0 miles. Out with the old, in with

405 miles, meet 0 miles. Out with the old, in with the new. It’s funny how shoes grow with us. I never really noticed how run down these had gotten until I put the next pair alongside them. (But those heels tho amirite, where my high-arched supinators at, wo0t)
#running #runningshoes #newkicks

Hang tough little buddy

Hang tough little buddy

Excited for the opportunity to test out the new hy

Excited for the opportunity to test out the new hydration line from @honeystinger !
I generally train on just water through the winter but once the sun reappears, it’s time for a more nuanced strategy. Honey Stinger Rapid Hydration officially launches on April 12!
#hshive #sweetentheburn #prepareperformrecover

Inaugural flight of the @flocycling G700s! Alas, n

Inaugural flight of the @flocycling G700s! Alas, no gravel. Because the gravel is currently 8” deep peanut butter. It’s been so long since I’ve ridden an endurance ride on asphalt that I almost have no reference for comparison anymore. But they felt great and I can’t wait to spin them on dirt.
#gravelbike #deepdishwheels #aerogravel #ridebikesbehappy #vermont

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