Race Report: World Triathlon Championships (Run)
I’m fairly convinced that it’s the runs that make you suffer that teach the most. I’d even go so far as to say if you have the perfect run — the one you envision, train for and execute exactly as planned — you learn almost nothing. Because the only variance unanticipated is the exact time […]
Race Report: World Triathlon Championships (Bike)
From city streets to country roads, roundabouts to freeways, through farmland, urban sprawl and rolling hill country, Ibiza left almost nothing wanting. Although the elevation gain was notable as far as triathlons generally go, it was the heat I knew could be my undoing. I’ll gladly climb all day; heat me up and I get […]
Race Report: World Triathlon Championships (Swim)
In Spain I made friends with the sea. Faced with 3 kilometers of salty blue expanse and an island to circumnavigate, I had little choice but to conciliate. Months of ruminations, weeks of mental work and days of close observation of conditions did the job of finding a way forward. At the blast of the […]
