Imagine you’re at the Boston Marathon Expo. The topic of conversation among the group of runners turns to where you qualified. One person qualified at the LA Marathon, another at St. George and still another tells their story about their race at Rock ‘N’ Roll San Antonio. Then all eyes turn to the one person…
For our 2016 Kona Countdown, I’m counting down my 50 Favorite Ironman Hawaii Moments Here are the top 25 moments….. 25 24 23 22 When Chris McCormack came to Kona for the first time in 2002 he thought he’d win the race. Check that. In a pre-race interview he said his goal was to win…
For our 2016 Kona Countdown, I’m counting down my 50 Favorite Ironman Hawaii Moments Here are Moments 50 through 26…. 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 Dr. Cory Foulk lives on the Big Island, and a number of years ago he thought that the Ironman was getting a tad too expensive and people were…
When I looked to write a piece about the 1984 Olympic Road Race where Davis was the favorite, I interviewed both Davis and fellow American Alexi Grewal, who ended up winning the Gold that day. It’s rare when you interview two athletes about the same race and end up with both athletes remembering the details…
Hunter Kemper: Fuel for the Fire Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece on Hunter Kemper in 2012, right after his memorable race in San Diego. Hunter went on to finish 14th in London at his 4th Olympics. It is early January 2011. Three-time U.S. Olympic triathlete Hunter Kemper should be training or helping his wife,…
I wrote Changing Everything for my editorial in the May/June issue of RACEPLACE Magazine. I’ve received so many comments from readers, that I decided to republish it here. I knew I had definitely gained some weight over the past 30 years, but in my mind the solution was simple. All I had to do was start training for a…
From my Changing Everything plan….. 4 omega-3 eggs 4 dates, chopped 2 tbsp. olive oil 2/3 cup water 1 diced apple 1 cup berries 1 scoop protein powder ¼ cup chia seeds 1 teas. cinnamon ½ teas. nutmeg ½ cup shredded coconut ½ cup flax meal ½ cup almond flour Preheat oven to…
With the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run happening this weekend and the 4th of July right around the corner, I got to thinking about this editorial I wrote a few years back. Fourth of July in River Forest I am lightheaded. Floating on air somewhere between Squaw Valley and Auburn, California. Vaseline has proven useless.…
From the archives: Remembering my dad on Father’s Day…… The ceiling above my head is a mere four feet high. The pavement my knees are scraping against is raw and abusive. As a child, the crawl space under my parent’s home was always one of my favorite places to be… Memories stored in rows and…
I can tell she is pissed from the way she is walking toward me. Long steps, purposeful steps, I-can’t-believe-I-just-did-that steps. I am doing the announcing up in the tower at what is affectionately called ‘The Hot Corner’ at the Ironman 70.3 in Oceanside, California back in March of 2008. It has gotten that cool ‘The…