Triathletes are all about their gear. Naturally, I have plenty of pieces of gear that I am borderline obsessed with. There has one piece of gear that really made a difference for me this season though. Going into my second season of racing 70.3 distance events I was looking for a more effective way to...

I recently completed my last triathlon of the season, Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens. The race went great and was a great wrap to a very successful triathlon season. My focus now shifts to training for Portland Marathon on October 9th, so my ratio of swim/bike/run shifts from 25%/50%/25% to 15%/25%/60%. This...

No matter if you are a triathlon newbie or a seasoned athlete, there seems to always be more to learn and understand about how to best train and prepare for triathlons. If you consider yourself a self-coached athlete, books will quickly prove to be the best source of information about the sport. I learned...

Julian shares one of his favorite recipes with us- Zesty Quinoa Salad. The original recipe is here, but we really like his twist on one of our favorite dishes. Enjoy!

While most triathletes focus their training around volume and intensity, big gains can be realized by focusing on the bio-mechanics of each individual sport. This is mostly known for swimming, a sport that benefits more from technique than endurance or power, although cycling and running can also benefit...

No matter how well you plan out your season, something is bound to come up that will mess up your schedule. Here are some unexpected interruptions that have come up for me alone so far this year: weeks of business travel, a leg injury, several colds, and of course Portland’s terrible weather. Depending...

The last weekend in June I raced the long course triathlon at the Pacific Crest Sports Festival in Sunriver. This was my 4th time racing at Pacific Crest, and my second half iron distance race up there (the first one being in 2008). Being the first peak race of the season for me, I felt a lot of pressure...

At my last triathlon I was in the final meters of the bike leg–closing in on the bike dismount area–when I heard the cheers of my friends off to the right side of the road. Just as I looked up to return a smile a guy comes flying by on the right of me yelling “to your right!” I was...