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In the interests of being a cliché triathlete blogger, here are some superlative moments from my 2014 season. Best moment: Finally riding in the lead pack for the entire race in Monterrey and the huge sense of relief, happiness,  and accomplishment I felt after getting off the bike there. Doing the same in Alanya and Cartagena was huge for me. …

The weekend of the 12th, I trekked down to Cartagena, Colombia for my last race of the season. Cartagena was my third race in Latin America this year, and although these races seem to be unpredictable in many ways, having the opportunity to take in the vibrant culture has been exciting. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned this year …

‘Tis not a story of a boy who ate too much Turkish Delight from a White Witch and as such becomes willing to betray his siblings for MORE Turkish Delight (and to become a Prince, but us food motivated people know Turkish Delight is what Edmund really wanted). If that’s the story you seek, C.S. Lewis has got you covered. …

Last week, I competed in an Olympic Distance race in Monterrey, Mexico on Sunday and a pair of Super Sprint races in Las Vegas on Thursday in prelim/final format. MONTERREY – NOT THE MEXICO YOU ARE THINKING OF If I had to choose one word to describe Monterrey, I would choose slippery. Everything imaginable was slippery. The swim took place …

Kelowna was my second fourth place finish of the summer. I was frustrated to miss the podium (again), but I had many positive process points so it’s tough to be too disappointed in the race! THE ALMOST UGLY I got off to a great start on the swim, but disaster nearly struck when I turned after the second buoy on …

I headed up to Canada for a pair of races this month and had two of my best triathlon results to date! Toronto The race in Toronto also doubled as the test event for next summer’s Pan American Games. The course was urban and took place on some of the most beautifully paved roads I had ever seen. Both the …

Instead of  a full race recap from my race in Dallas last weekend, I decided to summarize the race in pictures. My race didn’t meet my expectations, but I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to race and test myself. This was my first official ITU race, and I placed 13th, The race had many valuable lessons, including how to deal …

In the world of athletics, sometimes you have to give up control and go with the flow. At my race in Brasilia last weekend, we experienced three start time changes between our arrival and the race, as well as a significant change to the course the morning of the race. We’d had a venue preview via bus two days earlier, …

The best way to learn is from experience, which is why we decided to add a non-draft race in New Orleans to my schedule two and a half weeks before the race. We put clip-on aerobars on my road bike, and I packed up my bags and headed to the Big Easy to make both my professional and my Olympic …

It has been awhile since my last post and a ton has happened since then! Before diving into some quick race recaps, let me give some context to these events. A big highlight of recent weeks is when I earned my elite triathlon license in the Clermont Draft Legal EDR races on March 1st and 2nd, and then racing in …