Your introduction to a great open water swim begins with the motto, “Lucky’s Lake Swim - Enter the food chain.” Ha, ha! As if you need another reason to worry about open water swims, Lucky Meisenheimer, the founder, and sponsor of this daily event, plays on that anxiety and adds...
Brooks Takes You Into The Summer With Their New Gear
On June 1, Global Running Day, I attended the Brooks celebration of running. I got to sample a couple of the new Brooks gear including: Drive Plunge Run Bra At first glance, I thought this bra would be too flimsy and not keep me from bouncing, but, I found it...
Faces of Triathlon: Gina Cornell of Wausau, Wisconsin
Gina Cornell of Wausau, Wisconsin had a few moments to sit down and talk with me for the Faces of Triathlon feature. Gina is the CEO of Ciao Bella Athletics, a triathlon apparel company that works with athletes around the world. She is also a triathlete. Why did you decide...
Triathlon Training Scares Me
I know this may sound nuts, but every night I look at my training plan for the next day, print it out, and try to go to bed. I try to focus my thoughts on other stresses in my life - work, family, etc. Having triathlon training as a stressor...
Crescent CBD Sleep Gummies Review
Who can sleep? If you're like me, you are all wound up from stress between family, work, and training that sleep, which is so important for us as athletes, gets neglected. That's why when I saw that Crescent Canna, a sponsor of this blog, had a new Crescent CBD Sleep...
Bolay Kitchen to Sponsor the Boca Raton Book Tour
I am so excited to announce that Bolay Kitchen, which has locations throughout Florida and several other states, will be my Boca Raton Book Tour sponsor for my new book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete. The book will be available in August...
Strange Comments When I’m Riding
The other day, it was gorgeous out, so I decided to pop my road bike on the bike rack and ride over to Jones Beach. I parked and started getting myself ready for the ride. There was a car next to me. The guy honked his horn, I turned around....
Bike Etiquette 101
All too often, when I'm racing or just training, I see bike riders out there doing some crazy things. This made me do some of my own research and I developed this Bike Etiquette 101 list. Bike Etiquette 101 Bike signals Know your bike hand signals - Left turn fully...
How Do I Prepare for My First Quarter Century Ride?
One of the things that are consistent among riding, running, and swimming is, that the more you do something the more efficient you will become. And, the faster you do something, the faster you will become. Although some may find it daunting, it's easier than you think. How do I...
Faces of Triathlon: Michael Gross
Michael Gross was a middle school teacher on Long Island and in 2019, right before the pandemic, he retired. He always loved mentoring and was passionate about running and triathlons. In 2016 he became certified with USA Triathlon as a Level 1 coach. "For a while, I worked at the...