The Pro’s and Con’s of Shaving

On a strictly weird and personal level, I tend to classify triathletes into one of two categories; there are either the “shavers” or the “non-shavers”.  Up until this point in my tenure as an avid triathlon participant I have never seen the need, nor understood for that matter the point of shaving my legs.  I [...]

Epic Fail

Sometimes, mistakes are valuable.  They can often serve as immediate portals to that ultimate ‘ah ha’  moment when the inevitable challenge or difficulty you happen to be experiencing makes it glaringly obvious that you’ve fucked up and, hopefully, what you need to improve to prevent it from ever happening again.  I just happened to experience [...]

Chilly Half Marathon

Chilly Half Marathon (click to see stats & route) Chip Time = 1:39:23 (click to see race stats) Category Place = 48/192 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 403/3300 Avg. Heart Rate = 162 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 171 bpm Avg. Pace = 4:43 /km Max. Pace = 3:35 /km Calories = 2032 Temp = [...]

Tri-Peeves

I’ve been under a lot of stress lately with the big pending move from my beloved bachelor pad, newly developing financial responsibilities including the purchase of my first vehicle, and my amped up training regimen.  Lately, it just seems like there’s been no time for me and the stuff I used to enjoy like sitting [...]

Shit Triathletes Say

They say that “the greatest strength of a person is his ability to laugh at himself”.  Well then, that must make me the next Alexander Craig, baby, because I’m guilty at having said at least 95% of this crap at some point or other.  I’m surprised somebody hasn’t drop-kicked me square in the sack yet. [...]

Don’t Be That Awkward Runner

Okay, this is some seriously funny shit.  Truly. I’ve often wondered how I must appear to others while I’m out running; somewhere between a drunken transvestite running for the bus and a retarded orangutan I bet.  I mean, I’ve seen some extremely unflattering photos of myself from races and triathlons and they’re seldom, well, pretty.  [...]

The Locker Room Commandments

Eons ago, I eluded to some principle Gym Commandments to observe while working out indoors during the post/pre-season.  Those commandments were intended to allow you have an effective yet enjoyable workout, while allowing others around you to do the same.  And here we are again, at the start of another long pre-race conditioning period which [...]

Tighwad Triathlete Tip #6

As I am still in what can be considered as my “off season” training period, I am primarily focused on muscle development rather than endurance.  There will be lots of time to clock in the endless hours come the new year, but right now it’s all about the weights and getting huge (metaphorically speaking, of [...]

Yoga and Farting

My first introduction to yoga was not necessarily a positive one.  Of course, this was nearly three years ago long before my current practice at ‘Yoga by Sarah’. It occurred one evening while I was attending the “Beginners Yoga” class at the YMCA, upstairs in what’s known as the ‘Mezzanine’, a little annex in the [...]

Applied Plyometrics 101

A few years ago when I started this whole healthy living business, I acquainted myself pretty proficiently at the whole strength training-slash-weights ‘thang’, and then this year I upped that ante and became more proficient with the core ‘thang’.  Now, that’s not to say that I’ve mastered them 100% or anything, but I did significantly [...]