**DISCLAIMER** This is a post-race report – AND IT’S LONG – if you read to the end, you’ll know why.The last time I sat down to write was April 13th.  That was a long long time ago.  In addition to the actual time – 90+ days ago – there were more than 1,900 miles logged on the bike, nearly 76,000 yards in the pool and 330+ miles of running…..and let’s be honest – that takes some time, so something has […]

That was my mantra this week….and will continue to be my mantra for a while because for the next few months – that’s the name of the game.  “The will to prepare to win” – harder than it sounds. Last week ended on a somewhat sour note – I was forced to listen to my over-trained and under-well body…..and drop my training volume down by almost 40% to give myself some recovery time.  This was pretty frustrating, but I knew […]