These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things: A Triathlon Gear Geek’s Must Have List

I didn’t used to think of myself as a triathlon gear geek. But, one look around my house and my garage will quickly call that assumption into question. When I first started in triathlon, I had just the basics: a used bike that was 2 sizes too big for me, $20 bike shorts (ouch!), a grocery bag for my transition bag, and I was just learning about the value of some type of butt butter. I had no idea was Zipp was, nor did I own a single pair of compression socks. How on earth did I ever finish those …

Road Noise Vest Passes the 100 Mile Test

[Note: Road Noise provided  John and I with road noise vests for our review. We agreed to review the vests and provide our honest assessment.] “So, how did you like the Road Noise vest during the race?” I asked John the morning he ran 100 miles at the NJ Ultra Festival. “It’s the sh!t.” He replied. If you’ve never heard of the Road Noise vest, then I am excited to be the one to introduce you to this invention which solves problems for endurance athletes of all type–runners and cyclists in particular. In sum: Road Noise is a headphone-free way to …

Getting Geared Up

The day before I raced at Rev3 Quassy (back in June), I emailed my coach Vince frantically asking him if I should use race wheels and an aero helmet. John wasn’t racing, and I had the opportunity to use his fancy, fast-boy gear. His response was classic, “Hmmm. Let me see. You are asking me if you should try two new things on race day?” Riiiggghhtttt… If one of my athletes had asked me the same question, I would have responded EXACTLY the same way. But, I was sucked in for a moment by the belief that in order to do well, I HAD to have …