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Simple But Not Easy: 2013 Bassman Triathlon Race Report

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My race strategy for the 2013 Bassman Triathlon (half distance) was pretty simple really:  Swim hard. Bike hard. Run hard. Simple, but not easy. My coach Vince emailed me the day before the race, “Tear it up tomorrow!!  Stay warm.  Swim hard. Be strong on the bike and then try to hang on during the run… :).” Gone were the carefully planned watts targets, the heart rate zones of previous races. While I would be using my fancy gadgets, watts or heart rate would not be the primary focus. My racing orders were to go as hard as I could. …

Season Opener: Bassman Race Report

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“Fifteen seconds to start,” the race director called through the bullhorn. What the heck? Only 15 seconds before he made this announcement, he had just let us enter the water. Now, about 100 of us had to make our way to the in-water start line, which was about 100 yards from the shoreline. Note to RD: It takes more than 30 seconds to line up 100 athletes at an in-water start. I tucked my head into the clear water and gave a few fast strokes to get to the buoy line. John was right in front of me. We wound up …

Execution Day

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“I think my right knee and foot is broken,” I said to John. He shot me a look of doubt. It’s race week. On Sunday, May 6th, I’ll be doing my tri-season opening at the Bassman half iron distance triathlon, a local affair in Bass River State Park. And, as is typical of most race weeks, I experience these odd phantom pains in various places throughout my body: knees, shoulders, quads, calves, back – you name it. I stress and fuss–without cause–that I’m “injured,” and it will ruin my race. I know I’m not the only one that gets these …