Life Is A Tri

Well, it may not have been the worst Super Bowl halftime show ever (Black Eyed Peas still hold that crown) but it was certainly the weirdest...

Any 50-something man who is so stupid as to call golf "exercise" ought to look down at his waistline once in a while. Idiots.

The "Oracle of Omaha" takes a good whacking for having his head up his ass and his hand in your pockets...and mine.

Chicago Tribune: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on his performance in the Chicago Triathlon where he finished ninth out of 80 in his age group...

So what should you buy next, after the bike? Yes, a helmet, I know. But after THAT? If you're in NYC, a lawyer might be a good idea....

The NY Times weighs in on preparing triathletes for the "chaos" of open-water swimming . I've found that getting better at o...

Nice run this morning, along the river and through the woods, no Grandmother's house to be found. Kept company by quacking ducks, dro...

And so the Flying Lunchbox is finally paid off. Free and clear. In my name and my name only. The hauler of triathlon bikes, wetsuits, d...

Two deaths in this weekend's New York Triathlon and the NY Times' headline is " Death During Swim Renews Questions About Event’...

Great weekend in Steamboat Springs, CO. Visited some favorite dining spots, hiked up to the gondola's top to work it all off. Perfect w...

A free copy of ESPN the Magazine landed in my office today. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? There's NO lamer, more boring, utterly wretched example...

Once upon a time it was OK to eat meat, red and otherwise. A time when butter, eggs and cream were staples. The French do it, gleefully...

Probably. Will they be? Doubtful. Why not? Don’t kid yourself. It has far less to do with proclamations about youthful morality tha...

...what? Stays together? We're about to find out! Good luck to the five Timex employees competing in Ironman Lake Placid on July 24. ...

Earlier: an easy 1:15 run, shaking out a few cobwebs. Proud form, quick tempo, 21 right foot falls in 15 seconds, driving the arms forward ...

‎"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day di...

And so it begins. The long, slow slog, the base building, the dark, cold, early morning workouts, the Boot Camps, the "I forget how ma...

The Wall Street Journal's weekend edition in my hands, NPR's "Weekend Edition" on the radio and strong black coffee racing...

I know there's lots of competition for the award, but is there a bigger idiot in professional sports than Washington Redskins owner Dan ...

As soon as a few consulting gigs are safely underway, I'm throwing my bike and the rest of my tri-gear into the Flying Lunchbox and head...

I've heard this weekend described as a Chicago "Sportsgasm." What's a Sportsgasm? Well, it means fans get to boo "Om...

Despite a lingering cough and 30" of snow, I'm hellbent to get in a run tomorrow. Or maybe I'll just shovel the driveway. Tha...

Flying home from Steamboat last week, I had the good fortune to be seated in front of what sounded like refugees from either a phlegm deposi...

From Fitsugar.com, here's a year-ending list of 2010's fitness trends ; Barefoot running. (A trend I don't get at all.) Working...

The Tri-Daughter center of gravity is slowly moving to the southwest. Tri-Daughter #2 recently announced she's leaving Portland, OR and...

Registration opens in a few days for the 16th annual Galena (IL) Triathlon and Duathlon . Scheduled for May 21, 2011, the race through the...

I'm spending the week in Steamboat Springs, CO with Tri-Brother and (now) Tri-Sister. If this week had a theme song it'd be "L...

The Great Suburban Outback's roads are slicker than greased pig snot, thanks to lake effect snows and multiple freeze/thaw cycles. I...

Captious (n): " tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfi...

Ironman at age 70? Sure, why not?

From Discovery News , a study suggests that you'll race faster in cool weather if you add heat to your training sessions. Successful tri...

Top-10 Triathlon Towns, from Triathlete Magazine. At least three are on my list of "places I'd like to call home someday." L...

From The Wall Street Journal: "World Triathlon Corp., whose signature long-distance event, the Ford Ironman World Championship, is taki...

I don't care what the calendar says. Another week or two and the pool gets closed for the winter. Too bad. My swim form has improved ...

The Muncie (IN) Endurathon becomes Ironman 70.3 Muncie , debuting on July 9, 2011. Registration opens today on www.ironmanmuncie.com.

Today's NY Times weighs in on the issue, reporting the results of a recent USA Track & Field study involving 1,600 runners - stretch...

Today's run in the heat reminded me of some great advice from CoachKaryn, specifically, run when it's hot, slacker! And when it...

Hardest vs. easiest Half-Ironman 70.3 triathlon courses , based on average finishing time. Most difficult? UK. Easiest? Clearwater. Stee...

The NY Times finds that, to communicate status and connoisseurship, the rich rely less on logos and more on design and detailing. In short...

How Coffee Can Energize Your Workout

I'm meeting with a swim coach at Lifetime Fitness this evening, as I'm way overdue for a tune-up on a swim stroke that was never ve...

Yesterday it was the ugly sight of "Men Who Stare At Screens." Today, it's men staring at farm animals and a reminder that I...

Armstrong says he'll start at the half-Ironman distance And with that, every 70.3 race this year and next just sold out.

Can structured workouts overcome the negative effects of couch potato-ness? Maybe not, says The New York Times. In short, you still need t...

From The New York Times: the relative merits of sports drinks, energy bars and gels. The conclusion: "...the researchers found...that...

Running through the woods along the river is fine. Running in the rain is fine. Running THROUGH the woods ALONG the river IN the rain while ...

Floyd Landis: I was a doper .

The sun is finally out and it's looking like we'll see the upside of 60 degrees for the first time in days. Back from a run with Ca...

From The Wall Street Journal's Health & Wellness column, here's how a busy CEO works Ironman training into her hectic schedule ...

Chris Lieto: Triathlon training is mind over body . Skip the weights in favor of core training. Some tempo work is necessary but there...

Wondering how Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps fuels up? From the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog, Phelps' typical menu includes (...