This is my right shoulder. During the last week of April is began to ache. I figure I was just tired. My whole body is generally sore so I didn’t pay too much attention to a new ache in my shoulder. When swimming the ache began to turn into pain, Read more…
This weekend was a special one for me. It wasn’t a race but rather the chance to participate in something bigger. In 2013 after the Boston Marathon bombings two Brits — Danny Bent and Kate Treleaven — decided that they wanted to do something, anything to support the victims Read more…
The One Run for Boston finishes up in Boston on Sunday (I’ll be running stage #316 from Bridgeport to Milford bright eyed and bushy tailed early Saturday morning). In order to help raise awareness and funds (all funds donated provide continuing support for the victims of the 2013 Boston bombing) I Read more…
In the vein of catching up, on March 7, 2014 I was lucky enough to have VIP tickets to An Honest Look at Mental Illness at the Connecticut Forum (Shaun bought the tickets for me as a birthday present). Not only was the forum about a topic that I care Read more…
I have a lot of catching up to do blog wise. The past week was a whirlwind — Nashville for three days then the intense 48 hours leading up to the Quarter Marathon. As stressful as it was to be travelling for lawyer work the week of the race, the Read more…
Sometimes things in all aspects of life can pile up at once — work, coaching, race directing and training. That’s where I’m at right now. I was in Nashville, Tennessee for a work for a week in the middle of March and once I got back home I was hit Read more…
I have been asked by several people how I am doing working with Dr. Jeff Donatello. I’ve generally avoided answering the question as I have only been working with him for 4 weeks and I’ve committed to a 6 month program. That being said here’s my first interim report. The Read more…
My recent post regarding paying professional triathletes better at the 70.3 World Championships generated quite a few comments on social media. While many of the comments supported my ideas, some athletes questioned whether professional triathletes “deserved” larger and deeper prize purses and argued that so long as World Triathlon Corporation Read more…
Ironman recently announced a pilot transfer program for athletes registered for North American 140.6 races (you can read all the details here). The program was greeted with much fanfare and many athletes expressed their pleasure with the program on forums, FaceBook and Twitter. While the program is a step in Read more…
Every year the Hartford Track Club charters a bus to the Boston Marathon for approximately 55 runners and spectators. We drop the runners off in Hopkinton and then meet then at the Loews Boston Hotel after the race so they can shower and change before heading home. On April 15, Read more…