The best thing we did was start raising money for charity. The whole story of why and who is very inspiring, so make sure to go to the race page and read all about it!
I'm doing the 8th annual Ironbaby this Friday - A self supported Ironman-distance triathlon. We have some friends joining in, and you can too! Just go to www.zentriathlon.com/ironbaby and you can watch our progress on a map. Also, you can follow our live tweets, pictures, and videos at Twitter.com/ZenTriathlon.
We've been doing this event for eight years! After the first one, we pulled in some sponsors, more friends, more technology, and its just been getting better and bigger.
The best thing we did was start raising money for charity. The whole story of why and who is very inspiring, so make sure to go to the race page and read all about it!
Some people say that Chris McCormack slammed into the back of Marino Vanhoenecker's bike. I say that Marino initiated the pile-up hours earlier by racking his bike in way too big of a gear, or maybe he was just taking too long to get going. At the front of the pack, you would never expect one of the world's fastest guys to be biking at zero mph and blocking the lane. That's like entering the freeway and there's somebody driving at 20 mph.
Racing is racing, and it's full of accidents. That's just part of the game. That's why you race often to see how good you really are. Never focus on only one event because you never know what might happen. If your whole training season is about one race, you are crushed if something goes wrong.
You can save a lot of money racing more often by racing local. Then you get really good at racing, which is a lot different than being good at exercising. Kenny Powers says it best -
Marino's derailleur was bent, forcing him to ride in wrong gears for much of the race. There was a lot of "words" thrown around over the whole thing, long after the triathlon was over. And if you listen closely, you can hear Macca throw in a little "F*ck off" at the end of the clip. Gotta love that intensity!
Join me and Barry Murray as we talk about how to fuel better with fat instead of carbs. We are beginning to hear more and more about this, so get educated!
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 8:10AM 
