This weekend Kerry and I participated in the 1st Annual Halfway to Hawaii Practice Triathlon on Treasure Island as part of our training for Lavaman in March. Now, why swimming in a wetsuit in the frigid waters off Treasure Island in January is considered training for swimming in the warm waters of Hawaii without a [...]

Another day in the life of a triathlete, today was our first open water swim of the season at Aquatic Park in San Francisco and the water was a balmy 48F (9C), what a joy! Despite the chilly water we still had a great turnout by the team, all in their shiny new wetsuits. I [...]

To quote Britney Spears, one of the great bards of our time (not!)…well, Kerry and I have signed up for another triathlon, Lavaman, in Kona Hawaii, on March 29th, 2009. It’s an olympic distance race again (swim 1.5km, bike 40km, run 10km) and the course is partly on the Ironman World Championship course, which should [...]