Beach 2 Battleship: how to do an ironman with a broken wheel
At Wrightsville Beach before the 2012 PPD Beach 2 Battleship This past weekend, my roughly three-year journey to go from absolutely no racing experience to completing a full 140.6-mile iron distance...
View ArticleHonored triathlete to give ‘First Timer’ talk at Loggerhead Triathlon expo
Linda RobbAs triathletes finish their training for the Loggerhead Triathlon in Jupiter on Aug. 6, new competitors can look forward to getting expert tips at the First Timer talk the night before the...
View ArticleJupiter woman ran Boston Marathon, now training for Loggerhead Triathlon
Friends huddle with Kristi Peacock (right) after finishing the Boston Marathon.She’s an outgoing publicist by day, working for the O’Donnell Agency in West Palm Beach. Kristi Peacock, 26, manages...
View ArticleTwo FP&L teams run across Florida in Sunset to Sunrise Relay
Endless Energy Six Pack team Captain Jill Davis hands off to Matt Pawlowski of Boynton Beach in the Sunset to Sunrise relay.Where do you get the energy to run 180 miles in roughly 24 hours? That’s what...
View ArticleCycle in Boca Raton dog house to ramp up training
One of the great coaches at Crossfit Delray Beach, Sherril Debonis, this week tipped me off to an incredible new training center that I wanted to share with the rest of the South Florida triathlon...
View ArticleAdventure vacations: pushing the body and the mind
It has been a while since I have written on this blog. In the past six months I got sick, then did the Miami Man triathlon, the Palm Beaches Marathon and then ran the Miami Marathon despite battling...
View ArticleU.S. Olympic triathlete tells you how to get ready for your South Florida runs
Since so many South Florida athletes are in the throes of training with the Palm Beaches Marathon Festival, the ING Miami Marathon and the A1A Marathon coming up, I thought it would be useful to get...
View ArticleEscape to Miami: What a difference a well run race makes
Anytime you start with jumping off a party barge into the pitch black waters of the Intracoastal Waterway and swimming to shore, you know you’re in for an exciting time. That was this weekend’s Escape...
View ArticlePalm Beach County triathletes travel to Georgia for competition
2009 Ironman 70.3 in Augusta, Ga.Sunday morning, while I’m walking my dog, some more driven triathletes will compete in the Ironman 70.3 event in Augusta, Ga. It’s a qualifying event that attracts some...
View ArticleTake advantage of South Florida’s fall fitness events
I love fall because the not-so-oppressive temperatures translate to longer runs. Not that I had a bad summer (I did the Run for Central Park in New York in July), but I’m really looking forward to the...
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