My wife Wendy, and my friend and fellow Team USA member Craig Zelent and I teamed up to win the SD Tri Club relay over 45+ division, and came in 7th overall. There about 60 three person teams competing in this sprint relay race. Wendy and I also won our age group divisions at the Fearless triathlon the weekend before and I was 52 overall out of approximately 800 competitors. Read More

Just finished my first real week of training for Ironman South Africa. I feel great. I have been doing more neuromuscular activation and dynamic warmup before my workouts and have switched to the Paleo Diet for Athletes. I ordered and received grass fed beef jerky to carry on the truck, and since I've been home a lot more to be there when TaNihisi is born, my wife has been making poached eggs with... Read More

These pictures are from the Superfrot Half Ironman I did on September 11th this year where I placed 2nd It was a nightmare run but the swim started with an awesome 1.2 mile swim (2 lap course), good sized waves with lots of current, I think almost 100 in my wave start. Out and around the buoys, got off course, caught in major current and ended up swimming in the opposite direction cursing myself... Read More

Periodically we'll do a "roll call" to find out a little more about the EFRT members and to see the diversity in approaches to topics related to training and racing. Leave us a comment and tell us what YOU eat for breakfast!! I usually have a swig of OJ and half a banana. If I’m going to do something a little more intense I might eat 2-3 GU Chomps (with caffeine). Then after the session is ov... Read More

Learn more about EFRT member Laura Bergmann and how she combines her training schedule with a multitude of jobs that serve to improve the health and wellness of Jefferson County, WV residents. Read about her online in the Jefferson County Observer . Read More

Today I met with Coach Jim to review the marathon plan and to do some preliminary planning for 2012. He had told me after my last triathlon to put it all aside until after the marathon but it's like when someone says not to think about elephants and you immediately think of an elephant. It didn't help when I'd listen to triathlon podcasts on long runs ( here we go with podcasts again ). I like ... Read More

Well not quite! I did however, get a bike fit , that has totally updated my bikes appearance. Ok Sorry I couldnt get the picture to rotate!! The last 2 years has been a long drawn out process of trying to fit properly to my bike which is not suitable for my body type. John Cobb was nice enough to come down to Aggieland and lend us some hand in proper bike fits at a discounted price. As so... Read More

I was listening to the Simon Gowen Triathlon Show podcast with Dave Scott, 6-time Ironman World Champion (Oct 27, 2011), last weekend on my long run. Dave was describing his marathon at a 6:02 pace as just a "bit more than aerobic" with a heart rate in the 140’s. Aerobic at 6:02!! Later that day I spoke to a friend who just signed up for her second half-marathon and she was very nearly apologiz... Read More

Sage Rountree presents The Athlete's Guide to Yoga. This DVD, produced by Endurance Films, is the companion video to the bestselling book by Velo Press [leadplayer_vid id="51DD41DC15D76"] To comment on this video on YouTube, click here 0:01 - Inside the studio 0:21 - Choose from 3 pre-set routines 0:30 - Or design your own custom routine tailored to suit the athlete’s needs Sage ... Read More

Some shots from a recent newspaper photo shoot in the Team USA uniform! [gallery link="file"] Read More

It's running season!! A few helpful hints I've found for the hardest part of racing.....Tapering. Tapering isn't just for marathoners. In fact, one recent study showed a huge performance benefit when subjects tapered for a 5K. Here's how to taper for four common road-racing distances: 5K Cut your normal mileage in half the week before your 5K race, but maintain some intensity. Early in the week,... Read More

Hello everyone, The off season has officially begun! Some exciting things to post along with that. My last race of the season was Tinley's Adventures. I raced the very competitive sprint distance race a week after racing in Los Angeles. The race was fairly successful I took second place overall as well as in my age group... There were a lot of my future teammates participating as well all of whom... Read More

Hey EFRT World....Check out my new super amazing Ironman South Africa fundraising video here: http://youtu.be/qYZKVkc_VDM "Siphiwe Baleka, a long haul truckdriver for Prime Inc and member of Endurance Films Racing Team is selling his FITNESS TRUCKING 140.6 organic energy bars in order to take his whole family to South Africa in April 2012 for his first ever Ironman Triathlon. “Financing a... Read More

This is how happy I am now that the season is over and I get to have some R&R! As I mentioned in my last post, I cant thank my friends, family, teams, and supporters enough for all the energy they have given me this year. This triathlon season was only my second season as a triathlete and it was an amazing, long, and fun adventure. Lets try to remember how the year looked: The winter trainin... Read More

I have enjoyed being updated on how the team has been doing. This is my off season and a time to focus on my business and family. It has been hard not to exercise and train like I want. I have been doing strength training and some running. The hardest is maintaining the weight. My goal over the winter is to lose about 7 lbs. Thanks Sip for the Burpee exercise. I have added that and my children are... Read More

After winning my age group at Rev3 Anderson, SC, I decided to take a break from training for two weeks. The weather was changing, and I wasn't motivated to be training in the cold. I was healthy, injury free and won my last two races which was a great way to end the season. My body and my instincts were telling me that I had had enough and it was time to rest even though I had one more race schedu... Read More

Here's another cycling video. The latest installment of the RIDES indoor cycling training series heads up to New York. Offseason training doesn’t need to be you, stuck inside a room... [leadplayer_vid id="51DD41829B752"] To comment on this video on YouTube, click here - Clips from RIDES New York The latest installment of the RIDES indoor cycling training series heads up to New York... Read More

The last four days I was 2200 miles away from home, in San Diego, California where Endurance Films Racing teammates Diane and Scott live and train. I was there for just 72 hours -- to present at a conference on teaching and learning -- but I still had to find time to fit in two runs of 15 and 5 miles ( marathon prep ) and a swim. I knocked out the week's gym workouts before I left town. I ... Read More

On her way to the event and Elite Series win, the 2012 Olympian had a few words for Endurance Films. Learn more from our triathlon videos. [leadplayer_vid id="51DD4118CD432"] To comment on this video on YouTube, click here 0:01 - The camera approaches Jorgensen from an empty part of the track 0:16 - Gwen is startled thinking it’s another racer, then chats happily In this clip - Jor... Read More

In the final race of the USA Triathlon Elite Series, an international field of top elites and Olympians battled it out for both the event and series win in 2011. [leadplayer_vid id="51DD40B416A4B"] To comment on this video on YouTube, click here 0:01 - Triathletes assemble on the docks 0:25 - Gun fires 0:48 - Onto the bikes 1:25 - Running for the finish In the final race of t... Read More