[gallery] On Friday, October 7th I picked up a load in Atlanta, Ga which I had to deliver in Norfolk, VA on October 10th. This gave me enough time to stop in Anderson, SC for the REV3 Series Finale. I found out about this race in a full page advertisement in one of the triathlete magazines. I noticed that it was sponsored by Pilot/Flying J, which is a major truck stop franchise, so I thought this... Read More

This morning I did my first EVER trainer ride to a DVD. I was pretty skeptical and was not sure how this would hold my attention. It's the rare show or movie that I can actually sit through. No way it would motivate me. I braced myself for some boredom. Turns out, boredom didn't stand a chance. Usually my Coach prescribes the trainer workouts, I have to program them into my Garmin Edge, and then ... Read More

Background: 7 years ago they announced a new half iron race in Montauk, NY and it was my first race season. At the beginning of my season I thought what a great idea to end the season in beautiful Montauk, by the end I was completely dreading my decision. I'm not one to step down from a challenge and when i set my sights on something I go for it so once it was in my head it was game on. In 20... Read More

Freezing, down pour, windy, awesome!! Three days off the plane I didn't expect much from this race. A couple of people I was coaching were doing this run as there first marathon so my goal was to make sure they started and finished. I tried to do a short run two days before and couldn't even do 3 miles. My lungs felt strained from my asthma attack at Worlds. I decided I would listen to my bo... Read More

Entry #1: travel woes Duathlon World Championship. Just typing it is exciting. I never thought I would be a world class athlete. Now I’m training with the best of New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and others. The trip started with trouble. My bag was too heavy and the bike fees increased. So there I am in the middle of the airport unloading my bags of nuts and protein shakes and trying t... Read More

This sprint triathlon at Lake Anna, NW of Richmond, VA was a late addition to my race schedule. It was just one town over from Mineral, the epicenter of the recent earthquake. This was intended to be a low-key, fun, getaway wrap-up to the season with my friend Krista. Coach called it the “icing on the cake” race. I envisioned a relaxed little event with plenty of sunshine ( and maybe rainbows and ... Read More

EFRT stud Siphiwe Baleka blisters a frigid course to take 1st in his AG and 5th overall! Way to go zulu roadmaster! Learn more from our triathlon videos. [leadplayer_vid id="51DD406728EF0"] To comment on this video on YouTube, click here 0:17 - Trucker Siphiwe Baleka prepares for the race 2:03 - Outside in the cold 2:36 - Cut to Siphiwe dolphin diving out of the water 3:05 - Baleka a... Read More

After Age Group Nationals in Burlington, VT I was motivated. I had a great race and I had a whole month - all of September - to train for my last three races of the season starting with the Powerman Muncie Sprint Triathlon which was today. I met my training volume for the month and was running very well. My swimming has been good the last two weeks to. This had me thinking and visualizing my sprin... Read More

Hello everyone! Friday I travelled down to Los Angeles to compete in my first Elite race. Friday was rather Uneventful, Lauren one of my core supporters travelled down with me for the weekend to watch and take part as much as she could. unfortunately we left a little later in the day which was a plus and minus because there was no traffic but we were both tired when we were taking our turns drivi... Read More

my workout schedule with focus/goals of satisfaction at Burlington Tri Nationals and NZ Tri Worlds 2012 X Please let me know if you will join me, either consistently or not, for any of the following workouts. I won't miss many. Hope you'll join me for some! Every work out noted is for that day of the week, every ... Read More

This weekend was the Houston TX3 Olympic triathlon. I got invited to this race so I was excited at the possibilities of walking away with net$ gain. At first I was hesitant to do this race with it being a week away from my focus race, but then I figured it would be a good intense workout to feel how I should feel at Dallas. I looked at the roster of "invitees" weeks in advance and knew that this r... Read More

I got a super sweet surprise in the mail today, a box of DVDs from Endurance Films ! I see some movie nights in the future and will report back on them. The titles include the 5 DVD USAT Training Series, Triathlon through the Eyes of the Elite, Galloway's Marathon Training, Triathlon Transitions, and two Rides bike trainer DVDs. The kids are heading out for a sleepover party tonight...wondering i... Read More

Last year, at the outset of the season I decided my focus was going to be to try to make Team USA for long course racing. My favorite distance to race by far is the half iron and I've always done pretty well at the distance, but it certainly did not come easy. With the excitement of receiving my team gear last night and 6 weeks to go until worlds I wanted to remember how I got here! I decided ... Read More

Here is a swim workout we did with my team tonight. It was TOUGH! 600 2xsets of { 4x75 Kick Drill Swim 4x25 sprint 4x50 hard } 4x400 @ 80-85% 20ish second rest. (ouch-shoulders BURNING!) 200 Total = 3600 "If I can do it, you can too!" Good Luck! Read More

This week is my peak in training as I start to taper next week for October 1 Sprint at Powerman Muncie, IN and October 9 Olympic at Rev 3 Anderson, SC. So far, I am very happy with last week's training. I managed: Swim 5000.00 Yd - 1h 09m 11s Bike 107.35 Mi - 6h 18m 47s Run 26.47 Mi - 3h 42m I'm pretty amazed that I am training 11 hours a week now while still driving 3000 miles a week. I am m... Read More

Hello Everyone, How is it going? This is my last week before my first Elite Race in LA this coming weekend. I've been studying the course and watching the waves to observe what I will be working through so far it looks to my advantage. This week will be my first taper of my triathlon career and I'm feeling great. I was planning to taper for National Championships this year but as noted in previo... Read More

by Liz Baugher - Yesterday I raced in the Rose City Sprint triathlon , which is the south midwest regional sprint championship! It was a great race on beautiful lake Tyler, temperature was perfect, water was great, bike was HARD, and run was flat! The race was a 650m swim, 14.1m bike, and 3 mile run. I knew some of the top girls racing so I tried not to let this discourage me from my overall focu... Read More

Siphiwe was headed up interstate 81, in Southwest Virginia about 20 minutes from my home in Blacksburg, so we made arrangements to meet up. I had suggested he stop by our fantastic long-course pool for a swim but, alas, it was closed for lap swim in the exact time slot when he'd be coming through. Maybe next time. I forgot that our exit is a combo A/B/C exit and very confusing so I told him I'd ca... Read More

Late last night while driving from Carthage, MS to Knoxville, TN en route to Denver, PA, I spoke with my wife about My Dream. You know, that fantasy, that bucket list of the most fantastic thing you would just love to do that costs a ridiculously insane amount of money...Well, yeah, I had that talk with her. And, bless her heart, she told me to go for it. So, five minutes ago, on the strength of h... Read More

http://growingbolder.com/media/health/fitness/on-the-road-with-the-worlds-fittest-754196.html (click link for video) Who's ready for a road trip? The world's fittest truck driver is checking in with us from the cab of his truck in Liberal, Kansas, where he was waiting to pick up a load of beef. We first met Siphiwe Baleka at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring Nationals in Arizona, where he picked... Read More