Monday, April 19, 2010: In spite of some persistent power problems in shorter races, I managed to grab 4th place at this past weekend's inaugural Paris Mountain Triathlon. Race report to follow…
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| Thursday, April 15, 2010: Holy Mackerel! The pollen this year has invaded my lungs. I was wise enough not to schedule any events for the past three weeks, and lucky that the season came late or I might not have run as well at Cooper River. Even with a lot of hacking and congestion, my asthma is still under control. Last year, I was majorly sidelined right now.
I'm looking forward to kicking off my triathlon season this weekend at the inaugural Paris Mountain triathlon; touted as a brutal event, the course both rides and runs up a mountain. For this event, you don't get your t-shirt unless you finish. Ouch.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010: Had a few skin samples taken today at the dermatologist's office so I won't be in the pool for a few days while the stitches do their thing. On the 'good news' front...I got Elite Master status for the upcoming Cooper River Bridge run which means free entry and hotel which is awesome because I wanted to do the event but couldn't bring myself to dish out $200+ for a hotel room. I'm hoping to go about 34:30.
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| Monday, March 08, 2010: 2010 is already in fast forward…5 running races and 3 PR's. Let's hope this trend is something that continues. Lots of other stuff going on…I was once again ranked 1st in the US for Duathlons in my age group, although after NOT being named the Masters Duathlete of the Year for the 3rd year in a row I've decided that duathlon gets a rest this year (I'm not sure who does their formula, but I wish they'd let me know). I'm celebrating my 30th year in endurance sports this year and OUTSIDE of that, I'm also celebrating 10 years with my current company (ScanSource) and 10 years with my lovely wife, Janis. All in all, lots of good things so far - and lots more to come.
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| Wednesday, February 17, 2010: It's been a lot harder to keep the training log up to date now that I have to record all my workouts in Training Peaks as well. I need to see if I can write code that pulls my Training Peaks info into my website. Lots has been happening in the past 4 weeks. I earned Honorable Mention as Masters Duathlete of the Year. I apparently don't know what the formula is for winning this title so after winning both Nationals and Worlds for my age group, I'm not planning on any duathlons this year. I also took 3rd in my age group for the local Greenville Track Club running series for 2009. Not bad when you consider I only did 4 out of 10 events.
As for training, the last couple of weeks of January and into February, I had some breakthrough workouts...but the past week or so has been rocky. Hopefully just a glitch. I am not looking forward to the anniversary of my first allergy induced asthma 'attack' with the onset of Spring last year (first week of March), but we will cross that bridge when we get to it.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010: First big race of the year is under my belt…and many of my friends and teammates. A lot of great performances at the Greenville News Downtown 5k. The weekend was also the brithday of one of my longtime sponsors: Fleet Feet. Happy Birthday, Fleet Feet!
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Monday, January 04, 2010: Kudos to TeamKattouf teammate Chris Olsen on his 59:58 at the 10-mile 'Hair of the Dog' race and to Fleet Feet Teammate Matt Pryor on his 3rd overall finish at the Resolution Half Marathon.
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Sunday, January 03, 2010: The year is starting well with a victory this past weekend at a local half-marathon. I'm looking forward to the coming season! Two of my sponsors have some exciting things going on...click on the Rudy Project link on the right side of my home page to see some crazy deals that Rudy is offering right now. Also, TeamKattouf coaching has some great things lined up - some upcoming tri clinics and some nutritional DVDs about to come out. Become a fan on Facebook for the latest (search for "TeamKattouf Coaching")
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Monday, December 07, 2009: It's official! Fleet Feet has already returned as my running sponsor in 2010 (and my season is about to start!) - but I will have a new multi-sport team in 2010: TeamKattouf. Rick has been coaching me for just over a month now and things are going great. We realized almost at the same time that we would make a great fit together. Since I am more of an all-around endurance athlete, racing on a team that is triathlon specific has always had it's challenges for me, but Rick's expertise and clientele span all forms of sport and I feel much more comfortable being able to now focus on triathlons, duathlons, running events and whatever I want. Rick's coaching also spans a greater geography - with clients all over the county AND the world - so travelling to events outside the local area still has impact for him. This all adds up to what I hope is a great relationship and great 2010 season!
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009: 2010 preliminary race schedule is complete. An announcement is forthcoming on Monday. My training under Rick Kattouf is going well. It's all good. My schedule should be posted here in a day or two.
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