Simpsonville Sunrise 8k Run: Saturday, June 14, Simpsonville, SC. Placing: 4th overall.race photos

Well, after having the worst race in 4 years last week (for reasons of which I can still not understand...and n...more

Rock n' Roll Man Half Ironman (1.2mi swim - 56mi bike - 13.1mi run): Saturday, May 31, Macon, GA. Placing: 4th Overall.race photos

I wear a lot of hats. No, it's not a metaphor. The USAT uses hats to designate ...more

Duathlon Long Course National Championships (3k run - 56mi bike - 13.1mile run): Sunday, May 18, Auburn, CA. Placing: 3rd Overall, 1st Master.

The jig is up; the deed is done; I'm a National Champion. Hey, that sorta rhymes. OK - so maybe poetry is not one of my strengths, but endurance is ...more

Clemson Traithlon (750m swim - 11mi bike - 5k run): Saturday, May 10, Clemson, SC. Placing: 11th Overall.

This was race 2 of 7 in a 7-week timespan. Almost sounds like I'm confessing my sins...but nothing bad can come of pushing yourself physically. Unless of course you push too hard; but I...more

St. Francis Challenge Run (4.5-mile obstacle course): Saturday, May 3, Greenville, SC. Placing: 1st Overall.

Not the kind of thing that an athlete puts on his race resume...but in the immortal words of Glen 'Papa' Thrift "if there's at least 2 people and 1 watch...it's a race!". Besides, th...more

Langley Pond Triathlon (1500m swim - 18m bike - 10k run): Saturday, April 26, Aiken, SC. Placing: 7th Overall.

I wrote an article for GO Magazine last month that focused on athletes asking themselves 'why' they do the workouts and races that they do. Knowing the purpose behind your efforts ...more

Powerman Alabama Duathlon (8k run - 57k bike - 8k run): Sunday, April 13, Irondale, AL. Placing: 3rd Overall (2nd Amateur), 1st Master.

Raymond Poulidor has nothing on me. Who's that, you ask? Raymond - or Poupou as...more

Reedy River 10k: Saturday, March 1, Greenville, SC. Placing: 12th Overall, 1st Master.

How can this race continue to order perfect weather year after year? Hard to say, but maybe the weathermen should start calling this race director for inside information. And not only is the great weather...more

Run the Reagan Half Marathon: Saturday, February 16, Atlanta, GA. Placing: 4th overall.

Whew. I thought I would never get here - the first race of the 2008 season and my first event of the year representing Team Fleet Feet Greenville. We have a fantastic and diverse group of runners this ye...more

Activate Greenville 2008 Kickoff: Monday, January 14

If there's one thing that I am adamant about it's 'remember where you came from' and 'leave a legacy'. OK - that's really kind of 2 things rolled into one. Racing and winning is fun but in order to truly use your powers for good instead o...more

Wow - seems like my 2007 season just ended and already the 2008 season is about to start...and for a lot of runners it already has. But there's a lot to report as I come off of my off-season besides training:

2008 Race Schedule - I made a first pass at setting my 2008 sche...more

2007 Year in Review.

To kick off my year in review...check out the latest issue of GO Magazine with an article about myself and my friend Gail Kattouf's siver medal performances at Duathlon Worlds: GO Magazine ...

My 2007 racing se...more

Ironman Florida: Saturday, Novenber 3, Panama City Beach, FL. Placing: DNF.

Ironman Florida failed. It failed me and it failed a lot of good people who trained hard. It's a shame because on this particular day, my body was strong...but my morals were stronger. I quit two-thirds of the way t...more

ITU Duathlon World Championships: Sunday, October 21, Richmond, VA. Placing: 6th overall. Men's 40-44 Silver Medalist.
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Rough. That's the adjective. Rough. And not just in the 'that was reall...more

South Carolina Half Ironman: Sunday, September 30, Greenwood, SC. Placing: 8th overall.
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Well, it wasn't the spectacular finish I had back at my half ironman in June, but that's all part of creating a schedule ...more

Fox Cities Marathon: Sunday, September 23, Appleton., WI. Placing: 9th overall.

Holy cow. September weather in September. Who'd a thunk it? Of course, I had to travel to Wisconsin to get it, but man did it feel good to leave the 'July in September' weather pattern in South Carolina. ...more

Greenville Sprint Triathlon: Sunday, August 19, Greenville, SC. Placing: 8th overall (5th amateur).

What a great race this is. I love the venue and the courses but most of all, I enjoy seeing so many local athletes that I know and train with - many who use this event as their first forray i...more

The 2007 Preliminary Rankings were released last week by USA triathlon and here is where I stand.

For Duathlon (run-bike-run):

Based on my 2nd overall amateur placing at Powerman Alabama Duathlon and my 5th overall amateur placing at Blackwater Traverse Duathlon, I am currently ranked 6th o...more

Blackwater Traverse Duathlon: Sunday, July 8, Cambridge, MD. Placing: 7th overall (5th amateur).

First, let me set the stage...I had a plan. As most good athletes do, I had a plan for my 2007 racing season and it was nothing short of brilliant. To hear me speak of it, you'd think I was desc...more

Simpsonville Sunrise 8k Run: Saturday, June 9, Simpsonville, SC. Placing: 4th overall.

I love 'no pressure' races. You go there with the only expectation of getting a good training day and you 'unthink' your way into a great day. Thoughts of last weekend's surreal effort at the Rock n' Roll...more

Rock n' Roll Half Ironman Triathlon: Sunday, June 3rd, Macon, GA. Placing: 2nd overall, 1st Amateur.

In my last race report I commented at how much harder it is to write about disappointing results...well, this report will be very easy to write. Amen. As hard as it is to hide my negativi...more

Lake Murray Sprint Triathlon: Sunday, May 20th, Prosperity, SC. Placing: 11th overall.

Merriam-Webster defines 'funk' simply as 'slump' and uses the word in the following sentence: The team went into a funk. I...am in a funk (not to be confused with the alternate definition of 'a strong ...more

Clemson Sprint Triathlon: Saturday, May 12th, Clemson, SC. Placing: 9th overall.

I have a love-hate relationship with this race. I love the venue, the courses are challenging and it draws a good field of competitors including the tens of hundreds of people I have met since I started multi-sport...more

No, I didn't drop off the face of the earth, I just spent a long weekend in the woods without the internet so my training blog came to an abrupt halt - but my training did not. So here is some quick catching up…

Whilst I was paddling and roasting marshmallows, my teammates and training part...more

Greer Earth Day Half Marathon: Saturday, April 21, Greer, SC. Placing: 1st overall.

No - we didn't actually run in circles...the reference is to the ups and downs I've had already with my running this year. I was flying in the late Winter before I had to deal with some allergy problems an...more

Powerman Alabama Duathlon: Sunday, April 15, Irondale, Alabama. 5-mile run / 33-mile bike / 5-mile run. World Championship qualifier for short course duathlon. Placing: 2nd overall amateur.

Well, this race report could've been about how this year's Powerman Alabama race was nearly an instan...more

You gotta love competitive genes. I'm over here in Greenville, SC trying my best to slap around the multi-sport 'yunguns'…meanwhile, my brothers are in Houston, TX doing some 'schoolin' on the tennis court. This past weekend, my older brother (Michael) and younger brother (Vincent) took second place...more

Let's just start with 'Man - I'm glad the race wasn't on Friday'. Our 3-hour Friday drive down from Greenville to Beaufort, SC had us going through some harsh downpours. Lots of accidents on the highway and several times where the traffic was moving at 25-30mph just so they could see the road. While...more

Our Rudy Project shipment arrived - something I always look forward to. Rudy sponsored my cycling team years ago and has sponsored my triathlon team since our inception last year. They are great sponsors - providing me with stylish and functional glasses, workout bags and unbeatable helmets (includi...more

Title sounds real dramatic, doesn't it. Well, before I mislead you any further let me tell you that it is not meant to be figurative - it is meant to be somewhat literal. You see, this nice Italian schnoz of mine is great when it comes to smelling all the wonderful aromas in a pan of my mom's homema...more

I hadn't planned to win the Green Valley 10-mile Road Race. Don't get me wrong; I always race to win (well, almost always) - but I also have a keen sense of what's realistic. My running is really coming along this year. My base speed is faster and I think that is because like everything, it takes ti...more

Thanks to teammate Jay Hewitt - who has been a Clif Bar sponsored athlete for some time now - for getting Clif Bar to extend it's sponsorship program to the entire Hincapie/Greer State Bank triathlon team. I'm very excited about this sponsorship because as most of my friends know…I love to eat, and ...more

A great time, good food and a good venue (the Handlebar) made for a nice night of socializing with the Greenville Track Club. The event was a combination of a club meeting with lots of information for upcoming events as well as success stories about the Spinx run fest. The meeting also doubled as th...more

Last month, I said the weather couldn't be any nicer when I did the Paris Mountain 20k, but I stand corrected. The start line for the YMCA New Year's Half Marathon saw bright, sun-shining skies and temps in the low 50's. I had been through and around Traveler's Rest many times but had never...more

They are ordered and on their way - our 2007 Hincapie/Greer State Bank triathlon team uniforms. Here is a glance at one of the last design iterations. I am looking forward to getting these outfits - my skinsuit from last year was incredibly comfortable. We should have them by our season opener at Pa...more

The fine folks at MotionBased pretty much *had* to upgrade my MotionBased account for 2007 after all the unsolicited kudos I give them..but how can I resist? They provide me with amazing feedback on my workouts and races. Be sure to check them...more

I once again made a trip up to my second home - Appleton, WI - this time to visit my in-laws for the holidays. I had a fond memory from last Winter when I had the chance to meet the local running club in Appleton (the Pacesetters) for a Sa...more

A big thank you to Ian Connor for setting me up with a new pair of Fila Sanctuary shoes. I had been looking to replace my current training shoe and after meeting Ian a couple of weeks ago at a Fleet Feet demo event, he took care of me. I'll let you know how it goes after a break in period.

The day was glorious to say the least for the 36th running of the Paris Mountain 20k Road Race. Up and over our 'local' mountain makes this event label itself as "the toughest non-marathon race in teh Southeast". It was about as far from last year's weather - an ice storm that caused the race's post...more

"Third time's a charm" - that's what they say. And although my 3rd Ironman triathlon in Wisconsin this past weekend is a story of triumph, it was far from 'charming'. I trained week after week through the summer in relentless heat and humidity. The sun sucking the moisture right out of my body...more

This past Sunday, myself and 2 of my Hincapie Triathlon teammates competed in the Greenville Triathlon - the 7th race in the hotly-contested Palmetto State Triathlon Series. The turnout at the race shows a continually growing interest in the sport of triathlon. The field limit of 450 participant...more

My luck continues to hold out - well, luck and a lot of sweat, grit and tears. It looks like I am still continuing to take my running to new levels; once again surpassing a pace that, until recently, I thought was possible only for thin tall Kenyans and 'stout' Russian women. Out of the 22,000 r...more