Injury Progress: Week 10 Update – I’m CLEARED!
It’s been a long, frustrating 10 weeks, but I finally heard the two words I’ve been waiting for this morning: “you’re cleared”! I could have wept tears of joy on the spot. I’m BACK! When I went in for...
View ArticleBack on the Bike: My Week in Pictures
Since receiving clearance to walk and bike a week ago, I’ve successfully readjusted into my daily routine. Although that may not sound exciting on the surface, it’s nothing short of awesome – I’m back...
View ArticleInjury Progress: Week 13 – Back to Running!
As Taylor mentioned last week, we’ve been on a bit of a blogging hiatus recently. I’ve been playing catch up all around: between returning to the office after 2.5 months at home and returning to a...
View ArticleRace Recap: Vineman Monte Rio Olympic Triathlon
When I broke my foot in mid-February and received my initial prognosis, I immediately tried to forget about racing in the first half of the year. Resistance was futile – despite my best efforts, I...
View ArticleInjury Update: 4 Months Later!
It’s hard to believe that I literally couldn’t walk as recently as 6 weeks ago. Between now and then, I’ve made massive leaps in my recovery, and more recently, 3 sets of 10 leaps at physical therapy....
View ArticleVineman 70.3: T-10 days!
Time flies. My broken foot now feels like a thing of the past – I’ve been cleared from physical therapy, and as of last week, I’m back to a regular training load. With the exception of a respiratory...
View ArticleBerlin Marathon: 3 Weeks Out!
The past 4 weeks have been action packed. In the spirit of brevity, I’ll break them down by the numbers: Not bad for a Thursday! 6: months since I broke my foot 3: months since I resumed running 1:...
View Article2015 Highlights + Looking Ahead to 2016
Taylor and I look forward to North Face Endurance Challenge every season. When registration for this year’s event opened back in January, Taylor and I both had different goals in mind. Taylor was eager...
View Article2016: Jesse’s Races and Goals
Happy New Year! 2015 was the quickest year I can remember. Although years seem shorter as we grow older, last year felt particularly brief due to the ~3 months I spent indoors recovering from my...
View Article2016 training: Top 5 Tweaks for my First BQ Attempt!
I hit a significant milestone last week: February 19th marked one year since I broke my foot, and what a year it was! After closing the year strong by logging a PR 70.3, marathon, and 100 mile race, I...
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