I won an Ironman! 107 degrees Fahrenheit – that was the “real feel” temperature on the run course in Taiwan. For reference, I just checked Kona weather and the highest real-feel temperature today is 91F at 3pm. Doing the math…Taiwan was hotter. Now, I’m not trying to take anything away from Kona conditions. Kona is […]
“Es Leo?” I heard a spectator ask my lead cyclist. (Is that Leo?) “No.” he said. “De donde es?” (Where’s he from?) “Gringo.” First of all, I’m pretty sure gringo isn’t a nationality but let’s set that aside for now. The point is, who is this Leo fellow, and why do people think I’m him?
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Headline news: I won the 70.3 Pan American Championship this past weekend at Monterrey 70.3! “First place at #IM703Monterrey has already arrived and he looks less tired than I do all day,” says @LuisFelipeRive6. El primer lugar de #IM703monterrey ya llegó y se ve menos cansado que yo que he estado sentado todo el día.
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“Why are you racing in Asia?” asked literally everyone. At first I was keeping track of how many times someone asked me this question, but after the first dozen I decided to finalize the count at “a lot.” So why did I choose to race in Asia to kick off the 2017 season? In short,
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Long time, no blog. It’s no secret that the inspiration to write a blog update comes from having good news to share, and with three not great races in a row to end the 2016 season I haven’t felt like writing much. But I’m on my way to my first race of 2017 (Subic Bay
Two wins in a row! I can scarcely believe it myself. The first was last month’s Busan 70.3 in South Korea, and the latest was Challenge Iceland last weekend. One of my favorite things about winning a race is that my nutrition sponsor First Endurance puts up a race report on their blog – here’s
Above the fold news – I got my first Ironman podium this past weekend at the Ironman South American Champs in Florianopolis, Brazil, placing 3rd behind Brent McMahon and Tim Don. Also, I scored A WINDFALL of points towards qualification for the Ironman World Championship in Kona this October. All in all, a good weekend
One last race for 2015 in Uruguay at Punta del Este 70.3 – one last podium as well. The swim was canceled due to high winds – I wasn’t too pleased with this decision – but I still had a strong day to finish third. Thanks to my sponsors for helping to make 2015 a
I did my first Ironman this past weekend at Ironman Arizona. A short race report: it took a long time. It rained in the desert. I ate a lot of sugary snacks. 8 hours and 16 minutes later I was being led to the athlete food tent to eat my weight in french fries. I
Five months and six races later I think it’s time for an update. Much has happened since Monterrey back in March, so here’s a quick rundown: California 70.3 (March 28) 9th place…let’s not talk about it! St. George 70.3 North American Championship (May 2) Great swim but couldn’t hang with the leaders on initial portion
