“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
Lots of firsts this past weekend at Monterrey 70.3 – my first race of the 2015 season, my first 70.3 in Mexico, and my first race under the direction of Matt Dixon AKA purplepatch. The only first that didn’t come my way was in the race itself where I came in 2nd to Tim Don.