In 2013 I participated in my first triathlon race season. I have been riding a road bike since 2008 and after a failed attempt at taking on competitive road cycling, participated in three LIVESTRONG Challenge 70 mile bike events in the Philadelphia area from 2008-2010, raising over $2,000 for the LIVESTRONG Foundation. I spent spare time weightlifting and running prior to taking an interest in Triathlon. An unidentifiable injury set my running back until I found the cause were my shoes. After replacing those in early 2013 I was able to get back on my feet without problem. I successfully completed 5 races in 2013 and made podium in the last two.
At the end of 2013 I suffered a neck injury after a Chiropractor visit on Dec 23. It has been hurting to turn my neck ever since. I can’t wait to get back into the sport. The 2014 season was so promising and my training was going very well up until then. We shall see what happens.
Here are some 2013 Season Highlights.
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- Paul places 1st by default in a triathlon, 2013
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- The run start on the left, run finish on the right.
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- Emerging from the water.
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- Starting the Bike Leg of the TriRock Asbury Park 2013 sprint triathlon.
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- Beginning to remove noseclip, cap, and goggles after chomping on the watch.
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- Coming out of the Swim (NJ State Tri 2013)
Race Report: TriRock Asbury Park 8/25/13
Race weekend for TriRock Asbury Park was a fun adventure for me. For the purposes of this article, I'm going to focus solely on the race itself. Since I was in Asbury Park for the entire weekend, and a lot of strange things happened, I'll detail more things...
TriRock Race Weekend is Here
Here we go again. My third race ever and it's the one that will allow me to be ranked nationally in the USAT standings. Sure, I acknowledge that it doesn't even really matter right now since I'm pretty much in the back of the line and the season is almost over but...
A small update
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. In the time that I have spent not updating my blog, I registered for my USA Triathlon annual membership. Albeit a bit late, I think the value will add up to the race fees I'd end up paying for the next 4 or so races I have to...
The people we sometimes take for granted
Volunteers play a big part of putting on a race. Whether they're paid police officers securing the bike course, or the ones who just give their time away to help make the event the best it can be for participants, they are sometimes taken for granted and sort of...
Race Report: NJ State Sprint Triathlon 7/20/13
Updated 7/21/13 - Results Finalized, Addendum at bottom Pre-Race I went down to today's race with Darren, my tri club's president, since my truck is still in the shop for repairs. We got there with plenty of time before the race. I had at least an hour to get...
2014 Season
Still suffering from neck injury – no races planned yet.
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A Few of My Favorite Things
General
- Tri Suits: 2XU Elite (2011 model) and 2XU Compression Tri Suit (2012 model)
- Workout tracking: Garmin Forerunner 910XT
- Tifosi Podium XC sunglasses
- Bag: Zoot Performance Transition backpack
Swim
- Wetsuit: 2XU T:3
- Goggle: Speedo Vanquisher & Air Seal Tri
- Swim Cap: Junior Silicone Cap (I have a small head!)
- Storage: Speedo deluxe mesh gear bag
Bike
- Bike: 2008 Specialized Allez double
- Helmet: Bell Gage, White\Silver
- Kit: Voler Campione bibs & Red club jersey
- Shoes: Exustar unknown model (would like to upgrade – they’re too big and falling apart)
Run
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