Category Archives: triathlon

The ChesapeakeMan Endurance Festival Is Filling Fast! – 7 Different Events – There’s One for You!

End your race season with an unforgettable event that everyone is raving about, the CheaspeakeMan Endurance Festival. Enjoy racing through the pristine Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on September 21st  on Maryland’s Eastern Shore when the heat of the season has subsided. Taking place in the same venue as TriColumbia’s world renown, Ironman 70.3 EagleMan race, ChesapeakeMan [...]
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Who is This?

Here is a quick funny story. If you have raced anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic region, surely you are familiar with the name Rob Vigorito. (A.K.A “Vigo” or “Vig”). Vigo is the long standing USAT Regional President and was the founder and race director extraordinaire for The Columbia Triathlon Association which gave us epic events such [...]
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USAT Regional Council Comments

My USA Triathlon Mid Atlantic Regional Counil seat is up for re-election. To be placed on the ballot and considered for re-election, I needed to provide  a few personal thoughts on what the sport of triathlon has meant to me. Below is what I presented. I look at triathlon not as a sport or even a combination of sports, [...]
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A Few Words to my IRONMAN Lake Placid Friends

As you are now all tucked in your bed trying to get a little sleep the night before this epic event, I wanted to share a few thoughts. Go claim what you have already earned. Trust in the many hours already invested. Believe in the training and in yourself. Embrace the support [...]
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TriRock Philly Style

June 22nd and 23rd marks the 9th running of one of the hottest triathlon festivals in the country. Under new ownership, TriRock Philadelphia (formally The Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon), promises to deliver the same high caliber production that has earned Philly one of Outside Magazine’s top-five triathlons in the United States and one of Inside Triathlon’s [...]
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CYEDC Tyke Triathlon

SWIM BIKE RUN TOGETHER! The triathlon has long been held as the true test of sporting excellence. Now you can turn your little one into a super star on Sunday, May 19, while enjoying LOTS of fun for the whole family.
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Gatorade, Coaching, and TriRock News

A few new things have shaken out this week. For starters, my Team in Training coaching buddy, Todd Wiley who has had the Eastern Pennsylvania triathlon team since 1999 and who I have been partnering with since my diagnosis in 2006 is stepping down from the head coaching helm. This is a tough pill to [...]
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The Thing About ST

This weekend I had the pleasure of hanging out with one of the good ones. Check that – one of the great ones. Legendary triathlete Scott Tinley was in the Philadelphia area for a couple of events and I had the honor of hanging and being a part of the gatherings thanks to our mutual [...]
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New Runner Academy Interview

I recently did an interview with Matt Johnson of Runner Academy and we chatted about a wide array of topics. Come check out the podcast.
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Ken Glah Races Kona 29 Consecutive Years

This year, Endurance Sports Travel founder and 6-time IRONMAN® champion Ken Glah will attend his 29th consecutive IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. An amazing feat that extremely few athletes have achieved since the start of IRONMAN racing in 1978, Ken’s accomplishment is one that speaks to his top-level talent and extreme perseverance. The unrelenting black lava coast of Kona often provides 45 mph crosswinds and scorching 95 degree heat as the backdrop for the drama found in the World Championships. But, those brutal conditions have not stopped Ken from toeing the start line 28 times previously with the thought each time of being the first athlete to finish on Ali’I Drive.
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