Athlete Profile

Discipline: Triathalon

Category/Distance:70.3/Ironman

Team Info

What was your favorite cartoon growing up?

 Babar

Did you ever have a celebrity encounter? If so, who, when, and where?

Carrot Top at a friend’s wedding in Aspen, CO (2005). One of our buddies heckled him so much about his AT&T commercials, that he ducked into a shop to escape the barrage. I felt embarrassed and genuinely sorry for the poor guy.

List five things you would want on a deserted island.

• Wife and Kids (that’s 3)
• iPad (w/internet)
• water distiller (I’m incompetent when it comes to the outdoors)

What was the last song that you sung along to?

Like a Prayer, Madonna (I’m a child of the 80s, I can’t help it)

What did you want to be when you grew up?

An author

What is your guilty pleasure?

Dairy Queen Blizzards

What are you doing when you are not riding?

What is your favorite pre-event meal?

Chicken, sweet potatoes, rice and broccoli

What is your favorite post-event meal?

 Pizza, beer & ice cream (not necessarily in that order)

What is your greatest achievement in your sport?

 Coaching a Ironman Hawaii Podium finisher & a USAT National Champion

What was your first bike?

 Huffy BMX (it was blue & yellow and wicked awesome!)

How does CycleOps help you achieve your goals?

Training with my PowerTap, PowerBeam Pro & Joule 2.0 allows me to train as efficiently and as effectively as possible which are critical in my priorities of being the best spouse, father and coach as I can be.

In preparing for my early season ‘A’ race this season, Eagleman 70.3, I knew I had to focus on my cycling and improve this discipline. Since January I have ridden outside on the road maybe 10 total times. This is not an exaggeration. 2 of those 10 times were in race situations, and the other 8 were in training camps in February and April. All of my other cycling volume has been on the PowerBeam Pro (and no, the weather here in Georgia has been great!). Using the ergometer mode on the PB, I get the most efficient, effective workout possible which are a must given my hectic schedule as a father, spouse and working professional. With my PT and Joule 2.0, I rode an efficient bike split at Rev3 Knoxville which allowed me to use my run strength and secure the overall title at the half distance. The course in Knoxville had several technical descents and I never felt like I missed being outside to help navigate those descents. Likewise, there was a small, but fairly constant headwind at Eagleman, and again, I never once thought to myself during the race that I should have trained more outside to experience similar conditions. My PT and Joule 2.0 kept me honest during the race and helped me ride my fastest 70.3 split by more than 5 minutes en route to a Kona slot.

I truly believe my success on the bike this season can be credited primarily to my time on the PowerBeam. And be assured, my preparations for Kona will not change. 5 hour rides on the PB? Netflix, Twitter, email and ESPN.com make 3 of those hours go by and anybody can stay on a trainer for 2 more hours!

What does being a CycleOps athlete mean to you?

As a CycleOps athlete I know I have the support of both best-in-industry power products and equally as great customer service. I can recommend to the athletes I coach and encounter, without hesitation and total confidence, all CycleOps products so they, too, can train specifically and effectively. It’s an honor to train & race as a CycleOps athlete.

What are your most important power training metrics?

The most important metrics I train with are my power zones as a function of two critical power metrics – Threshold 1 (commonly referred to as “aerobic threshold”) and Threshold 2 (commonly referred to as “FTP” or “LT”). All of my workouts are based on these metrics or percentages of these metrics within specific power zones. Depending on the time of year and race focus of my season (e.g., 70.3 vs. Iron-distance) , my workouts are designed to positively affect T1 or T2. My T1& T2 numbers provide me an objective, in-your-face snapshot of my current fitness and what areas of my aerobic training that need work given my goals and the time of year.