A Look Back at 2015: Part 1, Through the Lens

26 January-

I wanted to take some time and reflect back on my first year racing in the professional field.  I plan to make this a 3 part series, with this being Part 1, "Through the Lens".  Part 2 will take an inside look at the training numbers throughout the year and finally Part 3 will dive into the financials of racing around the world, and the harsh reality of being a "professional" triathlete.  Part 3 is now up "Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Financials of a Pro Triathlete".

So here we go...................

 Started off the season with a top 10 at Galveston 70.3  
photo credit :Zo Mendoza( shooting without limits )

 One of my favorite parts of the year, coaching at the Team RWB Tri Camp!  This is a few of our 40 athletes, we were "Delta Team".

At the Fearless Fundo supporting Team Marsh.

 Inspiring the future of our sport at 70.3 Staffordshire by giving this little guy my medal.  His brother had his Dads and he was a bit upset by it, so I gave him mine.

 A great race venue at 70.3 Staffordshire

 Hila finally was able to come to a race, which just so happened to be a great race at IMUK, always great to have her on course supporting me.  Rough day as a spectator as there was a lot of rain and cold conditions.

 Up and out of the saddle one one of the many punchy climbs at IMUK

Although I didn't win, in Korea EVERYONE is a winner, so they have everyone hoist the banner up.......

IM Malaysia, although a miserable day for me, at least some amazing photos courtesy of Asia Tri

 Finishing off the year with some much needed R&R in Argentina.  This was taken at Iguazu Falls.

2014 Year in Review in Pics and by the #'s

Looking back at 2014, well it sure was a busy year.  To think that all of this happened in a 365 day period is pretty crazy.

- Deployed to Afghanistan (Jan/Feb)
- Traveled to Japan to visit Hila (Feb)
-  Separated from the AF (Jul)
- Traveled to Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin, New York, Canada, California (Jul/Aug/Sep)
- Had a wedding for our family AKA "Got married again"
- Raced Kona (Oct)
- Moved to the Oxford, England (Oct)

 Training while Deployed to Afghanistan.  This was a joke, although they did make me put on my PT Gear over my cycling kit.

 Traveled to Japan to visit Hila in February and we got dumped on with snow.

 Attended RWB Tri Camp w/ the wife and met this inspirational athlete Rachel and her dog Kalev!

 Finally raced NYC Tri and had the honor of guiding Aaron again.  This was the only time ahead of him, he drug me around the swim and run course.

 

2014 by the Numbers
Swim: 258 miles (415,000 meters) / 134 hours- AVG 9,801 meters/wk (+40km from 2013)

Bike: 6,646 miles / 353 hours- AVG-  134 miles/wk (-1,010mi from 2013)
Run: 1,611 miles / 211 hours- AVG-31.5 miles/wk (+9mi from 2013)

Commuter Miles: 228 miles / 23hrs (Oct 25th - Dec 20th)
Total: 8,743 miles / 721 hours / 13.84hrs/wk
Raced:  1 Sprint Tris, 3 Olympic Tris, 5 70.3's, 1 Long Course Tri, 1 Full IM, 1 Half Marathon, Total=12 races
Amateur Placings: 2 Overall Wins, 4 AG Wins, 6 Top 5's 
69 Days Off of Training, Longest Streak 28 days, and 5 Countries Visited
 

 Pie Chart Breakdown by % of Time

 Swim Chart by Meters / Week

 Bike Chart by Miles / Week

 Run Chart by Miles / Week

 Total Hours by Hours / Week

 Workout History Snapshot from TrainingPeaks

 PMC Chart (Dots = Daily TSS, Dots at bottom = off day)

 Getting married to Hila, again, with all of our family and friends present this time.

 Some R&R up in Tahoe before the final build into Kona.

 Finished off Kona crossing the line with Reilly Smith, who I ran the last 10K with.

And the start to a new beginning, my first pro race in Lanzarote.

Thanks to everyone that has continued to support me over the years.  I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life and it wouldn't be possible without all of my family and friends!