#Dadblog: Rest And Active Recovery

Mike Caterini Key West Florida was the setting for my final Triathlon of the year on December 3, 2016. This Olympic distance triathlon (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run) was completed in the relatively modest time of 3 hr 43 min, which placed me 14 out of 18 participants in the 55

#Dadblog: A Triathlon Comeback

Mike Caterini Sorry to keep you hanging.  I sustained an injury that left no permanent damage, but interrupted my triathlon training regimen for two months.  Excuses aside, I’m now back in the swing of things, picking up where I left off.  My end of summer targets have been replaced by end of November goals, which

#Dadblog: Becoming A Triathlete

Mike Caterini Since my last dadblog, another sprint triathlon has been entered into the books. It was held at the Muskoka resort town of Gravenhurst, Ontario. I ended up finishing (surviving may be a more accurate description), but under even more adverse circumstances than I had encountered at Guelph Lake, which I will describe later. For

Father’s Day Triathlon

#Dadblog: I did it!

Mike Caterini #Dadblog: I did it! I’ve just left the beach running and am a couple minutes into my swim on this Father’s Day Triathlon.  Thrashing away in a semi-chaotic mass of age 50+ swimmers wearing green bathing caps, I’m struggling to get ahead of the pack and reach the first turn at the orange

#Dadblog 5 – Training for my First Triathlon

Mike Caterini I had a mechanical breakdown, which is why I’ve been off the blog grid this past month.  It wasn’t my wonky knee, kinked neck, sore hips or planter fasciitis that failed me.  Although, all of these minor chronic ailments did rear their ugly heads, only to be held at bay by the forces of