Beast of the Southeast off-road triathlon

BEcause of that injury I managed to get in during a pre-ride I had to opt out from Saturday's fun. The pro's raced in a grueling 1200m? swim, 4 lap bike course (approx 17 miles) and 4 lap run course (5+ miles). They did all this starting at NOON! As much as I wanted to race with them I was sort of relieved that I had some time to recover and that I don't be racing in this heat on Sunday morning. It was pretty awesome seeing Dan Hugo dominate the field however Josiah Middaugh wasn't too dar behind and one or two more laps and he could've caught Dan. My race on Sunday was a shortened version of the pro race. only 3 laps on the bike and the run to make things a little more human for the average person. Like usual I set up transition in the last minute when everyone was already in the water. Some 20 or so lined up by the first buoy. Shortly after the start I found myself just behind the leader and slowly caught up to him and passed just as we started the second lap. My new De Soto wetsuit is either really fast or my swim workouts are finally lining up or both. I didn't stay in the first place too long as I sam off-course towards the last buoy. I knew there was something off so I stopped, even asked the guy behind me if we were swimming the right way. He said yea so I kept swimming only to hear him again after a few strokes yelling at me to stop and look where the rest of the field was swimming. Sure enough I managed to get a good 30" behind had to take a 90 turn to swim back on course. I ended up in the transition in 2nd place. Not even a mile into the bike I passed for 1st and maintained that position for the rest of the race. On the bike I gained a lot more confidence as I entered in the third lap. My split also dropped and I held off Josh Lewis who was coming up from a 4+ minute deficit in his relay team after the swim. On the run I ran just enough to keep the hammer down and run smoothly and more importantly without injuries. I had a fun two weeks in Alabama then in Tennessee. I wish I could have stayed for the XTERRA East Championships but I had to come back to work. The plan is to work(out) as hard as I can the next few months to reduce the gap between me and some of the pros. I know I have it in me I just need to dig it out. These past weeks made me sure that I am on the right path I just need to get in some more intensity and a more structured workout schedule. Thanks to my wife, Anna whose continuing support helps me get through the tougher days.

BEast of the Southeast Super Sprint

It was my very first time competing triathlons that I toed the start line with the professionals, the very best off-road triathletes of the world. I wasn't as scared as it sounds, in fact I was rather excited to see how I fare against them. I was rather afraid of the course itself and how my recent muscle strain will affect my race. I happened to fall during pre-riding the course just hours before the race and pulled my neck muscle bad enough to give me discomfort while turning my head or bending over. The water was very shallow so we had to line up quite far from the shore. The swim was fast and short. At around 200yards it ended before I could have picked up the pace. I am not sure if I wasn't the last out of the watet but I sure wasn't the last leaving T1. I quickly passed another athlete then another who happened to get stuck on a tree that went through his spokes. I rode in no man's land and got of the bike about 1000m behind the leaders. Ohh well.. I knew I wasn't going to be in contest with the best but I sure didn't want to take last either. I missed going through the finish line just before the T2 instead had to back track an go through tapes to find my way into the transition. I sprinted out and sprinted almost the entire 1.3 miles through the technical forest and caught Damien Gonzalez only about 500m to go. He hrld off good going downhill so I had to find some long-time-used gears to go past him. The race was rather quick for me and had hard time finding the rhythm (all- out speeds). When I am typing this I had to forfeit the pro race at noon on Saturday because I woke with the worst neck and shoulder pain I have ever had. I will have to call it a day and just watch the pros and amateurs doing the short course mtb race and hope that I will get better by tomorrow morning where I can compete in the amateur off-road tri at 9am. I am excited to race and see how I'll do on this quick but technical course. We shall see. 

XTERRA Southeast Championships trail run recap

Because the race a day ago didn't quite turn out the way I had hoped for I wanted to make up for it at the trail run. I figured if there was anyone to run with I will try to hang on and relax for the first loop then pull away if I had more left in the tank. As we lined up at the start line I noticed the winner of the Vegas half marathon winner, Roberto Mandji and the uber athlete Josiah Middaugh. I already knew it wasn't going to be an easy stroll. What I wasn't sure was how much the triathlon took out of Josiah. Well.. I received the answer rather quick. 5 of us stayed together for a good while then it was just Roberto, Josiah and me. We were started 10 minutes after the 10k mu run participants and quickly caught up to them. On the twisty- turny singletrack trails it was rather difficult to pass them. We managed to go the loop with only one hiccup when Roberto tackled a gal. Funny thing was as we both tried to help Roberto up then ran off inly to hear the gal shouting after us that " .. and don't worry about me, I'm OK, too". I felt bad for her. Though it happened so fast I didn't see her. We completed the first lap in just 7.5k only to question the actual distance we will cover by the end. It was at the start of the second loop when I dropped the band I was given, lost some fround on the guys and took me a while to recover. When I caught up we just reached the trails again and my feet strted hurting, too. I happened to run in my Pearl Izumi Iso Seek tri shoes with loose lacing.. What was I thinking? At every turn when I had to support myself my feet were sliding in the shoes, generated some friction and eventually created some nice blisters. I hit the wall sometime around 10k then just cruised to the finish as I had no one in front of me nor behind me. It's odd how you feel going fast in the trails but in reality you ain't. My 1:04:10 time over the 15k distance is no where near 4min/km pace. Unless my gps tricked me and/ doesn't measure properly under trees and when making sharp turns every 10 meters. The blisters were so bad I wasn't able to walk normally for days. They're getting better now but with only a few hours away from the BEast of the Southeast opening race still not 100% ready.

XTERRA Southeast Championships tri and trail run

We were on the road for 52 hours before arriving to Pelham, Alabama where the XTERRA Southeast Championships took place last week. Sure that 52 included two stops during which we visited a friends and another stay in a hotel along the road. I had not much time left to ride and get to know the course before the rain caught up to us. Saturday everything started OK. Sure it was rainy but I wasn't too worried as the whole bike course was under thick foliage of tall trees. My swim was exceptionally fast in the new De Soto Concept 5 wetsuits that I had not worn prior to this event. I was also passing a lot of age groupers and pros already on the bike course when I heard a pop from my rear tire and the air leaking out. It all happened at mile 8 of the 19 mile course so I immediately knew that was the end of my race as I had no tube to put in my tubeless set up and no co2 or even a tool with me. I was just behind the guy who eventually took 3rd overall amateur and I know I had the running legs this time as the bike course was rather twisty than grueling. Oh well, I figured. At least I will be fresh for the trail run on Sunday. Sure it wasn't that easy to digest at first but a few miles walk made me think the bright side of all the bad things.

New ride- 2013 Specialized Epic Comp Carbon 29er.

After close to a year contemplation I have decided to spend a lot on a new bike that will hopefully fly me faster on the trails, save my lower back and enable me to run faster. This, of course is a product of my wife's approval as I would have not spent that amount of money on a bike if: 1. It wasn't necessary to take my game to the next level, 2. Had the resources laying around, 3. Had my wife's approval, 4. well.. you can think of something. So the new bike is the pictured Specialized Epic Comp Carbon 29er. I have already fallen in love with it and can't wait to first race with it on a back-to-back weekend down in Alabama and Tennessee starting May 18. Big things are in the making! Thanks to Epic Sports for their continuing support!

Toughest XTERRA race I have done to date

XTERRA West Championships in Lake Las Vegas held it's fame for being one of the toughest races on the circuit. It wasn't much technical rather fast but with some steep and long hills and rocky and fast descends. The course was everything but what I was able to prepare for in the North Dakota winter. By the way, as I am typing this there's been about 16" of fresh snow fallen in the land of forever winter, Bismarck, North Dakota. I am glad that we are taking our time and stopped in Salt Lake City. I was able to get in some good biking above Draper, UT. So my swim was rather good. If it was really 1500m than my 23:45 time is the fastest so far. All the swim work in the pool is starting to pay off. Though I still wasn't as quick and my T1 was a catastrophy. It took me at least a good two minutes to peel off the wetsuit than putting my gloves, helmet, shoes etc on.. Everything seemed like slow motion to me. By the time I was on the bike another dozen must have passed me. I spent the entire first loop on the bike in and out of the saddle, passing everyone I saw in front of me. I burnt through most my energy within miles into the bike and just as I started the second loop I was already cramping up. I tried to maintain a good rhythm but was passed back by some who seemed to have saved more for later. At that point even to maintain a decent pace I had to dig deep into my energy reserves that I should have saved for the run. Transition was fine and I was off to run. It seemed as though the whole run but at least 4 miles was all uphill. It just never wanted to end. I usually thrive at this time and even now I kept passing it just wasn't as powerful as it should have been. The wind that was rather blustery and 90 degrees by 1 pm was just making everyone double check their goals they set in the morning. I certainly wasn't planning to just shuffle the run. I had a goal to post the fastest run split of the day. Unfortunately that time must come at another day, another race. Around the 4 mile mark just as we started going downhill I finally cramped up so bad that I had to stop, stretch and when I hoped to be able to go my hamstring seized up again. I just stood there, bent over, stretching my hammy. A good minute had gone by by the time I felt OK to give running a go again. It was all downhill from that point and I passed back two but had to settle for 28th position overall including many pros. I was never this tired but after finishing I noticed that many had similar troubles and some fared even worse. Though I got luckier and didn't fall, unlike the Caveman, I am bringing back some seriously sun burnt lower back, shoulders and legs. Don't they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Own pictures to come as soon as we get back to the Dakotas.. And fight our way trough the snow that probably blocks our drive way.. Until then: RESULTS: http://www.jtltiming.com/results/x-veg.html Picture Gallery (courtesy of XTERRA) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151876430256110.1073741833.139989526109&type=1

Kaua'i Hiking

We were fortunate enough to take a good two weeks off of work and use that time in the paradise. At least that's what most of you think when Hawai'i comes up. Hawai'i, however, is only the white sand beaches, scorching heat, surfing and laid back lifestyle. I have been to the islands as many times as I visited my home country, Hungary, since 2005. I definitely spent there more time when added together. Oahu and Maui were visited mainly in the summers and early fall while we went to Kaua'i in early March. The islands are so different and not by location or climate-wise but by how the people live there. Oahu is that fast paced rat-race style except maybe the North Shore. Maui (though we have not gone towards Hana) is a lot more laid back and slower. Kaua'i is basically the island where time rather stopped at one point. True, there can be a lot of tourists there, too, but by far less than on the other two island. I have no way to compare it to the Big Island as I have yet to go there. We backpaked for 5 full days, drinking from the same waterfall that we also used for showering. Of course, not in the same time. We had an absolute blast during those days. After coming off the Kalalau Trail we were back in civilization and everything was back to "normal". And normal is something that you feel normal. I loved not doing a thing, though we hiked a lot while out on the Kalalau Beach. I loved just reading my books and go to sleep shortly after 7pm after which you could not see farther than your nose. The island itself is home to probably more stray chicken and rooster than human beings. Those creatures were everywhere. From the deepest jungles to the city hall.

XTERRA Canada is back on my schedule!

They have had some problems finding sponsors but in the last minute it was all taken care of. I loved the venue and the Canmore Nordic Center is oen of the msot beautiful places I have raced so far. It was a cold morning for all of us with freezing rain and snow falling at higher elevations. The water was cristal clear but REALLY cold- my feet were numb and took a few minutes to thaw them out.. The bike course was very technical at least to my skills. The run course was windy and challenging, just like the way I like it! I will definitely register before the end of March to get the discount. Results from last year: XTERRA Canada Championships

2013 Racing Calendar

OK, here we go.. I just revised my 2013 calendar with the most up-to-date plans I have at this moment. This doesn't mean it's all set in stone yet but this comes very close what's going to happen. Key events are the ITU Cross Triathlon Worlds in the Netherlands where I will represent the USA ... or Hungary??? Other important races include the ETU European Cross Triathlon Championships in Austria, the USA XTERRA Championships in Ogden, Utah and the XTERRA World Championships on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Of course, all of the events listed are important and I never just show up.. Local events have their own meanings to promote and help the increase the popularity of triathlons and maintaining a healthy life-style through exercise.

2013 Races around the World

Hello ya'll! Below you will see a map where I inserted all the races I'll plan on doing this year. There might be others, bigger, smaller events added as they come. Latest news is that I was invited to compete at the USAT Age Group Triathlon Nationals in Milwaukee. Then my wife reminded me how she wanted to go hiking in the Banff National Park in Alberta in the beginning of August.. So I might just have to opt out from that race as I haven't figured out how to slash myself in two without creating permanent damages to my body..
View 2013 Races in a larger map

January Report

Hi all,

Everything is going good on this end. I started my 2013 on a high note with work-related workouts and triathlon specific workouts all mixed together. I instruct the bootcamp classes as well as regular fitness classes, spin classes at United Tribes. That accounts for 9 workouts already in a week. When I add swimming workouts, running and at-home cycling sessions I'm already up to at least 16 workouts every week. That's probably more than what Average Joe or Jane does. With the winter on top of us at least my mind settles easier with the fact that I cannot bike outside as much as I would have to. I still ride more than any other year as I was barely moving a year ago due to my knee injury and I really just started triathlons not even 2 years ago.
So it's all going in the right direction. With all this training I'm super excited to see what this new season will bring in terms of better swimming times, stronger bike legs and a much stronger body in general. I'm confident to say that I will bring home more trophiesm shinier and more valuable awards. I also hope to have more dedicated supporters stand behind me and think of my successes in racing in Bismarck, North Dakota as an investment to show people that even here you can become one the best in outdoor endurance sports. I have goals no less, than competing at the highest level I can, to continue advocating health, fitness and all the benefits of regular exercise and to introduce triathlon to all ages in our community and help build the champions of the future.
Those were some deep thoughts so read on and cheer up!
At last let me show you one of my falls from last year that was recorder in Snowbasin, Utah during the XTERRA USA Championships. Note: I competed with bruised ribs as I had another accident weeks before this race so thos fall definitely didn't help me in this race.. :)

TEAM USA!

The USAT just sent me an email in which they invite me to represent USA at the 2013 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships in Den Haag or The Hague on July 13.
I think it's simply the best news I have received for a long time! It's better, it's an honor to represent this country, my new country.

Thanks!

Go Team USA!

The link to the official website of the ITU Cross Worlds on the usatriathlon website.

2012 Turkey Trot winner. Again x3!

When I woke on Thursday morning I was probably more anxious than ever. I had only one thing in my mind, to win the annual CFA Turkey Trot for the third year in a row!
With all this pressure we drove out to the Elk Lodge to pick up the bib number.
The weather wasn't too bad. 32 degrees (just like last year) with 20-25mph wind from NW.
The past two years I had people who'd push me through at least the first half of the race and I hoped that it would be the same this year as well. After the 1k I was alone and I had a gut feeling that it would stay like that for the entire race. On the way out the wind was not in favor. Sometimes I felt I was blown back. I still managed to turn in 17:35ish. The wind helped us running back towards the park. I picked up the pace and ran almost the entire second half in  sub-5:20 pace. I managed to swerve through almost the entire 5k field. Joggers, walkers, people running in groups for fun while I was racing my heart out. I wonder what they might have thought when they heard than saw me running by while wheezing so loud.
All in all I finished in 34:17 (16:40 2nd half)- based on my watch but because I stopped before the second mat my official time is only 34:22. Oh well.
I have muscle soreness even now, days after the race.

Raw Revolution

Thank you Raw Revolution!
Nothing is better after a long day to come home for a box full of healthy snacks!
These bars have no artificial anything, no preservatives peanut and gluten free!
Yes, they are high in calories but that's exactly what an athlete is looking for before and after exercise!

2012 XTERRA Worlds Videos and some more pictures

I just uploaded a few videos from 2012 XTERRA Worlds to my youtube channel:

Molnar Dani youtube channel

Thanks

2012 XTERRA World Championships recap and pictures

RESULTS 

PICTURES

The 2012 XTERRA World Championships is in the books.

I have to say that I AM pleased with how I did here on Maui- although not fully satisfied.

My preparation was not without hiccups and I want to believe that I left everything out on the course. Due to the Canadian earthquake the night before the race we had to evacuate from our hotel to move to higher elevation. We were forced to sleep in the rental car until 1:30 am when were finally allowed to drive back. Of course, we packed everything up, luggages and bike, all in the car ready for anything. COming back to the hotel we had to unpack what was necessary then we slept 4 hours. I woke pretty tired but ready to race. The weather was 80 degrees plus at the start, high waves and not much wind. My mood? Even though it was my first World Championships I felt no different than before any other race. I knew it was more important than the rest of my races but I suppose I knew what I was capable of doing on a good day and I also knew that I was not there to compete with the best of the best- just yet. My goal was to have a decent swim followed by a strong but leg saving bike only to run as fast as I can and have no remorse on the run. 

The swim was about what I can expect from myself at this point in my training. I wasn't too tired after getting out of the water and I could have certainly pushed it more but then I would have likely faded faster on the bike. Until the first mile on the mile everything went according to the "plan". What stirred things up was that snake winding through the bike course just ahead of me. Once we were on the single track it was really difficult to pass people. Instead of riding at an even pace it was more like a fartlek run with easier sections followed by surges to cover the distance. A fartlek run will get you more tired for the same time and so did this bike course. I arrived back to the transition area more tired than wished for  but not exhausted. I have never done a triathlon yet where I wouldn't have one of the fastest run on the course. I told Anna before the race that I want the fastest run split out there, boldly thinking that I can outrun triathletes who can run under 30 minutes for the 10k after a triathlon in ITU racing. Well, I wasn't too far from them, in the end. I passed not one professionals, men and women as well to finish well under 3 hours. My overall time of 2 hours and 56 minutes is something I would have signed for before the race, too. My 28 minute swim time(1500m), 1 hour and 44 minute bike ride(18.89 miles) and 41 minute run (9.5km) is probably what I could do on that day. 

The race was excellently organized. The swim course had enough lifeguards surrounding us for safety and dozens of camera guys filming us all along the course; even at the buoys deep under water. They could have not done anything about the current that kept taking us off-course. I probably swam a good 100m more because of that and I certainly spent some extra energy trying to stay with the swim field. The bike the course was well marked but the water stations were not really useful. At those speeds I rather not stop or slow down so instead I drank water only from my bottle. It seemed to be enough and I wasn't getting dehydrated nor had I cramps. What I wish the course had less was the fast and bouncy downhill sections. Those literally shook everything out of me. Having a hard tail bike comes with benefits on the uphills but I believe it cost me more on the long haul as the bike bounces all over the place and I can barely maintain balance on the downhills. Getting a decent full suspension bike is a must before the 2013 season as it will save me time, energy and probably stitches and hospital visits, too. Anyone interested in my 2010 (or 2011???) Specialized Stumpjumper EVO 29er bike let me know. It's an amazing bike for racing but not for me when I do XTERRAs. 

The run course- I LOVED IT! I am not going to lie, there was sections where even I had to power walk uphill but I thrived on the rolling, not too steep and windy sections. Climbing 600 feet allowed me to catch up to my competitors and the downhill let me put minutes into them. This is one of the reasons I do XTERRAs because I love passing people on the run. I gain energy when they lose it. It was the icing on the cake that I won the fastest age-group run time award even with my 20 mile-a-week running leading up to this race. 

One important thing to mention is that my knee was holding up pretty well. I don't have pain or discomfort even though I haven't run, biked or swam since the race. 

With all the attention I have received from family, friends, colleagues and even students at United Tribes I have only one goal for 2013 is to repeat and out-do my 2012 season. I believe that with more time invested in serious swim training (perhaps with the Dennis Kemmesat-coached high school team) I will not only save time on the swim but by coming out of the water minutes earlier it will allow me to have a more laid back bike leg followed by a run with even more energy stored to run for even faster run splits. 

I would like to thank my mom, Anya, my wife Anna, and rest of my family as well as friends and my extended family at United Tribes TC, Epic Sports to help me in my 2012 quest. As I have mentioned it many times I would've not competed here without your support and I do need your continuing support! I hope that my success will inspire more people to take up regular physical activity and create a life style that best fits them and most importantly challenges them!

Mahalo for reading,

Dani

Setting up transition before the race.

They said they will calculate the best time to let us go when no waves are near... Does it seem like a calculated start?

..and we are on the way. .

Leaving the transition area. 19 miles of biking and about 6 miles of running still ahead of me.

Almost finished- fixing the bib number and jersey. This was the last few steps on the achilles-killer beach run just before the finish chute. 

Onto the bike course. I still had energy left here.

Anna and me after finishing my toughest race to date. 

2012 XTERRA World Champion, ITU Grand Final winner, 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Javier Gomez from Spain

Sebastian Kienle, Germany, one of the best full course Ironman athletes out there today. 

With Conrad Stoltz, the Caveman. 4-time World Champion, the winningest XTERRA athlete.

Articles ONLINE!

Great week!

The KFYR radio last week aired a little discussion on me (with me) and this week it was the KFYR-TV channel and the Bismarck Tribune newspaper that also released some great articles about me, and about  the XTERRA World Championships I am here in Maui for.

Read Bismarck Tribune article here.

Read and watch KFYR-TV news here.

Thanks to Alexander Gourney and Lou Babiarz making the stories!

MAUI

We have arrived safe and sound to the Valley Isle.
The first day we slept enough to wake up 10pm BIsmarck time. 5am Hawaii time. There was no way I could have stayed in bed any longer. Fresh and ready I thought I can tackle the whole day. We didn't  leave the hotel until past 9am.
Drove to Kapalua where I planned to ride the course. Registration and packet pick up didn't start until Wednesday and strict rules prevented me from riding the course in advance. Instead I swam and ran some on the beach at the DT Fleming beach where the swim will take place.


We also toured the west part of the island. We drove in some areas where the road narrowed down to have enough room only for one vehicle. No wonder that the road was fairly empty and only the occasional oncoming cars caused some "hot" moments when they appeared out of nowhere from behind a wall of rocks and one of us usually had to reverse to areas where the other car could squeeze by.

Kahekili Hwy along the rugged Maui shore line

Windy and narrow road on Kahekili Hwy

On Wednesday I was finally able to ride the course. After picking up the race packet I jumped on the bike and I was ready to go but.. forgot to attach my race number on the bike.. A course marshal sent me back luckily enough not too far into the ride..

The next thing was when I noticed that after a smaller jump my handlebar was about to fall out of its place. The bolts were lose. Even with that I caught up to a rider and asked for an ln wrench. Bolts tight, off I went again. I had to be back by 1pm so I basically had about 2 hours to complete the entire 19 mile course. The course was super tough. it included a lot more uphills and mainly steep uphills with wither  lose sand, gravel, leaves or all of the above. The course is hot, dry and made me sweat like I was in a sauna or something. I survived it but only because I took 3 pouches of the complimentary recovery fluid form registration instead of the 1 that we were supposed to. Sorry XTERRA but thanks for saving my life! 

The rest of the day was just about survival. It's hot here on Maui. I love it!

Thursday was the day of our long and exhausting trip.

We first conquered the Piiholo Zip Lines that included an awesome 2800ft long cable during which we were some 600ft (200m) above the valley of some native Hawaiian battlefield. That was a fun way to spend about $300 for the two of us. Ouch. 

This might be one great way to increase adrenaline .. I have fear of heights but nothing here. 

Next up was a quick trip to a waterfall. I did expect a little bigger show from a famed waterfall but it was pretty cool regardless. It's on a private property so all my kudos to the owners who let visitors walk though their land to check out this fall.

Just before we braved up and got in the pretty cold water.. 

Last but not least. We had some time left so we headed back on the mountain and didn't stop until it disappeared. We drove all the way this day from sea level to 10000ft (10023ft- 3055m), to the top of the Haleakala National Park. It's one of the most visited places on Maui even though it takes a huge amount of feat not to get sick while driving on the windy and sometimes steep road. The last time I was up there was in 2006 August and my buddy, Attila, and I rode our bikes up there. We slept half way through at about 6000ft elevation in a shrub (in separate shrubs) while the temperature dropped to about 40 degrees in the morning. That was a fun  day. This time around our rental car made things way too easy. The Big Island's two biggest peaks were visible on this day, the Mauna Kea and the Mauna Loa. Those peaks are 80 and 100 miles away but even from here they seem like they are giants emerging out of the water.

The Haleakala National Park and the volcanic crater. 

Today was a phenomenal day. We sure took advantage of our time and saw everything we could possible see in one day.  I am more tired than ever so the rest will come when I reenergize myself with a good night sleep. Tomorrow's plan is bike, run and swim but easy with all. 

Dear readers!

Qualifying for the Xterra World Championships this year was one of my best moments in 2012.
After a taking 7 months off from running and biking in late 2011 and early 2012 I had my knee surgery in February and my long and slow recovery started. It didn't take long until I won my first race at a 10k event in mid April but that was only the start. I raced through the summer and the fall, traveling endless miles in the US and abroad and experiencing even more!
However this all came at a cost.
I feel really fortunate to have Epic Sports behind me whose team has been extremely supportive! I would like to thank the students, my fellow coworkers and supervisors at United Tribes Technical College for helping me through the summer, talking me into races that otherwise I would have missed if I had less supportive team surrounding me. I manage to work 40+ hours a week while running with my cross country team, swimming and instructing spin classes help me with my own training.

Triathlon is gaining popularity not only in the US but in North Dakota and in Bismarck as well. I am proud to be part of this movement and my goal is further educate people for the importance of regular physical activity!

If you believe that you and/or your business may have similar goals feel free to contact me and I will help you getting your name out there! All I am asking in favor is a little help, financial or of any kind that help me keep going and support me through the next years!

XTERRA World Champs' GPS Tracking

What does gps tracking means?

You will be able to follow me on a map while I bike and run the course in Maui!
I just signed up for this service ($50) that was offered to only 50 participants this year.. There will be about 700 of us toing the line!

You can either download the iPhone or iPad application to your phone or iPad or go to the www.xterralive.com website and follow me by clicking on or next to my name! ... only on raceday, of course.. (October 28, 2012)

The gps will start moving as soon as come out of the water as we are not allowed to swim with the device.
I belive this will add some to your excitement, too, to see me on a map!

Also, there will be cameras placed along the course and when you see me approaching the camera (they are pictured on the camera you will likely see me showing a

Mahalo,

Dan