January 20th, 2010 | Posted by: Dirk | Filed in Featured Posts
I am sitting on the couch in Clermont, Florida where I am and doing my first training camp in the early season preparation. Jordan Rapp, a two time Ironman winner, is joining me to do some “mileage sharing”. We both have the same coach and so it seems like a pretty good fit for our training.
Life is good for me at the moment but when I see the news everyday on TV about the earthquake in Haiti, all my little worries and problems become nothing compared to of what so many people in Haiti are going through in the moment. Read More…
January 3rd, 2010 | Posted by: Dirk | Filed in Training
We all know after the last race of the season the following days are filled with parties and good food–and lots of it. I really do crave certain food that I didn’t get to eat during the season because it’s just “not good for me”.
Honestly, my opinion is that we need to have a down time after all the hard work and focus before the big race. We all deserve it! For instance, after Hawaii I took seven weeks off- completely. Meaning I had 3 runs (30-45 min) and 2 swims (1.5 – 2 km) and some minor sport activity and that was it. I am sure it’s not the ideal for some people, but I need that time to recharge and to live a “normal” life for a few weeks. Read More…
December 25th, 2009 | Posted by: Dirk | Filed in Events
A few days ago I was selected to participate in the annual sportsmen of the year gala in Luxembourg’s biggest Casino. After a nice dinner I was elected number 3 male athlete behind the two Schleck brothers (Andy Schleck: TdF 2nd place and brother Frank: TdF stage winner).
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December 8th, 2009 | Posted by: Dirk | Filed in Travel
Where to start? As you might know, we sold our house in December 2008 and started spending more time on the road. As a quick overview of where we have been in 2009–here is the big travel blog post! Read More…
November 29th, 2009 | Posted by: Dirk | Filed in Competition, Race Report
I thought that it is about time that I shared some of my experiences at the race in Kona–so here you are–the official Kona recap!
I really have to say thanks to Gary T. For helping us out the last week before the race- we stayed at his place and had a very quiet and ideal race prep.
On the day of the race, I felt like I could give it all, but the nervousness was overwhelming. I wasn’t sure where to position myself for the start but I figured I should be fast enough to make it to the front right away, so I just took it out from the middle. Swimming out I was in the first pack but didn’t follow the first 4 guys- and looking back it was smart not to follow them. Read More…
