In my initial post I said that Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) process needs to be revolutionized. Over the upcoming posts I will walk through how the process is set up on paper. In parallel we will be identifying how the process is currently being executed...
Why should you care? Any athlete that does a sanctioned event, including Ironman, is subject to drug testing and compliance with the WADA code. Most think medications are the only places to find prohibited substances. Yet many athletes have fallen victim to "contaminated supplements." In...
In my November 25th blog I took responsibility for my actions, pointed no fingers. Today I will answer 5 questions: 1-Why didn't I wait up to 30 days to start taking medication per the USADA handbook? 2-Why didn't I take a conditionally prohibited alternative? 3-Why did I race...
In my November 25 blog entry, I laid out all the events as they happened. Today I am going to discuss TUE Fair or Foul Play. The following is unedited testimony from the arbitration on October 22, 2020. I found it odd how this information was...
1) I did not start the 2019 Ironman World Championships on October 12, 2019 because I was severely ill. This was the first time I did not start an event in my 15 year professional career of more than 120 events. Below is my Instagram...
"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual...
Wow, it has been 6 weeks since I was having that blazing day at Ironman Texas that came to a sudden halt. Since has been a waiting game for the body to heal and, let me tell you, I am not 20 anymore. ...
In order to find “the limit,” you have to step over it. Most of the time it is as simple as “blowing up” due to muscle failure or nutritional meltdown, but sometimes stepping over “the limit” sidelines us with an injury. I have found that...
Starting quote from an interview with TRS Radio, followed by some attacking tweets by Beth Gerdes led to a productive debate between myself and Throsten Radde. This debate took place over a month and consisted in more than 25 pages of content. With some down...
Nailing your nutrition is extremely difficult, because every day your body’s demands are slightly different. Often times we leave a race feeling like our nutrition plan that worked in training let us down on race day. Did it really let you down, or did you...