2014 Philly TriRock Triathlon 1

2014 Philly TriRock Triathlon
Today I took part in the 2014 edition (10th Annual)  Philly TriRock triathlon.  Its very popular ( 1000’s of participants ) regional triathlon held in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA. The race has two races, Saturday the shorter Sprint and Sunday the longer Olympic. Day 1: Sprint The Sunday Race features a deep pro-field and is ...

2014 Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes Triathlon Race Report 2

2014 Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes Triathlon Race Report
Today I took part in the 2014 edition (32st Annual)  Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes  triathlon.  Its very popular ( usually over a 1000+ participants ) local triathlon held in the Franklin Lakes/Wyckoff area. The race itself is a somewhere between a sprint and   Olympic distance race. Its a  800m swim, 17 mile bike and 5 mile run. Weather ...

Portugal Day 5k 2

Portugal Day 5k
Today myself and a group of friends took part in the annual Portugal day 5k.  This race has special meaning to me, its in my old neighborhood of the Ironbound, and it was the first organized race I did back in my younger days ( it used to be a 2-mile and 10k back then), ...

Lap the Lake 1.2-mile Swim

Lap the Lake 1.2-mile Swim
Today I took park in the 3rd Annual Lap the Lake Swim in Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes held at the Indian Trails Country club. This is a  terrific venue and the site of the 2014  Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes Triathlon (which is Next Weekend!) . Today would only be an open water swim . The event came in 3 flavors ...

Photos: 2014 Mayor’s Trophy 5k Run Rahway 2

Photos: 2014 Mayor's Trophy 5k Run Rahway
Today a some friends of mine took part in the 2014 Mayor’s Trophy 5k Run Rahway held at Rahway City hall  Congrats to all the winners and finishers!  It was a fun event, and below are a few select photos from the event . See all the ALL the race photos here to my Google+ Albums ...

Nav-e-Sink or Swim 2014

Nav-e-Sink or Swim 2014
Today, I took part in the 9th annual Nave-sink -or- swim, it’s a an open water swim race and festival held in Rumson, NJ at the Navesink cove at Victory Park. Again this year , like  the  last few years the weather was perfect, and the water was calm and myself plus around 500 swimmers, got ...

Jerseyman Triathlon Sprint : race report 1

Jerseyman Triathlon Sprint : race report
Today I took part in the annual JerseyMan Sprint triathlon held at the Spruce Run Park in Clinton, NJ . This was my triathlon of the 2014 season and my first on this course. It was a sprint distance event although the the bike portion was extended because of some road work so it wound up ...

2014 Newport 10k

2014 Newport 10k
Today my friends and I took part in the annual 2014 edition of the   Newport 10k . Newport, NJ is a busy commercial and residential neighborhood near Jersey city,  located across the Hudson River from lower  Manhattan, NY. It features modern condominiums, brownstones and a rich Financial and business office parks along the Hudson river. ...

Race Report: 2014 Rutgers/Unite 13.1 half marathon 2

Race Report: 2014 Rutgers/Unite 13.1 half marathon
Once again it’s mid-April and time for the Rutgers 13.1 Half marathon in New Brunswick. Rutgers Unite 13.1 course (2014 edition) The half-marathon course, is road race traversing most of Rutgers new Brunswick campuses.It starts near the Livingston campus, loops around to the Busch Campus, before crossing the river and finishing on College Ave. This ...