July 20, 2025 HOWLS Howl out to Andy "The Hammer" Solomon who raced at the CHALLENGE New Jersey State Olympic Triathlon this weekend. NJ State is notable as it is ranked 5th in the country for Short Course races and always brings a competitive field. Andy took 3rd M50-54 and only missed 2nd by a couple of minutes to my friend, Allen Lopez, who is a fierce competitor. This was a great race for Andy as, being the state championship, also placed him 3rd 50-54 for the NJ Olymp

July 13 2025 -- HOWLS More exciting racing over the past few weeks. Howl out to Mike Vrabel who competed at Boulder Sunrise Olympic Tri on Jun 29, then, two weeks later at Boulder Peak Tri (The name "Peak" comes from the miserable climb up Olde Stage Rd) Also, at Boulder Sunrise Olympic Tri, Howls out to Adam "The Giraffe" Smith who placed 5th M40-44 and Mary "The Mtn Goat" Hoftiezer got her 17th Top 5 Podium this year finishing 2nd F60-64. In Missouri, at the St Louis Sprint

June 8 2025 -- Before I dive into the last few weeks racing results wanted to share that, sadly, Matt Lubiak was in a bike accident as he hit a car that turned in front of him while riding in NJ. Although I know a little more, I'll let Matt share what he wants to, but, in short, from what I understand, he was riding down a descent and a car turned and he t-boned the hood of the car. Although he was knocked unconscious and woke up in the hospital, he is expecting to be relea

May 4, 2025 -- I'll come back to this after the Howls, but your devices (e.g., Garmin, Zwift) should record what you do, not tell you what to do... HOWLS On the Half-Marathon Circuit, Howl out to: - Mike Vrabel who flew out East to race the Brooklyn Marathon with his daughter! - Tara "Yes I Can" Corduan who bounced back from being sick to race in the Superhero Half-Marathon in Morristown, NJ where she took 5th F50-54! - Natalie "Legolas" Pitts who has been out of sorts the la