Too old to go pro, but doing it anyway.
Full time digital marketer at Google, husband, cat dad, dog dad, and new actual dad. Why not throw pro triathlete into the mix? Something interesting is gonna happen this summer one way or another. Follow along here and @tgarvey4.
New Year, New Team! Cupcake Cartel.
New year, new team! Really excited to be a part of @the.cupcake.cartel as part of their #BatchOf2025. And it's definitely not something I did lightly.
New Year, another (albeit slower) win!
#HappyNewYear! Starting things off right again at the #SriChimnoy Half Marathon. 1st overall for me and 2nd overall for #FastMommy.
Here comes Santa Claus!
#HereComesSantaClaus and his favorite reindeer at the #HaddonTownshipTurkeyTrot! TG5 took home the coveted Golden Turkey for #BestCostume with a respectable sub-19 #Stroller5k. Happy #TurkeyTrot Day!
NYC Marathon 2024 Goal: Don’t Break
#NYCMarathon, done! Got the BQ & the NYC-Q, and most importantly my hip survived. Mayyybe not the smartest way to test if an injury is recovering well, but I am who I am.
Running again! Sorta…
It was interesting to try to run fast for the first time since May. I know I can't expect too much too soon as I rebuild myself, but it's hard to remember that when I'm toeing a starting line... whoops!
Injury Update, it was even worse than we thought!
99 days ago I thought I'd be back in 4- 6 weeks, that slowly turned into 4-6 months. Today was my first real training run since the injuries started piling up even before that.
Another Comeback Begins…
Well, I guess I'll consider this day 1 of the long comeback trail. Longer than expected, as evidenced by those crutches back there.
It could have been worse..
Grade 3 separation of my AC joint (fully torn x2), torn muscles in my back & lat, broken rib, sprained back. All adding up to... 6 weeks! That's the very optimistic side of it at least, but I'm still a quick healer even though I'm in the #MastersDivision now.
And then it all went wrong again. Another season lost.
A series of unfortunate events led to a ~35mph bike crash and what seemed like a 15 minute slow motion set of flips and tumbles that ended at the Montefiore Trauma Center. All the stories about time stopping during crashes are true. I felt like I had eons to make decisions about every one of my limbs and how they were going to hit the ground each time.
Faster as a Master?
40x400 for the 40th birthday! I think this might start getting tough at 80(ish). #FasterAsAMaster 🎂 🎉
Boston Marathon Beer Run
Beer tents, selfies, scream tunnel videos, shoulder pain from hundreds of high fives... definitely the most fun I've had at the @bostonmarathon.
Season opening win at the NYC Duathlon!
Quick cut of my overall win at the #MarchClassicDuathlon in #CentralPark! Really fun day hosted by a great crew at @newyorktriathlon . Perfect way to knock off *some of the #multisport rust I built up over the winter. Bonus, got to hang out with an awesome bunch of athletes afterwards too.
Mesa Marathon Recap! Sub-6 paced marathon.
Running sub-6 for a marathon was a goal I was fighting for through the last 10 miles and I'm happy I held on to it. I missed my target of 2:35, but it was still a PR by over 7 minutes so I'll live. Time to focus on the tri season from here on out, which means a big bike/swim builds are coming soon..
New Year, Renewed hope with a double race victory!
Fun start to #2024! Overall wins for me & Nikki at the #SriChinmoyHalf. Pretty wild course, 10 laps around and around #FlushingMeadowsPark. It was fun running with people around the whole time, but I think Nikki was getting a little dizzy by the end. Didn't slow her down though!
Got the win at Escape the Cape!
Got the overall win at #EscapeTheCape by @delmosports over the weekend 🏆! As always, an awesome event hosted by some awesome people, from the RD down to the volunteers. Every triathlete should aim to jump from the @CMLferry at some point. Hopefully during a race.
Birthday @ the Track!
Starting off the birthday right! 39x400M at the track, closing lap 39 with the fastest split @ 1:12. So 39 is clearly the fastest number.. Just life real life, right?
Boston Marathon through the years
#MedalMonday yet again after another #BostonMarathon season. A lot has changed since that first #FinishLine photo, but nothing has slowed us down yet!
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