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The Daily Grind The Space Between
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
It’s almost remarkable to comprehend, but in the course of what felt like a few days, I’ve worked myself through the first major block of training for the 2007 season. Two weeks of preparation started... Read
Reference Points
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
It’s easy to feel the little differences from day to day and week to week… Maybe today’s run felt a little bit faster than the same one last week. Maybe yesterday’s bike a bit stronger than the... Read
Open Call
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
It may not look all that appealing now, but that folks, is quintessential Lake Placid region. It’s hard to imagine the throngs of Iron athletes, the wild roller coaster of daily sun, rain, clouds, humidity... Read
Preparations
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
It’s so close to being “go-time” that I can taste it. Hard work is what defines us as triathletes, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to begin another year of it.This week was... Read
When It Rains
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
…It absolutely pours! Because for a while now I haven’t had a tremendous amount to chat about here on The Daily Grind – I mean really – what is there to talk about when one... Read
Race Report: MHR Marathon
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
The Mohawk Hudson River Marathon is an event held in the capital district of New York State, notorious for it’s beautiful scenery and it’s favorable profile for setting personal records for the 26.2 distance. As it was... Read
Come What May
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
Running. It’s all I’ve been focusing on for roughly two months now with my end-of-season A-race marathon approaching this coming Sunday. Sure, I’ve been working the weights a couple of times per week. I’ve... Read
Fresh Paint
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
Every year there comes a time when I'm out on the road riding somewhere, over on the track suffering like a dog, or floundering around in the deep end of the pool where - seemingly... Read
On And On
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
And on, and on. This is our racing season.First off, thank you so much - so very much – for all the great comments on my race at Timberman. What a great world of people... Read
Race Report: Timberman Half IM
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
As you all know, there’s no such thing as a free lunch – and World Championship slots don’t come easy.This past weekend was the pinnacle of my 2006 triathlon season when I raced the Timberman... Read
Reaching For The Sky
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
It's amazing to think this season is actually starting to wind down. I mean, I don't want go about getting ahead of myself here, but I just can't believe that the Timberman triathlon is... Read
Gone Fishing
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
A favorite comedian of mine once said: "There's a fine line between fishing, and standing on the shore looking like an idiot." Not being much of a fisherman myself, I still find this ironically funny... Read
Evolution
Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
We'd like to welcome Joseph Vinciquerra to the Trifuel fold. He's one of our new age group columnists for our Endurance Files section, with his column The Daily Grind. Read