German Clearwater Magazine Article

Hey,

    So at the Clearwater Race this year a magazine writer by the name off Sina Horsthemke  contacted me and interviewed/asked about my race at Clearwater and followed up after the race.  She ended up using some of my answers in her article which was just published last Wednesday in a Germany Triathlete magazine (www.tri-mag.de).  If you look at the link below and flip to page 5 you will see a nice picture of me on my bike at Clearwater.  The article is all in German so I am not sure what it says, but see my last name throughout the article so I must be included in something.  Take a look, if you read German enjoy a good read if you don’t enjoy looking at all the picures. Haha I would like to give a BIG thank you to Sina for asking me to help out with the article, hope you help you out in the future again. 

  Thanks for reading, PJE  GTGTG

Article Link: German Clearwater Article

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!! Hope everyone has/had a very blessed Christmas and is reminded what this day is really about.  The birth of are saver Jesus Christ.

I got to spend lots of time with family and even got my annual Christmas day run in with my Santa hat and newly gifted Santa shirt.  Also pictured is a gift from my parent and my new hope for next years race nutrition.  EFS  

GTGTG





Berbee Derby

On Thanksgiving last week I ran the Berbee Derby in Madison.  Have only ran couple easy times since Clearwater, so all I wanted out of the race was to simply HAVE FUN! I have always wanted to run the Berbee Derby but always had swim practice in High School and last year I couldn’t.  So couple days before the race I signed up.  After my past two run splits, in my triathlon race breakdowns I was so excited to just go RUN and run fast.  My mom went along with me and got to see lots of friends at the race which was sweet. 

This was my first ever open 10k so when the gun went off I just started running, no race plan, no strategy, no watch, and no pressure just free running.  Got up with the lead group which included some fast guys that I recognized “never thought I would ever be able to run with them” and just plugged away the first couple miles.  I was doing my normal “thank you’s” to the volunteers, looking around, and just enjoying the race.

By mile 2 “the future winner” of the race looked at me and said “man your nice and haven fun” 

I smiled and said “Its all about haven fun, its not like we are racing for money.” Then the lead pack of about 5 proceeded to start talking, joking and enjoying the race.  That made the race for me, spreading my joy of the sport to others.

Came by the 5k turn around, around 16:15 or so which was a big surprise to me.  Could tell coach’s run training for Clearwater paid off (past 5k PR was in High School 17flat).  Around mile 4 I started drifting from the lead pack.  It was cold, windy, and hilly but FUN.  I could have pushed a lot harder on the way back but there was no sense in pushing the body during a “off season” race.  Don’t get me wrong I tried and worked really hard but not as hard as the “race mentality” would have.  Came through the finish line; smile big and thumbs up with an ending time of 34:51. 

Funny aftermath is that someone mistaked me with fellow GEARGRINDER Joe K which was a big complement to me haha : )

Was a overall fun race! Happy, blessed and thankful that I got to race. 

Thanks for reading.

Ps Mom and Jennifer (sister) you are running that race with me next year! : )