Michael's articles on Beginnertriathlete.com

It seems that the question arises most everywhere I go and it is usually comes from a 210-pound pot-bellied chain smoker. “Aren’t you to big to be doing triathlons?”

I’m a C-L-Y-D-E-S-D-A-L-E! Many people in the sport know the division is there, but many of them think that it's a 'fat boys division.' So what constitutes a Clydesdale? Why even have this class?

I have made great strides over the last few years to be a better swimmer, but this was really screwing with my head.

How to properly and effectively lay out your triathlon transition area.

Why is it so hard to start over after an extended leave from the sport. When it comes to training we can't live in our glory days!

Do you celebrate Father's Day just once a year? Stop and take a little time to think about the other 364 days that could be Father’s Day for you.

I heard an athletic trainer say that in life we have many setbacks. The key is to overcome these setbacks, but the question is how?

22 week program taking you from the couch to the finishline.

But just when I was beginning to think that life is consumed by only darkness, just out of my sight, there it was...A glimmer of light.

Downloadable race-day checklist for your triathlon preparation. Everything you need to bring from your bike to drinks.

On any given day, you may not want to train, but that will be when some of your mental toughness will start being built.

I had a great experience being a volunteer, but used the time to educate myself on anything that could allow me to have a better race or pass something on to the readers at BT.

If you are going to do a triathlon, you need to know at least some of the basic rules that can keep you from getting hurt or hurting someone else.

An interview on training, influences and the passion of triathlon.

Sometimes life just isn’t fair! We all have situations come up from time to time that test our dedication to triathlon training.