MICHAEL LOVATO | Professional Triathlete

Nearly a week after the race, I finally feel as though I’ve had sufficient time to reflect on the way the race played out, and I can now make a clear, less emotional assessment of the Ironman.

This year there was a change in the August race schedule for the first time since 2004. The change, as you may have noticed, was that I did not race Timberman. In fact, I did not race at all in…

It’s been a week since I raced the Steelhead 70.3 up in Benton Harbor/ St. Joe’s, MI, so it’s high time I sat down and scribbled out the old recap. Having watched Amanda race the event last year, I knew…

On Sunday June 27, I raced my fifth Ironman Coeur d’Alene up in beautiful North Idaho. After winning the inaugural race in 2003, I had finished in third place three times (’05, ’07, ’08). After Sunday’s race, I managed to…

2010 has been a unique year for me so far. My race season started out early with a trip to Chile to race Pucon 70.3. I was unfit going to that event, but the resulting workout jump-started my early season…