Ottawa Early Bird Triathlon — Race Report
The morning of the race was one of the easiest I’ve experienced, I had some butterflies, but more than anything I had a quiet preparedness. In the lead up to the race, I hadn’t tapered and definitely had some aches and pains from some tough workouts during that week, but I wasn’t about to let ...
A day three years ago that changed my life…
Three years ago on this day is a day that changed my life. On this date I had cartilage replacement surgery in my right knee. On that day I weighed over 250 lbs…during my recovery I decided to get back into bike racing and drastically changed my diet…three years later I weigh 175 lbs, Team ...
2013: The Gameplan
2013: The Gameplan The 2013 race season is a mere few days from kicking off. I wanted to write something up to outline my plan for the season, my goals and to offer my thanks to those who have supported me in getting to where I am. The season will kick of on ...
Tempus Fugit Individual Time Trial – Race Report
Tempus Fugit Individual Time Trial - Race Report (spring) My morning started quite early, I crawled out of bed at 3:20 am, drank some coffee, got my water bottles prepped and packed, loaded the van and off we went (my wife Robin & I) at 4:30 am. First stop 30 minutes into my travel was a Starbucks ...
Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial 4-25-2013
Last evening’s Individual Time Trial was a great event for Team Garage Studio’s Matthew Timoszyk. The Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial was located in the farmland of Durham, CA. I arrived at the course early to get myself prepared and warmed up with plenty of time to spare to get into the zone. The start ...
New ICEDOT Sponsored Athlete
Greetings to Everyone! I’m Matthew Timoszyk, I’m the latest addition to the ICEDOT Sponsored Athlete program. I started my amateur bike racing career at the young age of 12 racing BMX in the Detroit, Michigan area. At 14 I moved over to Road Racing until I went off to college where I continued to train ...
2013 Field of Dreams Time Trial
The 2013 Field of Dreams Time Trial was brutal this morning. The winds seem to be coming from every direction. TG I packed my road wheels in the truck this morning. I swapped my rear dish and aero front wheels for my road wheels. I also left all of my aero equipment in my gear ...
Iron Pig Festival
I raced the Iron Pig Duathlon in Fayetteville, AR. a couple of weeks ago. The duathlon was 5k, 18 mile, 5k. 2013 marked the fifth year for this unique race. This event is unique is that the first 5k is ran on the Drake Field Executive Airport runway and taxiway which is advertised as “the ...
When Does Passion Become an Obsession?
When does passion become an obsession? I routinely wake up at 5:15 in the morning and pause for about 30 seconds and just stare at my alarm clock. I stand there completely immobile, in my pajamas (blue plaid if you must know), and just stare. The majority of the time I’m having an internal ...
Lend a Hand
Sometimes you just do not feel like racing or competing. You may be injured, not ready for the distance, tapering for another event, or just wanting to take it easy. Just because you are not in the event does not mean you can’t be a part of it. There are numerous opportunities for volunteers at ...
