Ben Wilder

The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER – Part 2 (with Injury Photos)

**WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS DETAILED PICTURES OF BLOOD AND INJURY** Fall Guy. I almost saved it. But then in the blink of an eye and yet also in slow motion, I went over the handlebars and slid across the road. It was spectacular enough that somehow I have strawberries on both sides of my hipsContinue reading “The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER – Part 2 (with Injury Photos)”

The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER

There Will Be Blood. He carefully weaved the thin thread through exposed tissue, tying layers of skin together using a stitching technique called a horizontal mattress suture. The needle poked around, under, over, but didn’t cause any pain thanks to the anesthetic administered a few minutes prior. Two other wounds had been cleaned and tendedContinue reading “The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER”

The iPhone When I Push I Feel Good Commercial – The Music and More

A lot of people will say good music died a long time ago and they’ll point to poetic and colorful lyrics of songs from the 1970s or 80s as the standard in which modern music fails to match. They’ll pluck out a songs from pop radio and say, “See!? This song is utterly atrocious!” DependingContinue reading “The iPhone When I Push I Feel Good Commercial – The Music and More”

Sprint Triathlon Teaser

I’m writing this the night before my first ocean sprint triathlon and there’s already been a twist! Dun dun dunnnnn!!! Because of weather, would you guess that (1) the organizers cancelled the swim portion, or (2) organizers moved the swim to a different, safer area? If you guessed (1) cancel the swim, making the raceContinue reading “Sprint Triathlon Teaser”

A Triathlon Precap – Can’t, Competition, and Community

It’s been about a year and a half since I raced in my first sprint triathlon. I can still remember exactly what I said after crossing the finish line: I went on to say, “I’m never doing that again.” It was part “won’t do it again” and part “can’t.” It was hard and the swimmingContinue reading “A Triathlon Precap – Can’t, Competition, and Community”