The Blog of Author and Athlete David Glover

The Power Of Team: Three Ordinary People and Their Run to Greatness
by Peter Wortham
I had the opportunity and privilege to meet Joel Burrows AKA “Ghost” when we both participated in the Special Operations Force Academy in the last week in April. With an extensive background in endurance events including Ironman-distance triathlons and marathons, Joel [...]

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Yesterday, I sweated out 23 pounds of sweat in 3 x 1.5 hour Bikram Yoga classes. I feel awesome today!
In my continuing search for a new challenge, I decided to try three Bikram Yoga classes in one day. If you’re not familiar with Bikram Yoga - also called hot yoga - it’s a [...]

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Photo: David rappelling off of Cullasaja Falls
Thanks to extreme adventure athlete Jono Senk of Hairy Scary Evolutions, I had the opportunity on Sunday to rappel through the Cullasaja Falls near Highlands, NC.
WOW, what a RUSH!!!!
That’s the best description that I can think of to describe thousands of gallons of deafening, blinding water crashing [...]

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Mouse Popsicles? What the heck are Mouse Popsicles…? I’m not sure that I want to know.
This is a sign along Hwy 28 in South Carolina just north of the Town of Walhalla. I’ve passed this sign dozens of times over the years while riding my bike up and down that stretch of [...]

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“The only easy day was yesterday.”
- Navy SEALs motto

Photo: David ready to skydive (Photograph by: Gunnar Örn Arnarsson)
Each day was different. Each day brought new challenges to push each of us outside of our comfort zones.
We learned to skydive and ended the week with an assisted freefall jump. Two skydive instructors jumped with [...]

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“The only easy day was yesterday.”
- Navy SEALs motto

Image: SEAL Training Adventures logo
Ok, I admit, I should be taking it easy for a few more weeks, but I can’t pass up this opportunity as a writer on assignment for Tri-DC Magazine to participate in the week long Special Operations Force Academy starting April 27 and [...]

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I HATE overtraining. It’s too vague, too subjective, too nebulous. It’s a waiting game with an uncertain amount of waiting time.

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Photo: Cheer sign from Quelle Challenge 2007 in Roth, Germany
Have you ever asked yourself these questions in the days or weeks leading up to a big race?
“Do I pull the plug?”
“Am I just having an off day?”
“Do I need to some extra rest?”
I’m struggling with all of these questions right now.
Today is Monday [...]

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The signs would have been obvious to the objective observer:

More tired than usual
Feeling “rundown”
Congestion
Scratchy throat
Malaise

However, to the subjective triathlete (me), the signs were not so obvious and/or I was in a state of denial: “I’m just having an off day” or “I’m a little tired from a long weekend” but never “I’m sick. [...]

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Photo: David finishing sub-9 hours at the Quelle Challenge in Roth, Germany in 2007 (Photographer: Courtney Johnson)
This past year was an outstanding year for me as an athlete - I set personal best times in both the marathon and Ironman-distance triathlon while winning the Vineman Triathlon overall at the age of 36, an age when [...]

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