Iron Heart - Brian Boyle

For me, the highlight of the Timex Tri camp was meeting team rookie Brian Boyle aka "Iron Heart"

Brian's test results were really, really good but considering his story, I'd say the results are incredible.

It was a horrific car crash. On the way home from swim practice in 2004, eighteen-year old Brian Boyle’s future changed in an instant when a dump truck plowed into his vehicle. He was airlifted to a shock-trauma hospital. He had lost sixty percent of his blood, his heart had moved across his chest, and his organs and pelvis were pulverized. He was placed in a medically-induced coma. When Brian finally emerged from the coma two months later, he had no memory of the accident. He could see and hear, but not move or talk. Unable to communicate to his doctors, nurses, or frantic parents, he heard words like “vegetable” and “nursing home.” If he lived, doctors predicted he might not be able to walk again, and certainly not swim. Then, miraculously, Brian clawed his way back to the living. First blinking his eyelids, then squeezing a hand, then smiling, he gradually emerged from his locked-in state. The former swimmer and bodybuilder had lost one hundred pounds.

In 2007 Brian Boyle staged what many consider to be one of the greatest comebacks in sports history when he crossed the finish line at the Hawaii Ironman just three years after leaving the Intensive Care Unit.

For Kona 2007 NBC put togeher this video.

Timex Tri Camp

This past weekend, Dom, Suzie, Brett and I went to the Timex Performance Center. We went to V0 2 test the Timex Tri team at their annual camp.

It was exciting to test these amazing athletes.

Dom explains results to Marie Danais

Connecticut athlete Ian Ray

Media were tested.
Ben Greenfield of Everyman Tri

More photos can be found at Lava Magazine and Slowtwitch

Special Presidents Day Cycling Classes

Join us on Monday for special 9:00AM indoor cycling sessions in Greenwich and Westport!

Important TARGETRAINING Weather update for Wednesday!

Dear TARGETRAINING clients,
Due to the expected ice storm over night, we have cancelled all classes and personal training sessions in Greenwich and Westport for Wednesday morning. We will reopen at 10:00AM on Wednesday for personal training bookings.

If the forecast improves and we can open safely at an earlier time we will notify everyone through an email, our blog site and a Facebook post.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please be safe on the roads!

Boston Build up #2 race report, Eneas and Timothy take control of overall

The second leg of the Boston Build was held this past Sunday on a rolling course of 15K in Ridgfield CT.
It was a great course which even included a 1mile dirt road which on Sunday was a 1mile snow road!
TARGETRAINING coaches Eneas Freyre and Timothy Milenkevich had strong a strong showing taking 3rd and 4th respectively and moving into the top 2 positions in the overall battle.
Elite TARGETRAINING tri team member and Greenwich class instructor Mitch (the long course man) West also made a strong showing.
TARGETRAINING Members Lyn McCabe, Marc Lacuesta, and Roger Haper were also out pounding the pavement flying the TARGETRAINING colors.
Next up, the wicked Southport course in which Timothy and Eneas went 1-2 last year. Come out and root us on!