27 March 08: Splits59 is online!

Posted on 26. Mar, 2008 by hillarybiscay in Blog | No Comments

In the past year and a half, a number of you have asked where you can find Splits59 clothing. As I reported a couple months ago, the brand has finally launched and opened their first store in Brentwood, California. But I have good news now for those of you who haven’t yet been able to visit the store in person: you can now browse and buy online on the Splits59 website, www.splits59.com. Even better, if you enter the discount code “hillary” when you check out, you will get 10% off.

Splits59 is a new clothing company that I have been involved with since it was just an idea. We make sports and triathlon wear for women, plus  all kinds of cute clothes to wear before and after your workout. Most likely,… Read More

15 March 08: Big Day in Subic Bay!

Posted on 15. Mar, 2008 by hillarybiscay in Blog | 1 Comment

I am currently in the midst of a couple of months of training with my squad, Team TBB, in Subic Bay, Phillippines. On Thursday we had a nearly-unprecedented event here at training camp: a day off! The daily training grind is business as usual, but since this was only the second day off Sutto (my coach) had assigned in the 2.5 years that I had been training with him, I thought it was worth reporting! Usually, a “day off” means we smash ourselves in the pool for at least 6 kilometers, and then don’t have to do any other training that day. But this time, we had absolutely no training all day. The last time I was assigned a day like this was during my first Sutto camp in Switzerland,… Read More

Roasted Chicken in Malaysia

Posted on 04. Mar, 2008 by hillarybiscay in Blog | 2 Comments

For years I have heard stories about the epic ironman race in Langkawi, Malaysia. These horror stories of Ironman Malaysia generally include anecdotes about suffering and challenges of a more unique and extreme nature than those of most Hawaii Ironman tales. After hearing enough such accounts, I decided that I needed to experience the sea lice, oppressive heat and humidity, dehydration, blisters, and errant monkeys and mopeds for myself this year.

It was, in fact, everyone’s war stories from this race that made put it on my must-do list…After all, the appeal of our sport lies in its inherently challenging nature, so Malaysia sounded like the ultimate experience: an ironman with bonus challenges. I didn’t bother to explain this concept to the local triathletes who I met at registration; they… Read More