Congratulations to Tom Williams on earning the Athlete of the Month. Transitioning from endurance sports (specifically Ultra Running) to triathlon has been a fun process. Tom is persistent, resilient, and super strong. Combine that with the most positive attitude and certainly amazing things await!

With that said, no races on the schedule this year due to the pandemic, it didn’t stop Tom from completing his event distances he had registered for... and then some! So far, he has completed a half Ironman, pretty much a full Ironman (2x), a marathon... and for an added bonus he completed the Everesting Bike Challenge!

Tom continues to be an outstanding student of the sport. Always wanting to learn more, improve his overall athleticism, and most of all enjoy the process of living a healthy lifestyle - it makes coaching Tom a joy! Congratulations!!!

A:    Tom Williams, Queensbury

A:   37

A:   ER physician

A:  1 year ago 

A:   1 year

A:   I actually prefer solo adventures the most. While not a tri, my favorite adventure was running the Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon. The landscape is breathtaking. From the top, the scale is hard to comprehend but down on the trail, you get to smell, taste and feel the layers of time exposed by the canyon and the diversity of life that have evolved to survive down there.

A:   My bike. I use a road bike and I love the light, responsive frame. It’s great bouncing up hills and bombing back down. Nothing better than ripping a twisting, winding downhill

A:   2nd place in a hundred miler of which my father-in-law was the race director (big brownie points), biking Coast to Coast (San Francisco to Connecticut); Grand Canyon R2R2R; 3rd place in the Death Race Obstacle Race; Everesting

A:   complete my first full IM

A:   1. Get better at swimming. I’m a terrible swimmer. 2. Complete a full IM

A:   Bananas, some form of mango (dried, frozen, fresh, etc), dark chocolate of some sort (preference is Dove dark chocolate)

A:   Alternative Folk, Bluegrass

A:   Marry a massage therapist (I did). If you can’t, my second piece of advice would be to find a comfortable bike seat

A:   Getting good sleep. For me, it’s the hardest part of training.

A:   I love brick workouts, preferably a bike then run

A:   ...