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Category: Triathlon
Sep 20
The Ironman Hangover
Wow…seems like ages since I actually posted anything on here. The first few weeks after completing Ironman Lake Placid were a bit of a roller-coaster of thoughts and emotions. I had made several attempts to write about, but I was still in the midst of the ups-and-downs and could not really absorb what was going …
Aug 16
My Ironman Lake Placid 2013 Video
FinisherPix did videos for each triathlete in the race. Pretty amazing how they got me in each transition area. Actually they probably got everyone too.
Aug 05
Ironman Lake Placid 2013 Race Photo Gallery
Ironman Lake Placid Race photos from FinisherPix.com
Jul 31
Ironman Lake Placid 2013 Race Week-Pre-Race Saturday
Saturday morning I had to be in town by 9AM to register for Ironman Lake Placid 2014. Yes, I am signing up again before even having done it. This is partly an insurance plan if things happen to go awry tomorrow. I have encountered this before with Ironman Pocono Mountains 70.3, my first half-Ironman distance, …
Jul 31
Ironman Lake Placid 2013 Race Week-Pre-Race Friday
After a good nights sleep, we had a good breakfast and headed into town to the athlete check-in for the race. The Athlete check-in was held in the new Lake Placid Conference Center at the Olympic Ice Rink complex. It was a pretty smooth operation and I walked right up the steps and was greeted …
Jul 27
Ironman Lake Placid 2013 Athlete Tracking #234
If anyone is curious and would like to track me in real time(almost), below is info on where to get that info… My Bib number is: 234 If you have an iPhone or other iOS device, check out the IronTrac app($0.99) in the iTunes App Store. On the Ironman Live page here. Or on the …
Jul 25
Ironman Lake Placid Race Week Update-Monday-Wednesday
Monday(6 more days until race day) Well, no training today and I really don’t feel all that great. I really feel so much better when I am training. I did get my dog out for a few walks, so I guess that is something. My biometrics are indicating that my body is starting to peak, …
Jul 22
Ironman Foundation/Valerie Fund Update-Top 5 Fundraiser!!
Woohooo!!! I just made it into the Top 5 fundraisers on the Ironman Foundation website!! Check it out…
Jul 21
Ironman Lake Placid Training Week 25 Update-Still Tapering
I feel like I was going 100 MPH and we just slammed on the brakes! I thought only training 8-9 hours last week was light, but we cut that in half again this week with only ~4 hours total training. It feels like nothing. Crazy to think that some people may think that is a …