Aug 08
I was ready to get out into the mountains after a full day of recuperation from my Ironman Lake Placid 2013 race. I had spent most of post-Ironman Monday just hanging out around the house after returning back from the the Ironman Store. I had stood in line from 7AM until around 8:30AM to get …
Aug 05
Ironman Lake Placid Race photos from FinisherPix.com
Jul 31
Pre-Race I knew it was going to be a good day when “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath starting blasting through my earbuds as I enter the speed skating oval/transition area on race morning. Was it coincidence? I think not. I have over 2000 songs on my iPhone and I had shuffle-played them all while driving …
Jul 31
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
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
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 26
Thursday morning the alarm went off around 6am. Actually my Jawbone Up vibrated a little before that to wake me at the optimal wake time giving me adequate time to pry my eyes open for the day. I fired up the Vitamix for my morning smoothie and commenced packing up for the trip. We were …
Jul 26
Thursday morning the alarm went off around 6am. Actually my Jawbone Up vibrated a little before that to wake me at the optimal wake time giving me adequate time to pry my eyes open for the day. I fired up the Vitamix for my morning smoothie and commenced packing up for the trip. We were …
Jul 25
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 25
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