In 2004, I did my first Iron distance race, “The Great Floridian” in Claremont, Florida. I picked The Great Floridian because it was the only race I could get into late in the year (Oct). I was new to Ironman racing and did not realize that I needed to sign up a year [...]
I’m 6 days out from Ironman Arizona, and 2 weeks through my taper. This is the only race this year that I have taken a full on 3 week taper and it hit me hard. I was nervous to reduce my volume to such low levels but after watching John set a P.R. [...]
Beach 2 Battleship
November 1, 2008
Pre-race:
I awoke to the gradually increasing volume of my phone alarm. The day had finally arrived, I sat up in bed reached for the phone and turned of the alarm with a grin. The start of my first iron distance triathlon was just hours away. At 7:00 AM a year’s worth [...]
My wife and I went this past weekend to support a new race and to watch some friends race. I could not have been more inspired nor had more fun. Everyone who does long distance racing knows how elusive and fragile a good race is. I had the best seat in the [...]