Muskoka 70.3 was my first half Ironman back in 2009. I thought I trained well, swimming masters a few times a week, riding up to 60 miles on Saturday and running 13 or more on Sunday every weekend through the summer leading up to the race. That year I swam a 45:54, biked 3:04:25 and…
Category: Race Reports
Ironman Lake Placid Race Report – A Pleasant Nightmare
A lot of race blogs have a tag line in the header, “It’s about the journey” for example. When I was considering one for myself I settled on “This is my year” from the total commitment I decided to make toward training in 2013 and the departure from some of my usual antics of the…
Bassman Half Ironman Race Report (It’s About Time!)
It’s about time I wrote this race report, going on a week since I participated in my first triathlon of the 2013 season, the Bassman Half Ironman. It’s also about time I wrote a race report for an actual triathlon, as I was beginning to forget what all this training was for. Reading friends recaps…
Shamrock Run
We’ve all had those freakouts, real or imagined of oversleeping a final exam or showing up late to an important job interview. In my case, most recently, they’re usually race related; realizing my goggles are missing moments before the swim start or getting into T1 to find my bike has been replaced by a unicycle,…
Lockport Y10
I’ve been itching to race more and more these days, not just from a lack of competition, having done nothing significant since Ironman Muskoka 70.3 other than a Halloween 5k in the pouring rain, but from a growing excitement due to recent workout results to see where I am at after so many hours of…