Approximately 2,310 athletes started this race, but only 2,144 would finish, and Sean Murphy, 44, of Seattle, WA would be pulled from the swim. He died two days later. I finished 2125 out of 2144 finishers in 16 hours, 51…
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Ironman Finisher!
This is really late, but I finished Ironman Coeur d’Alene in 15 hours 55 mins and 33 seconds. This was the best race ever! Great volunteers and awesome spectators. If you’re going to do an Ironman race, I suggest this…
Tagged with: coeur d'alene, Ironman, ironman cda, Triathlon
Posted in Ironman, Triathlon, Uncategorized
Posted in Ironman, Triathlon, Uncategorized
Rohto Ironman 70.3 Florida Recap
Florida 70.3 Review
Tagged with: bay lake, fort wilderness, ft. wilderness, half ironman, Ironman, ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 florida, orlando half ironman review, recap, review, rohto, rohto ironman, rohto ironman 70.3 florida, Triathlon, triathlon revew
Posted in Ironman, Reviews, Triathlon, Uncategorized
Posted in Ironman, Reviews, Triathlon, Uncategorized
RIP Wouter Weylandt
RIP Wouter Weylandt
Tagged with: belgian cyclist, cyclist, d'italia, giro, giro d'italia, leopard trek, Wouter Weylandt
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Zoot Sports Ultra TT 4.0 Review
Review of Zoot Sports Ultra TT 4.0 Shoes
Tagged with: sockless shoes, Triathlon, ultra tt 4.0, zoot, zoot shoes, zoot sports, zoot sports ultra tt 4.0, zoot ultra tt 4.0
Posted in Reviews, Triathlon, Uncategorized
Posted in Reviews, Triathlon, Uncategorized
More races using ChronoTrack D-Tag
This Sunday, 6 December, I will be participating in the Marathon of the Palm Beaches half marathon. I recently found out that they will be using the dreaded ChronoTrack D-Tag for race timing. It’s great for race directors because they…
Presta Valves
Presta change-a
Tagged with: air pump, bicycle, presta, presta pump, presta valve, presta valve adapter, presta ventil, rim, schrader, tire, triathlon wheels
Posted in Introductory, Training, Triathlon, Uncategorized
Posted in Introductory, Training, Triathlon, Uncategorized
Ochsner Ironman New Orleans 70.3
Watching the New Orleans Ironman 70.3
Tagged with: 70.3, Ironman, ironman 70.3, new orleans, ochsner, Triathlon
Posted in Training, Uncategorized
Posted in Training, Uncategorized
My first marathon
After much anticipation, I finally completed my first marathon! It was the Walt Disney World Marathon. This very cool course takes runners and walkers through all four Disney World theme parks. First Epcot, then the Magic Kingdom, the Animal Kingdom,…
Tagged with: 26.2, animal kingdom, Disney, disney world, epcot, Marathon, race
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Kurt Kinetic Trainer Review
I wrote this article a while back. Just an update – if you’re going to have an indoor trainer, be sure to put something under the back wheel if you decide to lube the chain and/or cassette. Otherwise, you will…
Tagged with: bicycle, indoor trainer, kurt kinetic, rock and roll, trainer
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized
