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Chisago Lakes Half Ironman Race Report

i was excited about this race for two reasons: a. i really felt like i finally started to figure out my race nutrition in the weeks leading up this race, and was hoping it would translate into a great race. and b. i was going to spend the night before the race at my oldContinue reading “Chisago Lakes Half Ironman Race Report”

15 year class reunion

‘god has it been 15 years already?’ i remember thinking to myself when the postcard arrived in the mail. ‘that can’t be right’ i said as i scanned the time and date info on the back. i flipped the card back over and re-read the front. ‘fifteen years?!?’ i said aloud. ‘shit.’ admittedly, i immediatelyContinue reading “15 year class reunion”

“why are you running?”

this was the question a small girl sitting on her front porch asked me as i ran past her house during the third run of a run/bike/run/bike/run workout i did this past weekend. very good question, i thought to myself as i ran away into the dwindling daylight nearly four hours into my training session.Continue reading ““why are you running?””

Aspirus YMCA Duathlon Race Report

the above photo sums up this race perfectly. with it being a short 5k run, 17.6 mile bike, and 3k run, you pretty much go balls to the wall the entire time, and at the finish, you’re completely spent. while the weather was a bit chilly and rainy, it proved to be a good dayContinue reading “Aspirus YMCA Duathlon Race Report”

Ironman 70.3 Kansas Race Report

like i mentioned in a previous post, i decided to run kansas just a few weeks back. after a few last minute planning details, my pal steve and i hit the road on FRI around 4:00pm. we made it to des moines, iowa by 11:00pm after stopping for a quick bit to eat, and wereContinue reading “Ironman 70.3 Kansas Race Report”

Green Bay Olympic Triathlon Race Report

one word can describe this morning’s race: freezing. a quick check of my phone at about 6:00am, one hour before race start, showed 45° with 17mph winds. the windchill? 37 degrees. just yesterday, the weather forecast was predicting temps about 10 to 12 degrees higher, so i neglected to take any cold weather gear –Continue reading “Green Bay Olympic Triathlon Race Report”