sunday started like every other race morning has for me this season. sort of. up really early, making pancakes while still half asleep. although this time, it was 3:45am and i was cooking them on a hot plate in a hotel. still, they tasted amazing like they always do, and after double checking my morningContinue reading “Ironman Wisconsin race report”
Category Archives: triathlon
Woodson YMCA Triathlon Race Report
prior to this race, my coach gave me one race goal: RACE HARD! and that’s exactly what I did. since the event was right across town, i was able to sleep in until 5:00am race morning. after a breakfast of homemade pancakes, i drove to Sunnyvale Park, found my primo spot in the transition area,Continue reading “Woodson YMCA Triathlon Race Report”
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”
“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”