Category Archives: triathlon

i really hate don’t care for my local YMCA. the pool is always freezing cold, the membership fees are way too expensive, the summer and holiday hours are non-existant, and don’t even get me started on the crazies i have to share the pool with. so while the following should have come as no surprise,Continue reading “tornado warning”

thanks to the kindness and understanding of the WTC (World Triathlon Corperation), i’m registered for IMWI 2012 on 09-09-12. in all honesty, i made up my mind to give the race another go about two minutes after i woke up in that ambulance. i learned a ton during this year’s race and in the monthsContinue reading “IM update”

next sunday, i’ll be running Ironman Wisconsin in Madison. the race starts with a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike. then, i’ll run a marathon (26.2 miles). above is a picture of the gear i’ll be using for the day (minus the bike, obviously). while i’ll likely be bringing extras in theContinue reading “140.6 race checklist”

after waking up at 4:00am, stoob and i made our way to the race site up in chisago city, mn. stoob drove so i could eat my breakfast of peanut butter toast, ensure, and yogurt which is always hard to get down at 4:30am. i picked up my race packet yesterday, so setting up forContinue reading “chisago lakes half iron race report”

this SUN, i’m racing the chisago lakes half iron triathlon in chisago city, mn, which consists of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.3 mile run. i figured since i’ve put my traveling on hold while i’ve been training for this race and ironman wisconsin in madison this SEP, i’d put up aContinue reading “70.3 race checklist”

3 hour ride + rainy forecast + no sunscreen + weather.com failing miserably at predicting weather =