- Ironman Wisconsin 2010
While it may not seem like it at first, this is truly a race report for Ironman Wisconsin. As the œstory develops “ hopefully the need for all the details and background will be apparent and perhaps a bit humorous.Last December when I signed up for a community fund …
Read MoreSince 2005 this weekend of racing for me has always meant the half iron in Racine, WI. After dealing with several years of short swims, drafting issues – I decided to head to Door County the same weekend and do that half there. At the end of the day I was glad I did. The race organization was top notch, the course …
Read More2010 Triple T Race Notes
Friday
The Triple-T prologue always catches me by surprise, despite my background as a sprinter in college swimming “ I have a difficult time spinning the engine up to the necessary level. Despite a good warm-up prior to the race, this year was no exception. The swim and the bike went well …
Read MoreI had decided to do this race a couple of weeks before IMWI. I thought doing it would be fun, would force me to do a threshold workout, and make sure I had an intermediate target between IMWI and IMFL. Long story short, it was a success on all counts!
My wave was projected to start at 10:55 AM, so Mary, my parents …
Read MorePleasant Prairie is one of my favorite races, this was my 8th time competing at Pleasant Prairie. I enjoy doing it because it provides an objective point of view on my year-to-year progress. Last year I was 3rd Overall, and my goal for this year was to equal that or better.
Swim
19:28 (4th OA)Pleasant Prairie does …
Read MoreThe goal for this race was simple and straight forward – crack two hours, with a secret goal of winning the race. I knew that winning would be a tall order as there were a bunch of speedy guys entered.
My game plan was to swim HARD and put as much pavement between myself and the fast runners in the race (Joe Kurian, …
Read MoreThe goal for SORT was to simply have a great race. Going into the race the intention was:
Bike:
0-20′ EZ, use PM to stay easy
20′- 65/70′ 240-250 Real Time
65/70′-End “ 250-260 Real TimeRun:
First loop: Target 44 minutes (avoid last years mistake)
Second loop: Faster than firstSwim: 21:32
4th OAI started out at a …
Read MoreThe Triple T is a race unlike any other, so I’m not real sure on how to write a proper race report on it! But I’ll do my best. I’ll be attaching the power files from each ride at the end.
Prolouge
250m swim/5 mile bike/1 mile run – although the bike is a bit shortThis year for the prolouge I decided to wear a …
Read MoreI was not very confident going into this race. Earlier this week I fell on a run and had a bit of a pinch in my back. I had a friend work on it a bit, and it felt much better, but not perfect.
The other ding to my confidence is my perceived fitness level – compared to a year ago, my CTL was significantly lower then …
Read MoreI went into this race with two goals in mind
- Qualify for Hawaii
- Execute a solid Race
I knew that executing was something completely under my control, but I did lose a lot of sleep over my ability to qualify “ mainly because I figured if I couldn’t break 10 ours I didn’t stand a chance. Given that the fastest I have …
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- Ironman Wisconsin 2010While it may not seem like it at first, this is truly a race report for Ironman Wisconsin. As the œstory develops “ hopefully the need for all the details and background will be apparent and perhaps a bit humorous.
Last December when I signed up for a community fund …
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