Ironman Wisconsin 2010
Sep 14, 2010Ironman 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 slot for IMWI in a Percocet …
Read MoreDoor County Triathlon 2010
Jul 20, 2010Since 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 was …
Read MoreAmerican Triple T 2010
May 26, 20102010 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 MoreJ-Hawk Late Bird 2009
Oct 1, 2009I 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 and …
Read MorePleasant Prairie Triathlon 2009
Aug 18, 2009Pleasant 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 not …
Read MoreTri-ing for Chilren’s Triathlon 2009
Jul 27, 2009The 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 MoreSpirit of Racine 2009
Jul 21, 2009The 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 Time Run: First loop: Target 44 minutes (avoid last years mistake) Second loop: Faster than first Swim: 21:32 4th OA I started out at a …
Read MoreAmerican Triple T 2009
May 26, 2009The 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 short This year for the prolouge I decided to wear a wetsuit. …
Read MoreJ-Hawk Early Bird 2009
Apr 29, 2009I 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 MoreIronman Wisconsin 2008
Sep 11, 2008I 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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