It’s days like today that go a long way into explaining the why do I run question. All I can say is WOW! What an absolutely pristine fall morning, and an amazing morning for a run. It also happened to occur on a day when I participated in one of my favorite events of the…
Psst…hey you…yeah you…come here. Shhhhh…can you keep a secret? Well, I had a PR for the 27th Twin Cities Marathon, Sunday, October 5, 2008. But we need to keep quiet, I’m afraid that someone from USATF may be listening and I’d hate to lose my official time if they found out I cheated. Yeah that’s…
With the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, self proclaimed as the “The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America”, just 8-days away, it’s funny how the talk around the water cooler has changed from how’s training going? to, so what’s your strategy for the race? and what are your goals? Actually, I think this type of talk…
Well I did it again, fell off my bike! I wish I could tell you some gnarly story about how this giant buck came out of no where and how I courageously swerved to avoid him but this is now the 5th or 6th time in the past few years that I’ve fallen off and…
My strength, relatively speaking, in the triathlon is the swim. I was taking lessons at Ridgewood YMCA in Parma, Ohio, when Mr. Colombo, one of the swim instructors at the Ridgewood YMCA suggested to my parents that I should try out for the swim team. So at the age of 7 or 8, I don’t…
So I bet your wondering what the “Biggest Loser” has to do with my Ironman Journey. Well I’m glad you asked. Once upon a time…wait, rewind, not sure I want to go back quite that far. Unfortunately (depending on how much fun you are having reading this dribble) though we have to go back to…
Since this is my first Ironman event everything about it is new for me including the registration process. When I left for Madison the morning of September 8th to register for the 2009 event, I assumed that registration meant filling out an entry form and paying. What it really meant was that after standing in…
The Race:Burrito Union is a 10-hour triathlon, Saturday, September 6, 2008, that consists of a 600M swim, 14 mile bike, and a 5K trial run that you continue to do over and over as many times as you can in 10-hours. There are solos and relays. I was a solo. This was the second year…
As the end of the 2008 season approaches, it’s time for some reflection. The 2008 season was my second full season of multi-sport. My race schedule this year included a MN Masters swim meet, 4 triathlons, 2 half-marathons, and 2 marathons (the second, Twin Cities Marathon on October 5th, three weeks from tomorrow). I basically…
This blog will attempt to take you through my journey of becoming a first time Ironman triathlete. I began the journey this past weekend when I reserved my spot for the 2009 Wisconsin Ironman (IMOO). On Monday morning, September 8, 2008, I awoke at 1:30 AM and began the 4+ hour drive to Madison, WI.…
