2007 Ford Ironman Lake Placid
After nearly a year of training and 11:27:17 of making it all happen, I’m still in a little bit of shock from it all. I’ve had so many thoughts and memories rushing through my brain that I’ve had to spend a few days trying to piece it all together to write up a coherent report….
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2008
We woke up early this morning to pick up my finisher certificate and official photos and to register for the 2008 Ford Ironman Lake Placid! We also went to the “Iron-chatchki” store (thanks, Matt) to pick up a couple finisher goodies. Race report and plenty of pictures still to come. I actually feel pretty good…
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And… DONE!
Phew. Done. I’ll write more later with a full race report, and haven’t had a chance to digest the race, but I did survive! Results:Total Time: 11:27:17 Swim: 1:07:18T1: 6:16Bike: 5:57:23T2: 2:19Run: 4:14:01 Overall place: 326Age Group place: 68
Read More“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey”
It’s Saturday night, with just about 13 hours until the gun goes off. Today, I did a short ride and a shorter run, checked in the bike and walked around town a little bit. At the bike check in, I randomly ran into Todd Colby, another tri-blogger from Brooklyn. He’s an IMLP veteran. It was…
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Saturday in pictures
Some pictures from the day (blue skies!): And one very tired little dog:
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T minus 2
They say that the weather in Lake Placid can change from minute to minute. That’s exactly what we’ve been experiencing up here this week. I woke up this morning at around 6:30 to meet up with a few friends for a swim in Mirror Lake. I looked outside and noticed that it was pouring, POURING,…
Read MoreMy message to friends and family
I sent the below in an email to a bunch of friends and family last night. I got a ton of great emails, all with encouraging words. Thanks all! OK. I’ll make a deal with you: If you promise to read this ENTIRE email, I won’t send another one until after the race. I’m doing…
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Rain, rain, go away
Come on back some other day, preferably next Tuesday! It’s grey and rainy out. It’s actually slowed down a bit now, but it was coming down pretty hard for most of the day. It was dry this morning and luckily I took the bike out for a ride first thing. I rode from the house…
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We’re here!
We made it. We got to the house around 7PM tonight. The house is great. It’s a mile or two outside town and has a nice big kitchen, a ton of space to stretch out and a hot tub! (I’m very excited to use that after the race!) [Edit 7/19: Added pictures] Swim – July…
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