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BFAST Triathlon Race Report

Triathlons are not new to me, but sprint tri’s? A whole new beast. I know how to race/pace for an olympic and a half iron distance, but these short distance races are all new. That became wildly apparent three (swim, bike, and run) times during the race…
After doing as much prep work as I could, [...]

2010 St. Anthony’s Race Report

Race reports. they’re a funny thing. When the race is good I can’t wait to sit down and write them… but when a race less than ideal, I put them off as long as possible. I guess avoiding having to relive the experience seems easier. It’s probably easy to tell how this one went… not [...]

Nautica New York Triathlon Race Report

It wasn’t a stellar race, but it wasn’t a terrible race, either. Nothing really eventful today. I was a bit disappointed in myself on the bike, but I’m happy with my run. I wasn’t really expecting an awesome race, so i really can’t complain.
I woke up at 3:50, made my oatmeal (with 1/2 banana [...]

Ironman Amica Rhode Island 70.3 Race Report

Alarms went off at 3:45, though I had been awake since 3 and I used that time to stretch and roll out my IT band and calf a little more. I got up and opened the curtains to see a dreary, wet dark morning. It had rained during the night and did not look like [...]

Gulf Coast 70.3 Race Report

so… i’ll just go ahead and start by saying i did not have the race i was expecting/hoping for. sorry this is coming a couple days after the fact, but i’ve a) been with family and trying to soak up all the time w/ them as i could; and b) slightly embarrassed to share…
I’m actually [...]