I’m on the plane back to the main land …finally have some focus to write about my race experience at the Ironman World Championships on October 11th.
Had a decent sleep the night before the race. Got about 5 hours of solid straight sleep. When I woke up, I laid in bed until about [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Day-to-Day Life, and Oh Yeah, Ironman
Brag for the Rest of your Life
Kona Hawaii October 11, 2008
Ironman Triathlon World Championship
Swim 2.4 Miles Bike 112 Miles Run 26.2 Miles
I’m standing on the balcony of a restaurant looking out to the swim start; there is a Navy Ship in the bay, a floating sentry watching out for the Navy Seals in this race who want to conquer the Ironman. [...]
Race Day: 48 Hours Away
Yesterday I started my day with my ritual coffee and banana followed by dry whole wheat waffle before I ran for 30 minutes. The run felt great- easy pace, just waking up the legs and I finished feeling very pleased — my legs feel light and strong.
Mel arrived Tuesday night after an 18 hour [...]
Registration Day!
I went to bed last night at 7:30 and up at 3:30… just absolutely tired from the day of travel. Last night my legs felt heavy and feet .. yup, definitely have pigs feet! We ate at the house after a long food shop and the kitchen is stocked. Just to [...]
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LAX airport. It’s 6:45 am and our flight is at 9. We live so close to John Wayne Airport and are totally spoiled with cutting things close getting to the airport. But this morning we are flying out of LAX and you never know what the traffic situation is like in these parts. [...]
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