Category Archives: Races

PacNW Short Course Championships

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Al

Here’s a piece I wrote 21 years ago, never finished. Since I can’t remember the ending, I’m archiving it here for posterity 😉 Over 32 years – more than a lifetime – ago, I swam my last race in college. … Continue reading →

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Ironman CdA 2006: Part I

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Al

PRE RACE PARANOIA An Ironman is a bit like a wedding: “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue…”. I’ve got a lot of old rituals to keep, and I’m always trying out something new. Often, one forgets things, and … Continue reading →

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Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2005

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Al

One of my last orphan posts… Ironman USA – Coeur d’Alene  June, 2005 I’ve been here before, but this time, I’m getting desperate.  Last year I was fourth, and the top THREE got into the Hawaii Ironman World Championships at … Continue reading →

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Xterra World Championship, 2004

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Al

An orphaned post, from 2004, in which I reach my highest world championship finish ever, matched again in 2019… Xterra World Championship Race 2004 In previous years, I have stayed at the host resort, the Outrigger (now a Marriott). The … Continue reading →

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Ironman Music By The Lake: Coeur d’Alene 2004

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Al

This may be the strangest race report I ever wrote, before I ever had a blog to put it in. From 2004, my first Ironman podium, at Coeur d’Alene 2004… “Let’s go down to the Lake and listen to music”. … Continue reading →

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Ironman Wisconsin 2005

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Al

An orphaned post from 2005…my first Kona Qualification! It’s hot. Baking, searing, tar bubbling, mind numbing hot. And it’s the day before another Ironman. But somehow, this time, finally, I’m calm about it. I knew a year ago when I … Continue reading →

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Boston 2005

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Al

Another orphaned post… April 17 2005 Boston Marathon Here I am, in Hopkinton, MA, on the third Monday in April, waiting in a pen just around the corner from the start line. I’m in the ninth such pen, the one … Continue reading →

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My First Race Report

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Al

I’m collating a number of old posts from 2001-2006 into as book tentatively titled I Really Wanna Go To Kona. Many of the posts pre-dated this blog, and have not yet been incorporated. As I come across those orphans, I will add them here. … Continue reading →

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IM AZ, 2019: The Last Roundup

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Al

“Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a celebrity with us!” The gate agent was begining the boarding process. She had finished with the “pre-boarding” speech for “travelers needing assistance and families with small children”, and should have been moving on to … Continue reading →

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Kona 2019 Race Report

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Al

My race report, as posted in Endurance Nation: Brief Background: 7th race @ Kona, following 10th KQ, @ Boulder. My plan was NOT to race, but try and enjoy myself both during my time on the Island (wife, son, sister+bro-in-law … Continue reading →

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