Category Archives: Races

Ironman Arizona 2013 Race Plan

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Al

PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR NUTRITION AND YOUR PACE; YOUR TIME AND PLACE WILL TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. Continue reading →

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Ironman Lake Tahoe

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Al

During my 6.5 decades, I’ve learned to rely on a few of my personality traits that have served me well: optimism, prudence, analysis, and a poetic sense of story. I feel pretty stupid for once again letting the early part of the bike mess me up … Continue reading →

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Whiskey Dick

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Al

Thirty one years is a lifetime in triathlon. The Big Daddy, Hawaii’s Ironman, got its start in 1978, effectively kicking off a stream of wannabes and look a-likes. In Washington State, a number of communities started putting on their own versions of swim/bike/run soon after. Continue reading →

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Missoula Marathon

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Al

Here’s the learning for this race … if you do all these things properly – pacing, nutrition, acceptance of the increasing effort needed … it’s almost like cheating. Continue reading →

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American Zofingen: A Cult Classic

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Al

One of the most famous dualthlons is held in Zofingen, Switzerland. A duathlon includes both running and biking, usually in the format run/bike/run. There are no accepted standard distances, with the course and location determining how far one must go. … Continue reading →

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St. Geroge 70.3

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Al

My triathlon season started the first weekend of May, in St. George, Utah. Cheryl and I flew out to Salt Lake, then rented a car and drove down to nearly the Arizona border, “Utah’s Dixie”. We’d been through this area … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rainier Duathlon

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Al

The Mt Rainier Duathlon is a little local race I’ve done 3 or 4 times in the past ten years, most recently 2007 and 08. The Long Course is a 5.18 mi run/ 28.8 mi bike/3.8 mi run. The first … Continue reading →

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What a Week

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Al

You always hear, “Well, at least he died doing what he loved.” That might be true, but it’s no solace to his loved ones or friends. Continue reading →

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Ironman World Championships [aka Kona] 2012

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Al

One of the songs on my pre-race playlist since 2001 has been U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” I don’t know what it is that I’ve actually *found*, but I’m more at peace now than at any time during that whole adventure. Continue reading →

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Ragnar: Part III

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Al

At this point, we’re all pretty much zombies. I mean, we’ve had two hours sleep, more or less, followed by driving back and forth along I-70 in Glenwood Canyon in a cramped mini-van, and running 3-6 miles somewhere in there. … Continue reading →

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