Category Archives: Races

Boston 2006: Cabbie

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Al

I went back to my Boston Marathon race report from 2006, and discovered that I had written a pretty good story, with angles quite beyond a simple race day diary. In honor of Patriot’s Day, I’m going to serialize the story over the next week. Continue reading →

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Epilogue: IM AZ 2011

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Al

We made it to Rula Bula down the street (an Irish pub type place) for a beer and sweet potato fries at the EN after party. … A lot better than collapsing on a bed all alone, for sure. Continue reading →

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No Regrets, No Surrender

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Al

Race day starts at sunrise for IM Arizona, thousands of us treading water in Tempe Town Lake, Continue reading →

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Racing Again

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Al

I felt so good about it, I took last year’s race bibs off my door, and put up this year’s, something I usually do at the start of the season (November or December). Continue reading →

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We Need a Bigger House

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Al

But this time, the political parties have decided to draw lines in the sand, and simultaneously (a) refuse to cross the lines their own lines and (b) dare the other guy to cross. They’re playing chicken with national bankruptcy. Continue reading →

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Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2011

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Al

This Ironman was the hardest one I’ve ever done… Continue reading →

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Capital City Half Marathon

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Al

Normally I wouldn’t post a running race report, but since this was a “comeback race” for me, I had a lot to learn from this. Continue reading →

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Pacing a Race

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Al

A couple of people in the forum are asking about how to pace a race Continue reading →

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Ironman Arizona

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Al

Up ahead, I saw a willowy figure, shrouded in a shimmering mylar cape, limping along the walk between Tempe Town Lake docks and the bike corral Continue reading →

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Ironman 2010

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Al

You never know where your limits are until you try to go past them. Such an approach carries an inherent risk, but is more and more needed for ultimate success in this most grueling event. Continue reading →

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