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So the mtn bike race was a blast! Got there in plenty of time and signed the waiver. Then ran into a girl from work who I didn’t know would be racing. Then spent a while just chatting with people and waiting for it to be close to time. Finally made my way to the…
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So Mike and I had “the talk” last night. It was a bit hard to get started, but I knew what I thought would be best and I had to say it. “So I’ve been thinking…” I started. “Next year… I think it would be fun to do IM KY.” After a deep breath, the…
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Saturday I biked 85 miles from the Anaheim train station, through Santiago Canyon and Camp Pendleton and all the way down to Solana Beach. It was with the tri club, so to those of you I passed along the way I was with a group (Inland Inferno Tri Club), but though of you as we…
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I know it has been a bit of a break from tri posts, but I’ve been riding and swimming as much as (maybe more than, with swimming) ever. It’s just been with less of a goal or focus. With an eye on enjoying it, and staying in shape and happy. Mike and I took our…
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Good thing I like the smell of chlorine and find it calming and nice… ’cause there is not much like a 4000yd swim as the sun comes up! At the start the sky was dark and the pool a glowing turquiose. Each lap the pool glowed less, its light was a bit less glaring, and…
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This weekend I moved. Only 2 miles away from the old place but still lots of work! But moving items to the new place is done, cleaning the old place is done, and unpacking is in progress. I also went for my first ride post-Vineman! Woo! 19 miles with some loops around Bonelli. No HRM…
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The Vineman pics Lisa took for me are now posted! Check them out! And here is one of my favorites, as the thing I remember most about each Ironman I’ve done is the support, cheers, and love of the family and friends who took that day’s journey with me: Mom, Ryan (big bro), Ethan (nephew),…
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I just went to pick up my bike. They weren’t answering the phone, so I figured since there was a good chance it would be done I’d just swing by. I turned into the parking lot, and saw familiar cars in front of the shop. But the shop looked closed… the bar gates were drawn,…
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For those of you that read your friends page from top to bottom (and thus backwards in time order) I did post each section of my race separately… here they all are: pre-Vineman start, swim, T1 bike & T2 run & finish (aka because an Ironman isn’t hard enough) Times summary: Swim (2.4 miles): 1:24:25.9…
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It felt good to be running… really good. I was comfortable, heart rate was doing well, and I was moving fluid. I passed a number of people, just keeping a smooth and easy pace averaging about 10:30 min/mile. There were 3 loops, and at the finish of the first I was feeling like I was…
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