As promised, I wanted to keep all of my awesome supporters up to date on my upcoming races. I said last month that Ironman Brasil, one of my very favorite races, was a “definite” for this year. Well, things have changed . . . Sadly, I will be missing Floripa this year.
I did not expect [...]
28 April 09: Racing Update!
Ironman China Race Report
Most people probably know that I’ve crammed my fair share of racing into the past three years. By now it’s difficult for me to find a precedent-setting challenge at ironman. It’s always a hard day, comprised of numerous tests that make finishing seem somewhat incomprehensible at times—but I now feel like I’ve encountered nearly every [...]
21 April 09: I’m alive!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I am alive and did, in fact, survive the China death march on Sunday. Details will follow tomorrow, but I though I ought to check in since I didn’t get a chance to do so pre-race. I was busy dealing with losing a piece of my race [...]
16 April 09: Australian Easter
Over the past few years, I’ve become pretty well-accustomed to missing my family on Easter. When my sister and cousins and I were growing up, this was a particularly special family holiday: my grandparents would take all sixteen of us–cousins, aunts, uncles–to Mexico, Hawaii, or the like for a week of quality time together. To [...]
13 April 09: My favorite run in Noosa
Sadly, I have only two days left in this year’s Australian adventure. I’ve been here for three and a half months and Noosa now feels a lot like home…But it’s time to go start earning the monthly wage–as in, time to start the racing season! This is the longest uninterrupted training block I have had [...]
1 April 09: The excitement is about to begin…
It’s official: the race season is about to begin. I have just entered Ironman China and will be racing there on April 19th; so you can tune into www.ironman.com and follow the live race coverage on April 18 or 19, depending on where you are in the world. I am really looking forward to getting [...]
