My experiences at various triathlon events is cataloged here for your entertainment. I seem to learn something new at each triathlon or related event so hopefully there’s something you can learn from me without going through it the hard way.
This November (2010) I’ll do my first full Ironman event in Panama City, Florida. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. That means it’s more than a short drive with my bike on top of the car, so the question is what’s the best way to get my bike to Panama City, and to the venue?
I know there are…
I got into triathlons during the summer of 2007 and it changed my life. 2010 will be, in part, the culmination of why I started. I say “in part” because I plan on doing a lot more after 2010 and hope to have many more culminating events, but 2010 will be the first of what are hopefully many culminating events,…
“2010 Ford Ironman Florida General Entry is SOLD OUT.” So reads the headline on the entry page over on the Ironman Florida website. I guess it’s a good thing I got on there within an hour of the registration link being posted and got signed up. We know that most full Ironman events sell out within a few hours…
So I’m trying to figure out my race schedule for 2010. I’m doing the Florida Ironman, and want to get a half and a marathon in before. I was thinking Salt Lake Marathon in April, Boise Half Ironman in June, and then the full in November. But after doing the half marathon in SLC this year, I’m not sure I…
Ok, I’m trying to plan out 2010 by working backwards. I’ll do the full Ironman in Panama City, Florida in November. In June, I’ll do the half-Ironman in Boise. But before that, I want to get a marathon in, because I’ve never done one and feel like I need to have that under my belt. But I would prefer to…
Most of this text is taken from the write-up I did for TriHive Magazine, although I’ve included more detail here, since I didn’t want to make the TriHive version too personal.
I won’t say it went off without a hitch. There were a few things that went wrong, and some things that could have been better, but I’ve never…
It’s hard to believe that this was only my fourth triathlon, and my first since March of 2008. Thanks to some great coaching and support it was a glorious comeback. Here’s how it all went down:
The day before I decided it would be a good idea to eat lunch with Blake Snow at Marley’s in Lindon, Utah.…
Well, bummer. In short, they can’t test the lake in time for the event, and since they don’t know if it’s contaminated with the parasite or not, the event has to be canceled. I understand there’s nothing they can do, but it’s still a bummer cause I’ve actually been training for this! What about all my pent up emotions and…
Well, don’t this beat all. Couldn’t they have discovered this the day after the triathlon? I mean, what’s a little roundworm infection between friends? Below is the email I received from US Trisports. Hopefully the tests come back negative (meaning no roundworm, of course), and then US Trisports can at least give us the choice of swimming if we…
I just created a Facebook group for the Lake Powell Triathlon, as well as a Facebook event for the 2009 Lake Powell Triathlon. I have no affiliation with the race organizers, but since they aren’t doing anything on Facebook I figured I would and then I’ll turn it all over to them if they want to take…
Sweet, looks like I just got into the Lake Powell triathlon on October 17th. I’ll be writing an article for TriHive about it, so Joe at Gold Medal Racing was kind enough to give me a “press pass”, by which I mean he comped the entry fee for me. Now I just have to take 20 photos…
I’ll be doing my first triathlon in over a year on September 19th at Daybreak in Utah. This is the first Daybreak Triathlon and is the final event of the Salt Lake Triathlon Series. I’ll be doing the sprint distance (750 meter swim, aprox. 15 mile bike, and 5K run), which is the shortest distance. If you want to…
Sounds controversial, doesn’t it? But it’s nothing of the sort, really. It’s just that generally speaking, Mormons don’t do Ironman races on Sundays, and I would guess that hardcore Orthodox Jews don’t do Ironman races on Saturdays. Some people might be surprised to find out Mormons do Ironman races at all, especially the people who confuse Mormons and…
Today was the Salt Lake City Marathon, which also included half-marathon and 5K events. As you can see from the above photo, I did pretty well, finishing just a few steps behind the 1st place finisher of the marathon. He came up so fast I didn’t notice him, otherwise I could have sprinted and perhaps beat him. Of course…
I’ll be doing a half-marathon April 18th, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The next event for me will be a full marathon, but which one? The next feasible marathon would be the Utah Valley marathon, June 13th, but that gives me less than two months of training to get from 13.1 miles to 26.2. That seems to me like…
Now that my back has healed, or is at least healing, I’m in full training mode for the half-marathon April 18th, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was supposed to be my first full marathon, but my disc injury took away 1-2 months of my training and made it impossible. I’m actually lucky to be able to do a…
The guy who got me into triathlons in the first place, Te Koi Smith, is doing his first full Ironman today in Arizona. I’m Mormon and don’t usually pay attention to sports on Sunday, but I’m checking his progress online. As of this post he has finished the swim, the first leg of the bike (37 miles) and…
Assuming the country still exists (I’m not too keen on either of our Presidential candidates), I’ll be running the Salt Lake Marathon on Saturday April 18th, 2009. So much for my other plan. My friend who got me into all this stuff in the first place just did his first marathon a few days ago, and…
So you may be noticing that the last event I did was a half-Ironman back in March, and it’s now September. Did I quit after that and actually skip the entire summer? Well, yes and no. I haven’t done any events since March, and I won’t be doing any more this year. But I have not quit. I…
Since I’m posting this you know I’m still alive. Not only alive, but I actually feel pretty good. So here’s how it all went down.
Friday night it was just one thing after another as I packed and repacked my backpack for the event and by the time we got to bed it was around 11 pm. I was hoping…
On Saturday, October 13th I competed in my second triathlon ever at Lake Powell. It was held at Wahweap Bay, a few miles from Page, Arizona. My wife and I drove down the night before to register and get a hotel room in Page. They promoted hotels right by the event, but Page is plenty close. I wouldn’t worry about…
This photo was taken last night before the race. I should have taken a photo before I ever started training, but I didn’t. But I think this is fairly close to what I looked like a month or two ago anyway. Not exactly easy on the eyes. If you’re just getting started I’d recommend taking a “before” picture just so…
