Ironman Wisconsin 2010 While it may not seem like it at first, this is truly a race report for Ironman Wisconsin. As the œstory develops “ hopefully the need for all the details and background will be apparent and perhaps a bit humorous. Last December when I signed up for a community fund slot for IMWI in a …

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Since 2005 this weekend of racing for me has always meant the half iron in Racine, WI. After dealing with several years of short swims, drafting issues – I decided to head to Door County the same weekend and do that half there. At the end of the day I was glad I did. The race organization was top notch, the course was …

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2010 Triple T Race Notes Friday The Triple-T prologue always catches me by surprise, despite my background as a sprinter in college swimming “ I have a difficult time spinning the engine up to the necessary level. Despite a good warm-up prior to the race, this year was no exception. The swim and the bike went well …

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I had decided to do this race a couple of weeks before IMWI. I thought doing it would be fun, would force me to do a threshold workout, and make sure I had an intermediate target between IMWI and IMFL. Long story short, it was a success on all counts! My wave was projected to start at 10:55 AM, so Mary, my parents and …

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Pleasant Prairie is one of my favorite races, this was my 8th time competing at Pleasant Prairie. I enjoy doing it because it provides an objective point of view on my year-to-year progress. Last year I was 3rd Overall, and my goal for this year was to equal that or better. Swim 19:28 (4th OA) Pleasant Prairie does not …

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The goal for this race was simple and straight forward – crack two hours, with a secret goal of winning the race. I knew that winning would be a tall order as there were a bunch of speedy guys entered. My game plan was to swim HARD and put as much pavement between myself and the fast runners in the race (Joe Kurian, …

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The goal for SORT was to simply have a great race. Going into the race the intention was: Bike: 0-20′ EZ, use PM to stay easy 20′- 65/70′ 240-250 Real Time 65/70′-End “ 250-260 Real Time Run: First loop: Target 44 minutes (avoid last years mistake) Second loop: Faster than first Swim: 21:32 4th OA I started out at a …

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The Triple T is a race unlike any other, so I’m not real sure on how to write a proper race report on it! But I’ll do my best. I’ll be attaching the power files from each ride at the end. Prolouge 250m swim/5 mile bike/1 mile run – although the bike is a bit short This year for the prolouge I decided to wear a wetsuit. …

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I was not very confident going into this race. Earlier this week I fell on a run and had a bit of a pinch in my back. I had a friend work on it a bit, and it felt much better, but not perfect. The other ding to my confidence is my perceived fitness level – compared to a year ago, my CTL was significantly lower then …

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I went into this race with two goals in mind Qualify for Hawaii Execute a solid Race I knew that executing was something completely under my control, but I did lose a lot of sleep over my ability to qualify “ mainly because I figured if I couldn’t break 10 ours I didn’t stand a chance. Given that the fastest I have …

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