Oct 10
It was a quick two and a half hour flight to Geneva from Stockholm. We quickly made our way through passport control and into the baggage claim. I hunted around for a ATM while we waited for our one checked bag to hopefully come around the conveyor belt. We only check a bag because our …
Oct 08
Before I knew it, we were on our way to Newark Airport to begin our journey to Switzerland. I was still dealing with the realization that Ironman was over and now we were on our to begin the trip we had planned back in January of this year(2013). We planned it so far ahead that …
Sep 20
Wow…seems like ages since I actually posted anything on here. The first few weeks after completing Ironman Lake Placid were a bit of a roller-coaster of thoughts and emotions. I had made several attempts to write about, but I was still in the midst of the ups-and-downs and could not really absorb what was going …
Aug 16
FinisherPix did videos for each triathlete in the race. Pretty amazing how they got me in each transition area. Actually they probably got everyone too.
Aug 08
I was ready to get out into the mountains after a full day of recuperation from my Ironman Lake Placid 2013 race. I had spent most of post-Ironman Monday just hanging out around the house after returning back from the the Ironman Store. I had stood in line from 7AM until around 8:30AM to get …
Aug 05
Ironman Lake Placid Race photos from FinisherPix.com
Jul 31
Pre-Race I knew it was going to be a good day when “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath starting blasting through my earbuds as I enter the speed skating oval/transition area on race morning. Was it coincidence? I think not. I have over 2000 songs on my iPhone and I had shuffle-played them all while driving …
Jul 31
Saturday morning I had to be in town by 9AM to register for Ironman Lake Placid 2014. Yes, I am signing up again before even having done it. This is partly an insurance plan if things happen to go awry tomorrow. I have encountered this before with Ironman Pocono Mountains 70.3, my first half-Ironman distance, …
Jul 31
After a good nights sleep, we had a good breakfast and headed into town to the athlete check-in for the race. The Athlete check-in was held in the new Lake Placid Conference Center at the Olympic Ice Rink complex. It was a pretty smooth operation and I walked right up the steps and was greeted …
Jul 27
If anyone is curious and would like to track me in real time(almost), below is info on where to get that info… My Bib number is: 234 If you have an iPhone or other iOS device, check out the IronTrac app($0.99) in the iTunes App Store. On the Ironman Live page here. Or on the …