Category Archives: Triathlon

5430 Long Course (Ironman 70.3) Race Report

I feel recovered enough to write a proper race report. My finish time was 6:18:00 which is read ’six hours, eighteen minutes.’ My past self is working hard on a time machine so it can slap me for saying things like that.
Since January I’ve been working pretty hard training for a few [...]

DailyMile (I love this site)

I’ve been training hard for a few races (running, triathlon, biking, and a few stupid stunts with friends, more on that later) and have found DailyMile to be an amazing companion to training. I can easily track where I ran / biked and how long it took me.  It gives me really fun metrics (that [...]

2009 5430 Sprint Triathlon Race Report

I did my first triathlon today! The 5430 (elevation of Boulder) Sprint Triathlon at the Boulder Reservoir.
First off: that was fun. I’ve been training since January 1 so I felt strong and happy the entire way. Well, at least until the last half a mile when I said to myself ’sprint you [...]