Races

Smashfest Eve . . . Again!

September 15, 2012

Somehow doing an ironman the week after another makes everything seem so easy and chilled-out; it might be because getting the gear together, remembering what I need to eat and drink beforehand, and all that are routine because I’ve just gone through this whole thing. In any case, although I’ve not been here long, I’ve [...]

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Ironman Wisconsin 2012 Race Report

September 14, 2012

The pro women’s field at this year’s Ironman Wisconsin  was to be the most stacked one I had ever faced in this race. In five finishes in Madison, I had four podiums, including a win in 2008; and I had raced with some very strong women here, but never the number of them that would [...]

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In love already . . .

September 13, 2012

Downtown: we run through here! Okay, I promise my Wisco race report is really almost done! Look for that tomorrow. But before I recover all my brain cells (well, all the ones I didn’t kill permanently last weekend), I figured I could at least post some pictures of Tenby, the site of Ironman Wales. This [...]

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Thank you, Madison . . .

September 10, 2012

for yet another unforgettable day at Ironman Wisconsin! I will post a full race report in the next day or two, but first wanted to thank everyone here for so many good wishes and lovely messages before and after the race . . . and to everyone who was out there yesterday—WOW. Thank you, thank [...]

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More on Ironman New York City

August 17, 2012

Many have asked for my take on the race in New York City, so I thought I would elaborate here a bit on my thoughts on the event in general. In short, I thought Ironman New York City was all of the hassle (and more) that I expected to come with racing in this location, [...]

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