Races

not my actual self but merely a facsimile... © Larry RosaIronman 70.3 St. GeorgeSt. George, UT ✮ 2014.05.03In reviewing my recent race in St. George, I'd like to start out with two points that I think need to be factored into any discussion about the so-called "results." The first is that had I crossed the … Continue reading Observations on the True Self

Dominating some pretty rocks. © J. Prasuhn 2014(Based on actual events. So names have been changed due to poor memory...)Team Rappstar Elite Team Member Jordan "Rappstar" Rapp kicked off his 2014 season with a dominant 15th place finish that saw him besting the entire age group field and crossing the line a commanding *FOUR* minutes … Continue reading FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO WORLDWIDE MEDIA! Re: Ironman 70.3 California 2014

© Ironman.com 2013Ironman ArizonaTempe, AZ ✮ 2013.11.17Do you ever get the feeling that there's something... Powerful pressing down on you? - H.I.If a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump its ass a- hoppin'. - Nathan Arizona, Sr.Besides borrowing a couple of apropos quotations from the movie and the reference to America's 48th state, there isn't really a whole lot … Continue reading Raising Arizona

© Eric Wynn 2013Ironman World ChampionshipsKona, HI ✮ 2013.10.12Learn from the past. Prepare for the future. Perform in the present. - Gary Mack.Confidence is knowing what to do when you don't know what to do. - Alan BrunaciniI struggled quite a bit trying to figure out what I, if anything, I wanted to write about my … Continue reading Festina Lente

1.5km + 40km + 10km = 51.5km = a world of hurt with no room for mistakesGiant Eagle 5i50Columbus, OH ✮ 2012.07.28There are a lot of things to like about short course racing. From a purely physiological standpoint, there's a tremendous benefit to working at the sorts of higher intensities required to do well at Olympic distance … Continue reading Devil in the Details

"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." Denis HealeyIronman 70.3 VinemanSonoma County, CA ✮ 2013.07.14I tried really hard to write this in the lead up to the race, but with the last two races on the calendar being a "personal worst performance" (St. George) and a did-not-start (Honu), I just couldn't quite bring myself to … Continue reading First Law of Holes

© 2013 Larry Rosa (endurapix.com)Ironman 70.3 US Pro ChampionshipsSt. George, UT ✮ 2013.05.04After my rather ignominious finish in St. George, a single thought (well, at least a single appropriate thought) kept running through my mind. "Well, a wiser fella than myself once said, 'sometimes you eat the bar. And, well, sometimes he eats you...'" And so it … Continue reading Sometimes The Bar Eats You

© Eric Wynn 2012Ironman World ChampionshipsKona, HI - 2012.10.13Thirty seconds. We went like this, he went like that. I said to Hollywood, "Where'd he go?" Hollywood says, "Where'd who go?" - Wolfman, Top GunAnd that's pretty much how it happened. Except I didn't have a gunner to make a funny quip to when it did. … Continue reading Falling Dominoes

© Eric Wynn 2012"Do not try to bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead... Only try to realize the truth. There is no spoon. Then you'll see it is not the spoon that bends, only yourself." - The Matrix."Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend." - Walter Savage … Continue reading Bending The Spoon

© Karsten Steiger 2012Ironman US ChampionshipsNew York, NY - 2012.08.11It comes down to reality, and its fine with me cause I've let it slide.I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside.I don't have any reasons.I left them all behind.I'm in a New York state of mind. - Bill JoelIt would have been awesome to … Continue reading New York State of Mind