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Leadman Epic 250 (5km S - 223km B - 22km R) 2011.05.14 - Boulder City, NVBefore going any further, let me just say, for the record, that was far. Really far. Okay, now that we've gotten that out of the way, we can talk about the "race." The quotes are there because this was largely … Continue reading Getting The Lead Out

Wildflower Long Course Lake San Antonio, CA - 2011.04.30In a retroactively ironic moment, Eric Wynn & I were discussing pro-triathlete race reports, and he said something along the lines of, "they always say, 'I'm not going to make any excuses...' and then go on to do exactly that. I wish someone would just write a … Continue reading No Excuses

Ironman 70.3 California2011.04.02 - Oceanside, CAIt was just over a year ago, training for this race, that I got in my wreck, so making it to the start line, and closing out the day with a solid finish, feels like the closing of a chapter of sorts. As emotional as Arizona was, this was the … Continue reading Closing A Chapter

© Luke McKenzie 2011Abu Dhabi International Triathlon3km-S / 200km-B / 20km-RAbu Dhabi, UAE12 Mar 2011This post is an homage to a classic 90's film, "Chasing Amy." The IMDB entry for it sums it nicely, "Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. … Continue reading Chasing Abu

If you can fill the unforgiving minuteWith sixty seconds' worth of distance runYours is the Earth and everything that's in it,And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son! - Rudyard Kipling, "If"The poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling is a favorite of Chrissie Wellington. In his latest column, Ryan Schneider, author of … Continue reading If

Nothing to say but, "Thank You!" to the staff at Competitor Group for including me in the "Top 10 Professional Triathlon Moments of 2010." Thank you as well to Rich Cruse for capturing the blur of emotions of what will probably always be my most special Ironman finish.

CPO Tom Sanchez did the Competitor Radio show with Bob Babbitt & Paul Huddle. I think it's a wild story, but of course, I'm biased because that was my blood he mistook for transmission fluid and my neck into which he stuck his hand. It was an unbelievable moment to have Tom with me in … Continue reading CPO Sanchez On The Radio

Sometimes, there are happy endings. Thanks Adam Foxman & the Ventura County Star for sharing this one. Read the "finale" HERE.Just under eight months later...

IRONBAND holiday single released on Blazeman Record Label with 100% of proceeds going to the Blazeman Foundation in support of ALS awareness and researchIt's not often that something that started as a humorous side project intended to simply bring smiles to runners, cyclists, and triathletes evolves into something with a greater purpose. And frankly, despite … Continue reading Swim. Bike. Run. Rock – and help fight the war on ALS

© Rich Cruse 2010Tim Carlson's thoughtful questions and my not-so-thoughtful answers after Ironman Arizona in Slowtwitch.com's Here Comes Mr. Jordan Rapp.Tim Carlson's work behind the lens in Slowtwitch.com's IMAZ 2010 gallery.A very special story on Tom Sanchez & myself that sums up the past eight months in Jeff Metcalfe's article from the Arizona Republic on … Continue reading I’m A Newsstar!