Happy Memorial Day from the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Thanks for the awesome video about Sgt. Anthony Smith from John Gefrom. Inspiring doesn't even begin to describe him.AS, you are a BAMF.
The Race Of Truth
© 2011 Nick SalazarAnd the "truth" is that the the clock is mercilessly hard-nosed. On Friday, 20 May, I was lucky to have a chance to help kick off the Amgen Tour of California Stage 6 time trial in Solvang. Coming six days after racing Leadman, my legs were in the state you might imagine … Continue reading The Race Of Truth
Getting The Lead Out
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
No Excuses
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
Real Men of BAMFness: Ed Whitlock
3:25:40. That's the new marathon world record. It's almost fifteen minutes faster than the previous world record. FIFTEEN. And it was set at the 2011 Rotterdam Marathon. There was a 1mil USD bonus for setting a new world record. But Ed Whitlock didn't get to collect for his performance. If you are wondering what happened … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Ed Whitlock
Closing A Chapter
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
Chasing Abu
© 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
Real Men of BAMFness: Azizulhasni Awang
That's a 7.8 inch section of the wooden track. It's through his leg. And he finished the race. That's all you need to know.© 2011 Herald OnlineAA, you are a BAMF.
Real Women of BAMFness: Angel King
Elite triathlete Angel King has been dominating the Florida endurance circuit lately. She was the ninth woman overall at Florida’s Tradition Triathlon in October and won her age group at September’s Escape to Miami sprint triathlon. If she blew by you at the Jacksonville Bank marathon on her way to a 3:31 Boston-qualifying finish on … Continue reading Real Women of BAMFness: Angel King
If
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
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