© 2014 Ben PowellA lot of people go through life doing things badly. Racing’s important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it... it’s life. Anything that happens before or after... is just waiting. - Steve McQueen, "Le Mans."It was a non-remarkable race in a string of 70.3 races this summer where I found something I'd … Continue reading On Racing Well. On 2014, The Year That Was.
Last Dance
Ironman Arizona 2010. Eight months after. © Eric Wynn 2010.Thanksgiving seemed an appropriate time to share this, because I am incredibly thankful to have been a part of Specialized for the past six years. Ironman Arizona 2009 was my first race on a Specialized. And Ironman Arizona 2014 will be my last. I don't typically … Continue reading Last Dance
Back On Solid Ground
© 2014 Eric WynnIronman ArizonaTempe, AZ ✮ 2014.11.16Do not talk about giftedness, inborn talents! One can name great men of all kinds who were very little gifted. They acquired greatness, became “geniuses” (as we put it), through qualities the lack of which no one who knew what they were would boast of: they all possessed that seriousness … Continue reading Back On Solid Ground
Natural Experiment
© 2014 Euan HenryIronman 70.3 PrincetonPrinceton, NJ ✮ 2014.09.21Economics is the science of explaining tomorrow why the predictions you made yesterday didn't come true today. - DemotivatorsMy father is an economist. I'm not sure why exactly I mention this except perhaps to postulate that some of my wondering "what if?" is inherited. My father is somewhat … Continue reading Natural Experiment
Rhythm & Stealth
© Erica Baylor 2014Ironman 70.3 World ChampionshipsMont-Tremblant, QC, Canada ✮ 2014.09.07Down like dirt man we dusted Get up Down like dirt man we dusted Get upDusted by Leftfield from the album, Rhythm & StealthDisappointment. Frustration. Confusion - How can my body - and/or brain - be doing this to me? I wouldn't typically write about a race where those were the … Continue reading Rhythm & Stealth
The Road To Kona Stops Here. For Now.
© Ali Engin 2014I wanted to give an update on the rest of 2014. In spite of all my racing, I came up one spot short of a guaranteed slot to Kona this year (though, as I said, that became less about points that about racing), and - for the first time in the history … Continue reading The Road To Kona Stops Here. For Now.
Why?
© 2014 Stirland Rae PhotoPeople ask me why I do this over and over. The best thing I've come up with is, "Because I have to. I don't know how to live my life any other way." - Rebecca Rusch, WHY?(Someone on the Slowtwitch forum asked why I was doing all these races - five 70.3s … Continue reading Why?
Temporarily Closed For Racing. Please Call Again Soon…
Looking forward, not back...I should probably write something about all these races I'm doing. But instead, I just keep doing more races. See you after Calgary. Unless I race again...
The Tank Is Empty. But I Have More In The Tank.
© 2014 Nils NielsenIronman TexasThe Woodlands, TX ✮ 2014.05.17I thought this was going to be the race where I finally got to write something other than some variant of, "Well, I thought I had a better race in me." In this case, the only real variant I can offer is that this time I know I had … Continue reading The Tank Is Empty. But I Have More In The Tank.
The Road Ahead
© 2014 Nils NielsenFollowing the recent race in Oceanside, though not primarily because of it, I decided to make a change that had been on my mind since going through what was my most disappointing year as a professional in 2013. In spite of two "acceptable" results - 4th at Ironman Melbourne and 2nd at … Continue reading The Road Ahead
Jordan Rapp 