IMTX and IMCDA don't exactly have the same training calendar - CDA is a month after TX.  Still, I was curious to see how my January 2013...

I was warned about this.  During training and the race, you think "once and done".  Then, after a while that feeling goes away and...

Its been 5 weeks since the big day - here are some (rambling) thoughts about my experience: My goal for the race was to kick ass on the swi...

After a successful swim and a fun bike, it was time to get down to business - get through a marathon on my own two feet.  Let me preface thi...

Leaving Transition.  I really wish I'd learn howto put my helmet on straight. Great swim, near crisis averted with me being an idiot...

So here I am, in the water, surrounded by 2200 other athletes with Black Sabbath's Ironman playing over the loud speakers.  No nerves - ...

Thursday We flew down Thursday before the race and leading up to IMTX, I didn't have too many nerves.  But let me tell you, when we tou...

I did it - I'm an Ironman :) Lots of thoughts are jumbled through my head and I know that I need to start writing them down before it ...

Bike is dropped off in transition.  Run and bike bags are packed and at transition.  Special needs bags are packed and ready to go tomorrow....

Race week is here!  Race week is here!  (I'm not sure if this is panic or excitement here). Here's a summary of my nutrition plan ...

As of last weekend, I am officially tapering!  While this is progress, it doesn't really make any of this seem real.  I'm racing a f...

I'm 90% sure this will stick - hard to tell, since I've been training in 30-50 degree weather for the past several months, with real...