Today, August 3rd, 2015, the registration for volunteering at the Ironman Arizona (IMAZ) in November 2015, opened up. Why is this so important? This is a very popular full distance Ironman and sells out quickly just to volunteers. This means that if I volunteer this year, then I get a first chance to register for
I came to Barb’s Race with a goal to beat my time last year at Vineman Ironman 70.3, which was 8 hours and 4 minutes (so I set the bar low last year, well it was my first). Barb’s Race is the largest women’s-only triathlon with a half-Ironman distance (1.2 mi swim, 56 mi bike, 13.1
More like, Miwok 100K 90k. To run an ultramarathon you have to be arrogant enough to believe that you can do it, and stupid enough to try – this is the message my good friend, Claudia Montalban, sent me, which I think has truth in it. I must be really stupid, because I attempted to
I think a lot of the ultra-runners, at least those in my level (or maybe even the fast ones), might be a little crazy. Yesterday, I attempted to run my first 100k distance trail race, called Overlook 100k. This race is located in Auburn, California, and follows some of the Western States trails and the
Abridged version: I didn’t think I could finish it, but all the training got me to the start line and to the finish of the Ironman Vineman 70.3. That’s all I wanted for my very first half-Ironman distance triathlon. It is about getting out of my comfort zone, riding my bike with bike shoes, attached
