On Running

The caption: "Me and running don't always see eye to eye. Some days it hurts more than others. But it doesn't mean I don't do it. I deal with it and I keep running because not everything that is good for you always feels good for you."

"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." -Emil Zatopek

"Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore." - Lasse Viren

"If the hill has its own name, then it's probably a pretty tough hill." - Marty Stern

What makes an Ironman?

140.6 miles at Kona?
140.6 miles in a sanctioned WTC Ironman event?
70.3 miles in a sanctioned WTC 1/2 Ironman event?
140.6 miles in an Iron-Distance event?
140.6 miles self-supported?

Metric Century. 100k. 62 mi. Epic:


Yesterday, I completed a 1.2k swim/4-mile run brick workout with some 3:20:00 marathoners, one of whom is an Ironman from CdA and competing this year at IMKY, and some off-road multisport athletes. We met at the Huguenot Flats and completed 2 crossings, sighting off a white chair and a "pile of dirt" for the return. The water was 82 deg.

Yorktown Triathlon:

Rock and Roll!

HHHunt PowerSprint Tri

300m swim - 20 km bike - 5 km run



The Good:

132/361 Overall: 1:14:23

99/189 Men

9th in AG

8:39 min/mi 5km pace (post-bike PR)

20.1 mph avg bike pace (19/66)

Cycling shoes clipped and dismounted successfully. Like pro-fess-ional. Swung my right leg over the frame, hit the ground and ran through transition.