20 Oct, 2018

Last time I raced at the Big Island, was at the 2012 IM World Championships, a few months after completing my first competitive Ironman at IMLOU.  It was such a great experience, and I raced well under challenging race conditions.  I was an IM virgin and knew not what to expect.  I placed 8th in my division and ran very well off a solid bike for a solid effort as an IM rookie. Fast forward to 2018, 6 years later, and heck of a faster athlete and a veteran pro, with lots of training and

13 May, 2018

What a refreshing weekend at Ironman Santa Rosa!  THANK YOU race directors for giving the athletes a legit, true, beautiful and well organized  Ironman race!  One of the reasons I chose this race for the conclusion of an early season build, was the legitness of the bike course, a better guarantee that the bike leg would require athletes to solo effort it,  and the likelihood that "all men will be created equal" coming off the bike, with true Ironman running legs, and for me, well...let's just

13 Apr, 2018

"Dusting off the cobwebs" season opener occurred for me this past weekend.  Performed exactly were I thought I should, at this point of my season.  Not much to talk about, personal wise, it was a solid pre IM prep race kind of day. Anxious to get back to training, execute a solid race come IM Santa Rosa in a month, and then start the big build to Kona.  This is what I have done, since crossing my season opener finish line. 1.  Celebrated arriving at the finish line healthy this year. 2.