Race Report: Ironman Lake Placid 2018 [July 22, 2018]
a recap of my 3rd time racing Ironman Lake Placid, setting a personal best and finishing within the top 15!
a recap of my 3rd time racing Ironman Lake Placid, setting a personal best and finishing within the top 15!
At a Glance A recap of IRONMAN 70.3 Syracuse, raced as an early-season icebreaker to jump-start my build toward the 70.3 World Championships in Chattanooga. After a rough Boston Marathon, I had under two months to build cycling fitness — and put together a consistent, no-expectations day to finish in 4:52:36. HIGHLIGHTS Finished IRONMAN 70.3…
At a Glance A look back at a breakthrough 2016 season — from winter running PBs and a duathlon title defense (after getting hit by a car!) to a half-Ironman PB, a 70.3 Worlds qualification at Muncie, and a second IRONMAN World Championship finish in Kona, capped by the NYC Marathon and IRONMAN Cozumel. HIGHLIGHTS…
At a Glance My first trip to Mexico for IRONMAN Cozumel, just six weeks after Kona. After a slow point-to-point swim in shifting currents, I applied Kona’s nutrition lessons, rode my first-ever 200+ watt IRONMAN bike leg to climb from 36th to 5th in my age group, and closed out a 10:16:40 finish for 4th…
At a Glance My second IRONMAN World Championship in Kona — and a deeply humbling one. A fever days before the race compromised my nutrition and left my stomach in revolt, yet I dug in mentally to finish in 10:47. A surprise 1:11 swim PB was the bright spot on a day that tested resilience…
At a Glance Two weeks after a breakthrough at 70.3 Muncie, I raced IRONMAN 70.3 Steelhead in Benton Harbor. Warm Lake Michigan water forced a non-wetsuit swim, but a smart, drafting swim plus a personal-best bike and even-paced run added up to a 4:23:44 finish — good for 2nd in my age group and 14th…
At a Glance I came out of the water slow — 30th in my age group — but powered back with a personal-best bike and run at IRONMAN 70.3 Muncie, finishing 4:18:23 for 10th overall and 2nd in M25-29 and qualifying for the 2017 70.3 World Championship. HIGHLIGHTS Result: PB 4:18:23 — 10th overall, 2nd…
At a Glance This is the one that hurt the most. A solid swim and bike at Ironman Arizona gave way to cold, driving rain on the run. With my legs locking up and injury looming, I made the hard, mature call to pull the plug rather than risk months on the sidelines. HIGHLIGHTS Swam…
At a Glance On a tight 5.5-week turnaround after 70.3 Worlds, I raced Ironman Louisville to a big swim PB and a first-in-age-group bike, then gutted out the marathon despite under-fueling — punching my ticket back to Kona for 2016. HIGHLIGHTS Result: qualified for the 2016 Ironman World Championship in Kona Swim PB of 68:55…