Tool time! Taper time! Yep, less than a week until the Steelhead 70.3 which means it is time to rest up. I’ve logged the hours, put in the time and effort, and now, as Kristin and Lindsay say, “The hay is in the barn.” My training for this year began on February 1st for my …
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Aug
03
Race Report: Steelhead Half Ironman
We are finally back home and unpacked from a long weekend. Now I have a chance to think back and do a full race report for Steelhead. Sit back and enjoy! Pre Race Day On Friday, I headed down to Benton Harbor for the race expo and packet pick up because there was no race …
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Aug
01
70.3
It is official. I am now a half Ironman! My unofficial time is 6 hours and 8 minutes. I feel great and am happy with my time. My personal goal was 6 hours and 15 minutes so I beat that. My only disappointment is that I was on target for a sub 6, but the …
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Aug
01
Ready to Go
We made it to Benton Harbor without incident except having to turn back to get my water bottles. We parked about a mile away and I biked to the transition area to get setup. Very well organized so far. After setting up, we headed back to the car for a pb&j and banana before heading …
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Jul
27
Small World and Taper Time
I was at the pool this morning and I ran into a familiar face. I started talking to the guy in the next lane, “D”, and realized he was at Tri Del Sol. I recognized him from the start of the race because he was cracking jokes about his wetsuit. We talked for quite a …
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