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I finished!!

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IM Chattanooga

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October 10, 3 ½ weeks before Ironman Florida, hurricane Michael slams into the Florida panhandle. Just as hurricane Michael approached the Florida Panhandle, Michael reached Category 5 status with peak winds of 160 just...

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2018 is the year I hope to complete my 11th &12th Ironman races so that I can get my Legacy slot to Kona. I had a full year of races scheduled and my hope early on was that I didn’t overdo it. On the schedule was Ironman...

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2017 took me to Canada and back to Arizona for races #9 & #10. But first a stop in San Fransisco to participate in The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Escape from Alcatraz is one on those iconic races, that I in my min...

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2016 found me headed back to The Woodlands for my 7th Ironman. This would be my second time racing here so I felt that would give me a little bit of an edge. My oh my how quickly thinks would change.

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Upon the completion of IMTX in 2014 the next decision was which two races we’d participate in 2015. IM Louisville historically was a mid-summer race done in the sweltering heat/humidity of the Midwest…no thanks! But, in ...

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It’s the spring of 2014 and I’m off to Texas to do my fourth ironman. Racing with me was my brother and my buddy Price. Being an early race meant that a lot of training was going to occur in the winter. I’ve never be bot...

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With IM Lake Placid behind me I set my sights on returning to Tempe Arizona to participate in the 2012 Ironman. My brother Tim was joining me in the race but living 6 hours apart he will be doing the vast share of his tr...

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The two-year journey from IMAZ to Ironman Lake Placid took me through Dour County Wi. Including myself, 8 racers including 3 husband/wife pairs had decided to travel north in 2011 and do the Door County 70.3 with its 1.2...

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So here I am twelve weeks from starting in the Ironman World Championships (IMWC) in Kona Hawaii as a legacy qualifier. What is that you ask? Well, it means I was never fast enough to podium in an individual IM race to e...

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