Unlikely: A Rookie's Ironman Triathlon Diary
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#1 (Prologue): Tears and fears at the back of the swim-start in the 70.3 Ironman triathlon, Victoria, May 2022.
Lining up with the weak, the stoic, and the possibly hungover.
Aug 9, 2022
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#16. The Longest Day: My unlikely middle-age quest reaches an unexpectedly happy conclusion
Yes, it is possible to enjoy an Ironman triathlon. How weird is that?
Dec 1, 2023
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#15. Astronaut mindset, the last big ride, and a million other Ironman to-dos
When you're still learning about nutrition, the best way to inflate a tire, and seemingly everything else three weeks before the biggest challenge of…
Nov 1, 2023
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#16. The Longest Day: My unlikely middle-age quest reaches an unexpectedly happy conclusion
Dec 1, 2023
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#14. Countdown to Ironman Arizona plus...
Sep 15, 2023
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#5. Natalie Portman's Amazing Thor Arms and Body Image in Triathlon
Sep 15, 2022
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#12. The Winter of my Discontent: Training, COVID, and Bouncing Back
Apr 16, 2023
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#11. The final running leg of the 70.3, plus the fitness secret that took me decades to learn
Feb 25, 2023
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#9. Buoy by buoy: The Victoria 70.3 Half-Ironman Swim
Dec 15, 2022
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#14. Countdown to Ironman Arizona plus...
Explaining to visitors, and places to ride with less or no traffic, including Yakima's "Your Canyon For a Day" ride
Sep 15, 2023
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#13. Starting Over: Building Base and The Long-Term Vision I Needed
Three to six months to the best bike ride of your life. The secret: build slowly and consistently.
Jul 12, 2023
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#12. The Winter of my Discontent: Training, COVID, and Bouncing Back
(More than you may want to know about how I’ve spent the last many months, but here we go!)
Apr 16, 2023
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#11. The final running leg of the 70.3, plus the fitness secret that took me decades to learn
I'll spoil the secret here. Walking. The secret is walking.
Feb 25, 2023
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#10. Mantras, lessons and luck: the bike leg of the 70.3 Victoria Ironman
To read about the full Victoria 70.3 in order, start with #1 (about the race start), then read #9 (about the swim).
Jan 9, 2023
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#9. Buoy by buoy: The Victoria 70.3 Half-Ironman Swim
Surviving the part most first-timers dread
Dec 15, 2022
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#8. Can't run? Not a reason to quit.
Injuries during training are common. One benefit of triathlon is you can always dial back one sport while gaining momentum in the other two.
Nov 22, 2022
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