3 days to go!
Posted by Admin on May 22, 2008 in Training
I made it out to the swim course today and did about 30 minutes worth. There are buoys out there but it´s not clear if they are there as a demarcation to keep boaters away from the beach or if they are truly the point to which we will swim on Sunday. In any event, […]
In Brazil
Posted by Admin on May 21, 2008 in Training
Well, we made it to Brazil without any hitches. The trip was super long but rather efficient. I am in an internet cafe (a whopping price of $1.33 per hour!) but don´t have a ton of time available to write since dinner is right around the corner. Went for an hour long bike ride and […]
The Final Week
Posted by Admin on May 19, 2008 in Training
My apologies to anyone who has looked for recent updates. With all the final details coming together, and with the past weekend spent in Newport, RI officiating the wedding my close friends Brad and Karen, life has been nothing short of busy, even by my standards. In any event, I’m going to just lay it […]
The last hard weekend
Posted by Admin on May 1, 2008 in Training
It’s been a good week of training leading up to this weekend which marks the final long weekend before I begin to taper. Yesterday, I swam a straight 1.2 miles (half the distance of the Ironman swim leg) very comfortably, then quickly got out of the pool and walked around the pool deck area for […]
Bronx Biathlon Race Report
Posted by Admin on April 27, 2008 in Racing, Training
Boy, the weather today was no picnic. It was about 50 degrees, drizzly, and overall gloomy. It wasn’t as bad as it was in 2002 when Fernando and I raced in 38 degree weather with monsoon-ish conditions. It was so cold that race volunteers had to help us take our helmets off after the bike […]