All Blog Posts Tagged 'triathlon' (5)

Well... I have been up to ... well.. nothing! I was training for an Ironman race up until mid- march when I realized my support system was eternally flawed...and there was nothing I could do about it. As a single parent of a very busy preschooler... support is/was essential. Thus I sent a withdrawal notice in for the race which will be in mid June. I hated to do it ... but... I'd rather have a DNS (did not start/show) classification than a DNF (Did not finish) on the record books. So.. I've been… Continue

Last weekend I did another triathlon. This one was a pretty short one (400 meter swim/10 mile bike/5k run), but still fun and still an accomplishment. I love participating in and finishing triathlons -anyone who has done one knows they are kind of addicting. I had a time of 1 hour 19 minutes. It was good enough for 41st out of 200 participants overall and 6th of 23 participants in the Male 20-29 division. This was the first time I've finished in the top half of a tri so I was pretty pumped abou… Continue

So it's a typical Tuesday. Sitting here at work answering calls...drilling out sw quotes...etc. blah. Work continues to be a source of stress due to new customer database implementations, hiring, firings, and half of the staff out on vacation. Everyone is schmoozing reps that share their territories to save their own ass... and I'm so NOT in the mood for any of this. Funny how people sabotage you at work day in and day out... and suddenly at the last week/days of the month they suddenly expect y… Continue

I am in. Ironman Coeur D'Alene 2009 - registered !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh. After about 25 refreshes of the active.com site, I was finally able to view the race registration page (apparently the site was bombarded at the time of release at 3:00pm EST/Noon PST) Inside sources say that the site was deliberately limited.... ? Why I"m unsure... they're pretty much guaranteed a rush.. it is IM afterall.... and one of a few qualifying races for Kona. Anyways... I even got to… Continue

So... to register or not... as in register for Ironman Coeur D'Alene 2009? This is today's decision with which I'm grappling. I've always wanted to participate in and complete an Ironman race...since I began watching the event broadcasts on Saturday afternoons on NBC, in the early 80's, wayyyyy back when, in my Indiana living room. Year after year I watched Paula Newby Fraser and others, kicking butt. I'd never really seen women work THAT hard in sports before. And those wh… Continue