Muncie Half Ironman 2009

Muncie:  Race Report    Well, first of all the worse thing about Muncie is the drive (especially home).  For me it was seven hours—albeit mostly I-70.  I arrived Friday night for the 6 p.m. mandatory race briefing in downtown Muncie.  It was a 15 minute professional race overview and rules briefing—and yes, there are lots…

Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2009

The good the bad and the ugly of Ironman CDA 2009 I arrived the Wednesday before the race, as did my friends from Vegas, Katherine and Garner.  Garner was also doing the race.  Thursday morning, we went to the lake for a swim.  The sky was grey, and the wind was blowing hard from the south. …