Kansas 70.3 2009

Settle in. Stay strong. Endure. Kansas 70.3    Where to start? Well, I guess it all started with the crazy idea to even attempt a 70.3. Only in my second full season of triathlon, it seemed like a huge undertaking. The idea started to become reality last August– after I finished Quartermax and thought, “Huh,…

Kansas 70.3 2009

The Best Worst Race Lawrence 70.3 June 14, 2009 – Part II After many notes from friends, I decided to give the half a try this weekend.  Having announced that at the CMC meeting Thursday, there was no backing out.  And I actually listened to much of the advice given me:  treat this as a training day,…

Kansas 70.3 2009

Well, I finished my first half ironman yesterday (1.2 mile swim, 56mile bike, 13.1 mile run). It was great. I started off the day before doing a charity 5K with mydaughter. Luckily for my sake she couldn’t run the whole course due toher bilateral ankle reconstruction last year. I did not have a runscheduled the…