Race Report: The Magic of Roth
Q: What is Roth? Roth, the name of a town and the surrounding county in the Bavarian region of southern Germany, is the location of the Quelle Challenge – an Iron-distance triathlon that recently attracted 2,700 individual entries and 1,700 athletes in relay teams from more than 40 countries on July 2, 2006. The Quelle Challenge, formerly Ironman Europe, is the largest Iron-distance race in the world. Q: Why race in Roth? Roth is a magical place and a race experience like none of the other nine different Iron-distance races that I have competed in. Please read on… Q: What is the...
Read MoreRace Report: Triple-T Weekend
What is Triple-T? Triple-T is an epic event which consists of four triathlons in three days. Total distance of all four races is approximately the same distance as an Iron distance race. Race times and distance are as follows: Race 1: Prologue Friday, May 26, 5:00 PM 250m Swim – 5 mi Bike – 1 mi Run Race 2: International distance #1 Saturday, May 27, 7:30 AM 1500m Swim – 24.8 mi Bike – 6.55 mi Run Race 3: International distance #2 Saturday, May 27, 3:00pm Start 24.8 mi Bike – 1500mi Swim – 6.55 mi Run Race 4: Half Iron Distance Sunday, May 28, 7:00am...
Read MoreRace Report: My First DNF at the Kinetic 1/2 Ironman
Kinetic 1/2 Ironman (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run) at Lake Anna State Park near Fredericksburg, VA. I knew going into this race that my left calf muscle might give me trouble. A week and a half before, the lower part of the soleus (inner calf muscle) had tightened near where it attaches to the Achilles’ tendon. I finished my run but the muscle did not loosen up. When I ran again a few days later, it tightened again. I took almost a week off from running before the race to give time for healing. Up until the run, the race was uneventful for me except for the rain on...
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