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West Point Sprint Triathlon – August 16, 2026
This was my first triathlon since May 2025 because of a “series of unfortunate events”: had surgery for my broken right foot, PT after the surgery; left hamstring, PT for that; got a cold from swimming/nasal infection; rolled right ankle; right Achilles injury and PT for that… So, it was pretty exciting to feel ready…
Ok, settle in, it’s an Ironman®. Took a long time to do it (spoiler alert, a very long time – that’s the good, bad and ugly). It takes a village to race an Ironman. Not just the Ironman Village of vendors galore (I got suckered into buying some lens-cleaning snake oil), but all the people…
Ok, settle in, it’s an Ironman®. Took a long time to do it (spoiler alert, a very long time – that’s the good, bad and ugly). It takes a village to race an Ironman. Not just the Ironman Village of vendors galore (I got suckered into buying some lens-cleaning snake oil), but all the people…