• Ironman 70.3 New York

    Ironman 70.3 New York

    This race was Good, Bad and Ugly. Only fun for the first half, but still glad I did it. I was kind of overconfident that I could do a Half Ironman despite training for a shorter distance, and I was able to finish it – but confirmed that the volume of training really matters when…

Back to blogging! This was the third of the 4-part “Boston Buildup” series:  Rowayton 10K on January 19; Ridgefield 15K on January 26; and this 20K was delayed twice because of fresh snow/ice. My results had been satisfactory but inconsistent:  50:10 for the 10K (8:05 min/mile); but 1:20 for the 15k (8:43 min/mile).  The latter hadn’t been approached…

Back to blogging! This was the third of the 4-part “Boston Buildup” series:  Rowayton 10K on January 19; Ridgefield 15K on January 26; and this 20K was delayed twice because of fresh snow/ice. My results had been satisfactory but inconsistent:  50:10 for the 10K (8:05 min/mile); but 1:20 for the 15k (8:43 min/mile).  The latter hadn’t been approached…