Category Archives: Race Reports

Race Report – Grand Columbian Super Tri

Grand Columbian Super Tri, Grand Coulee, WA – 09/15/2012 I’ve raced at this event twice before, first at the Olympic distance, then at the Half-Iron. At both of those races I felt things were fairly well organized, well run, and … Continue reading

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Race Report: Bridger Ridge Run, part 2 – the pictures

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When I ran the Bridger last month, I wanted to take pictures, but feared dropping my phone down a crevasse. I took a little disposable/recyclable camera with me instead, and just hoped the pics would be at all usable. I … Continue reading

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Race Report: Mud & Chocolate Half Marathon

Mud & Chocolate Half Marathon, Sammamish, WA – August 19, 2012 I made a mistake back in July. I was excited by Alida’s running progress, and projected that her training plan would probably have her ready to for her first … Continue reading

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Race Report: Bridger Ridge Run

Bridger Ridge Run, Bozeman, MT – August 11, 2012 As stated before, I decided to try to raise some money for the Child’s Play charity. I discovered that summer is peak charity drive season, and that I felt like a … Continue reading

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Race Report: Ragnar 2012 – Northwest Passage

[I know you love my writing and all, but before we get to that, please note that if I don't get another $900 donated in the next 6 days I will not be wearing tutu on the top of a … Continue reading

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Race Report: Ironman CDA – part 4

Ironman CDA, Coeur d’Alene, ID – 06/24/2012 (part 4… here’s part 1, part 2, & part 3) The Run (26.2 miles) I jogged into the changing tent with my run bag and found an empty spot on the wall. The tent by now … Continue reading

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Race Report: Ironman CDA – part 3

Ironman CDA, Coeur d’Alene, ID – 06/24/2012 (part 3… here’s part 1 and part 2) The Bike (112 miles) I trotted out of the tent to the racks and ran up the line. I had walked the route a couple … Continue reading

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Race Report: Ironman CDA – part 2

Ironman CDA, Coeur d’Alene, ID – 06/24/2012 (part 2… here’s part 1) Sunday, race day I showered and applied a thorough layer of sunblock while Alida toasted a couple muffins for me (she was taking her “Iron Sherpa” role very … Continue reading

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Race Report: Ironman CDA – part 1

Ironman CDA, Coeur d’Alene, ID – 06/24/2012 (part 1) Friday My packing list for this trip ended up being 3.5 pages long (8pt font), though one whole page of that was just for my transition bags, which included items from the … Continue reading

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Race Report: Onion Man

Onion Man Triathlon, Walla Walla, WA – 5/27/2012 I hadn’t run an Olympic distance race in a year and a half, so I was particularly excited to see how much I’d improved. Quite a bit, it turns out. But first… … Continue reading

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