I was up at 4:00am and out the door by 4:30am. I arrived at the race site and checked in to get my athlete packet. Unfortunately, they lost my #28 bib number. So I improvised and cut the bike number sticker and cut some slits in it so I could put it on my race […]

This Sunday I will toe the line for my last Triathlon of the 2013 season. I’m always a little sad when the final race comes around. I will have plenty of running races to occupy my time until the 2014 triathlon season starts, but it’s still a little bitter-sweet. This will be my first time […]

Instead of trying to post all of the video and pictures from the race, I compiled them all into this little video…enjoy. Be sure and visit all of my sponsor’s websites. I sought out these companies because they provide great products and services. Swag’s Sports Shoes Rudy Ellis Sports Medicine Center Garden of Life GreenBEAN […]

As I mentioned in Part 3 of my report, I had a nice boost of energy during the last 10 miles of the bike. I pushed out my fastest splits of the 112 miles, all while holding a steady power and having my heart rate actually decrease slightly. I think I know how and why […]

So I ended Part 2 with me exiting the water after the 2.4 mile swim. My transition time officially started after I got to the top of the steps coming out of the river. There is then a pretty significant run to get to the changing tent. After exiting the water, you run through a […]

If you missed Part 1 of my race report, you can read it here.  So I left off with me jumping into the river. The 2.4 mile swim course for IMLOU consists of going upstream approximately 0.8 miles, then turning around and going approximately 1.6 miles downstream to the finish. When I jumped in the […]

Instead of having a blog post that would take you an hour to read, I’m going to break my Ironman Louisville Race Report into several smaller posts. The first one will cover everything I did from the time I woke up until we jumped in the water. Before I actually get to the morning of […]

While I never really stopped training after my 2012 season was over, my “official” Ironman Louisville 2013 training started 36 weeks ago. I started with a basic outline of the plan I followed in 2011, which was called Triathlon Dominator, and then I modified it considerably to fit my goals and plan for this year. […]

I had planned on reviewing the Professional Field for 2013 Ironman Louisville today, but since there is no list of said athlete’s anywhere to be found, I decided to go in a different direction. This Saturday (the day before Ironman), there will be around 50-100 people running on the riverfront in just their underwear. If […]

It’s officially Ironman week in Louisville! Most people living in the city won’t know this until Saturday or Sunday, but in my circle of triathlon friends, it’s all anyone is talking about. I thought that I would use this post to take a look back at the history of this event. But before Ironman came […]