I started my Ironman specific training program way back on December 20, 2010. That was 250 days ago. It’s been quite a journey. I suffered a Grade 3 ankle sprain less than a week into my training. I healed up from that and felt great during the long, hard training sessions this summer. The long […]

Living here in Louisville gives me the advantage of getting familiar with the course over the last year years of training. I’ve been able to spend lots of time in the river, on the bike course and I’ve actually run the majority of the marathon route several times over the last 10-12 years….so yeah, it’s […]

Yesterday I took a look at the professional men that will be racing here in The ‘Ville on Sunday. Today I’ll give a quick overview of the pro women’s field. As of today, there are 14 Pro Women racing. Seven of these ladies have experience with this race, including 2009 winner Nina Kraft (pictured to […]

The big race is now less than a week away. I’m going to try and make a post every day this week leading up to Sunday’s Ironman Louisville. Today I’m going to take a quick look at the professionals that will be joining us amateurs out on the course this year. While this list is […]

It’s no secret that Ironman Louisville is one of the toughest races on the planet. I went into some details as to why on this previous post. The weather plays a large factor in the difficulty of completing the race. Here’s what the weather has been like for the first four years of IMLOU: 2007 […]

Saturday morning provided a good opportunity to get in 2.4 miles in the Ohio River prior to Ironman Louisville. The water temperature was actually warmer than the air temperature, which is a weird feeling. After getting more body marking than I thought was possible (both arms, both legs, top of my back and on my […]

Tomorrow is the 3rd Annual Ohio River Open Water Swim. The event is put on by the Lakeside and the North Oldham High School swim teams. As usual, they are offering races of 1/2 mile, 1.2 miles and 2.4 miles. I did the 1.2 mile swim two years ago and it was a struggle! My […]

Supplements are one of those topics that I hear/see come up pretty often on podcast that I listen to and articles that I read on-line or in running and traithlon magazines. It seems like no matter what you are trying to accomplish or prevent, there’s a supplement out there that someone advertises will take care […]

Bib numbers came out today for IMLOU. THIS JUST GOT REAL! The numbers are doled out based on age and gender, so the youngest females have the lowest number. The Pros get numbers 1 thru 34, then it’s all the females, starting with the youngest. The males start at number 676 and go up to […]

Ironman Louisville is a mere 23 days from today. It’s hard for me to believe that the day is almost here! Although my training has been derailed by ITBS, I’m still really excited about competing in my first Ironman and I’m anxious to see how my knee responds once I start the marathon. I’ve been […]