With the help of Ironman.com and Twitter, I was able to follow a lot of the race today. Andy Potts led out of the water before Faris Al-Sultan passed him on the bike. About half way through the bike American Chris Lieto took the lead. He built a big lead and was looking good heading […]

We know how tough it is to get to Kona, much less be competitive in the actual race. Here’s a look at some of the more memorable athletes that have raced in the last 30 years… Dave Scott – won the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii six times (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987). Because […]

The last few days we’ve covered the swim and bike portion of the Kona Ironman…so that just leaves us the run. As you know, this is a full marathon (26.2 miles). The run leg in Kona is a tale of two courses. You have the incredibly humid five-mile out-and-back stretch along Ali’i Drive, and then […]

From everything I’ve read, the bike portion of Kona is the toughest of the three legs. The majority of the ride is along the Queen K Highway- which is hallowed ground to a triathlete. Sort of like getting to play baseball in old Yankee Stadium, basketball in Madison Square Garden, or a round of golf […]

I’ve done two races that had a “wave” swim start. This means that you are in the water with other competitors and they fire a gun/cannon/buzzer or just yell “go” to tell you when to start. This is a very interesting experience. Trying to swim in close quarters is not easy. I’ve been kicked in […]

A few weeks ago I had a post discussing the origins of the sport of triathlon. The first triathlon was held in September of 1974. A few years later the first long-distance race was planned, it was called the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon. The race included a 2.4 mile (3.86 km; 77 lap) swim, a 112 […]

So while I was waiting for the sun to come up this morning, I jumped online to check the temperature…it as 49F. I was already in my running attire, which consisted of a t-shirt, shorts and a hat. Is 49 too cold to run in a t-shirt? Nah.As a got started on my run, I […]

Just got back from an 11 mile run. Weather was perfect (65F and cloudy). Route was pretty flat, mixture of sidewalks and pavement. Started from my office downtown and went down 3rd Street and Southern Pkwy all the way to New Cut Road and back…exactly 5.5 miles each way – with a bonus water fountain […]

According to Men’s Health magazine, over the past two years, the cost of vegetables, meat, fruit, and other high-nutrition, low-calorie foods has increased by an average of 19.5 percent. But the price of junk foods have actually decreased slightly, by 1.8 percent. Researchers recently estimated the cost of a diet based on high-calorie foods versus […]

Instead of my typical “Tuesday Intervals”, I decided to mix it up and do a Fartlek run on the indoor track at the gym. Here’s the workout: 10 minute warm-up run (8:30/mile pace)10 minutes of drills (butt-kickers, shuffles and grape-vines) 40 minutes of fartlek running – picking up the speed for one lap, every third […]