It’s the “Super Bowl” of traithlon, so of course I’m going to pick a winner. To my knowledge, Vegas has not yet made it possible to wager on this race…so I’m going to make my predictions by giving my odds on the top pro men and women crossing the line first. Of course, all […]

If you have been involved in the world of triathlon for any period of time, hearing “Kona” only means one thing…the Ironman World Championship. If you are not immersed in triathlon, than Koan probably brings thoughts of coffee, a restaurant or maybe just place in Hawaii. A race this Saturday on the big island will […]

I have a subscription to a magazine called Running Times. I’m not sure why or how I get it, but once a month it shows up in my mailbox. It has some good articles, but like most magazines I get, I can blaze through it in about 20 minutes.  I typically save my magazines if […]

Most people read books while lying in bed at night, using it as a way to unwind. Training for any triathlon, much less an Ironman, takes time. During this past year, sleep has been very important to me. If I could get an extra half-hour, heck, even fifteen minutes…I would take it. So I didn’t […]

According to USA Triathlon’s rankings for 2011, I’m ranked 1567th out of 5897 in my Division (Males, ages 30-34). That’s in the top 26%, so it’s not too bad. I was ranked 1539th last year out of 3133 (top 49%). So while my ranking was lower, there were over 2700 more athlete’s this year and […]

Pictures and video courtesy of: Jessica Powell Lorna & Alan Powell John & Kira Powell Becca Hill Chris Haragan The Key family

7:10pm After crossing the line and becoming an Ironman, I was immediately given my finishers medal and a hat and shirt. I was then greeted by a volunteer that asked me how I was feeling (that’s him in the white visor). I don’t remember what I told him, but he decided it would be a […]

2:40pm If you follow my blog or have been around me much the last month, you no doubt know that I’ve been suffering from ITBS. The IT Band in my left knee has been very tight and in the six weeks leading up to Ironman, I hadn’t run more than a few miles. To say […]

8:18am The 112 mile bike course starts out fairly flat. It took a few minutes for my watch to pick-up my heart rate monitor strap, but once it did, I saw that my HR was in the low 120’s…perfect. The goal was to keep my HR low during this first flat stretch and not let […]

3:00am Alarm goes off. To my surprise, I was able to sleep well the night before the race. This night is usually filled with tossing and turning as my brain goes over the plans for the race and what I need to do in transition. With this being my first full Ironman race, I expected […]