Author Archives: Will

Race Report: Bridger Ridge Run

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Will

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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4 days…

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Will

In four days, I’ll be at the start line of the Bridger Ridge Run at 7,500 feet, which I think will be the highest I’ve ever been outside of an airplane. I’ll then run 19.5 miles, rising 2,000 feet in … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Ragnar 2012 – Northwest Passage

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Will

[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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Mt Rainier training / I want to wear a tutu

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Will

Please, help me wear a tutu. It’s for sick kids! The Bridger Ridge Run is now less than 4 weeks away, in which I’ll be running 20 miles along the spine of a mountain range, between 7,500 and 9,500 feet … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Ironman CDA – part 4

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Will

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

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Will

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

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Will

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

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Will

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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BRR & Tutus for Child’s Play

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Will

My race report for Ironman CDA is in the works but to quickly summarize: COLD swim COLD COLD swim COLD bike bike STOMACH CRAMPS bike bike YAY SUN bike bike bike run run run HOLY CRAP I’M TIRED run run … Continue reading →

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#1401 vs 14:01

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Will

When I started my Ironman training program 5 months ago, I decided that an achievable finish time for me would be 15 hours. This was my conservative, OMG-WHAT-THE-HELL-AM-I-DOING estimate. In the past month or so, as I’ve swam and biked … Continue reading →

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