Category Archives: Mistakes

Race Report – Grand Columbian Super Tri

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Will

Grand Columbian Super Tri, Grand Coulee, WA – 09/15/2012 I’ve raced at this event twice before, first at the Olympic distance, then at the Half-Iron. At both of those races I felt things were fairly well organized, well run, and … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Portland Marathon

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Will

Portland Marathon, Portland, OR – 10/9/2011 A couple months ago I noticed the Portland marathon was happening the day after my birthday. I decided that, instead of my usual birthday plan of getting hammered and staggering home around dawn, I … Continue reading →

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Heat Exhaustion

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Will

Every now and then I do something colossally stupid that probably ought to kill me but I somehow luck my way through and survive. Saturday was one of those days.

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Race Report: Auburn Triathlon

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Will

World’s Toughest Half, Auburn, CA – 05/22/2011 (most of the pictures are by Facchino Photography, but some are by my dad) On race morning, I got up at 4am and had my pre-race meal: turkey deli meat, Safeway deli pasta, … Continue reading →

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Two Stupid Things

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Will

Every now and then I do something really dumb.  In the past two weeks I outdid myself. Stupid Thing #1 I bought a pair of Vibram Bikila LS shoes to give the old barefoot running thing a try. I knew … Continue reading →

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Race Report: ChelanMan 2010

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Will

ChelanMan, Chelan, WA – 07/18/2010 (Since this was my first tri ever, it’s a little extra long.  Enjoy!) Back in December, 2009, I took the suggestion of a personal trainer at the gym and started training for a triathlon.  He … Continue reading →

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Oops

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Will

I’m trying out some of the methodology in Strength Training for Triathletes.  Yesterday was ‘test day’, in which I was to figure out the “1RM” (one rep max) for each of my chosen exercises.  This meant picking a weight I … Continue reading →

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nutrition / hydration

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Will

The other day my father emailed me some advice from a gym buddy of his that has ended up in the medical tent at the end of the Seattle Marathon three times: It seems that the weather is so damp … Continue reading →

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