Category Archives: Race Reports

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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Race Report: Onion Man

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Will

Onion Man Triathlon, Walla Walla, WA – 5/27/2012 I hadn’t run an Olympic distance race in a year and a half, so I was particularly excited to see how much I’d improved. Quite a bit, it turns out. But first… … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Icebreaker Triathlon

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Will

Ice Breaker Triathlon, Granite Bay, CA – 4/15/2012 I wanted to do a Sprint distance event for my first race of the year, to shake the cobwebs off, remember how to pack, set up transition, etc. I found one that … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Miami Half-Marathon

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Will

Miami Half-Marathon, Miami, FL – 01/29/2012 Miami was a blast! I ate all kinds of delicious veggie and vegan foods, danced a few nights away, paid a ridiculous amount of money for alcohol and parking, saw some erotic art and … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Beer Mile

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Will

Gettin’ Slushy Beer Mile, Seattle, WA – 10/26/2011 Last week I raced in a “Beer Mile“, in which you chug a can of beer and run a lap around a track, 4 times.  That is to say: chug, run chug, … 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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Race Report: Grand Columbian Half Iron

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Will

Grand Columbian Super Triathlon, Grand Coulee, WA – 9/17/2011 The race was under new ownership this year (Trifreaks), so I was interested to see how it compared to last year. Other than a lack of details about the two transition … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Will

Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens, Lake Stevens, WA – 8/14/2011 This was my first “Ironman” branded event, and holy cow was it ever huge! There were 3-4 times as many participants as any other event I’ve done, and the organization of … Continue reading →

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Race Report: ChelanMan 2011

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Will

ChelanMan, Long Course, Chelan, WA – 7/16/2011 (seeing as I’m doing my next race in < 12 hours, it’s about damn time I get this one written!) My anni-tri-versary! … or something. This is the race where it all started … Continue reading →

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