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27 August 2010

The Long Road to Nutrition Self-discovery

23 August 2010

Of Lists and Triathlon Basics: Great Buckeye Challenge Half-Iron Race Report

15 August 2010

Disaster Recovery Part 2: Figuring Out the Dehydration

It's been three weeks since I crashed and burned at Ironman Lake Placid. The crash: with six miles to go in the best race of my life, I lost all my cookies (read: fluids) at an aid station, then stumbled one more mile to collapse from severe dehydration at the next aid station. The biggest questions in my mind are still there: Why was there no obvious warning? and why did I seemingly have no chance for recovery?

08 August 2010

Victory and Shoe Karma: Sylvania Triathlon Race Report

Two weeks after my

07 August 2010

Disaster Recovery Part 1: Random Acts of Kindness and a Yellow Pullover

In the fallout period after my Ironman Lake Placid disaster, I've had time to think, to review, and to get

29 July 2010

Putting the Disaster Back in "Disaster Magnet": IM Lake Placid Race Report

The Ironman Lake Placid (IMLP) race report blog...

26 July 2010

No Miracles Left for me in Lake Placid

Here's a quick update for anyone curious about how my Ironman race went in Lake Placid yesterday (or wondering why I DNFed). I had my fastest IM swim, a good bike time, and was having the run of my life when my stomach shut down sometime in the late miles of the marathon. After an epic vomiting session around mile 20, I was hit with severe dehydration and collapsed after seeking medical assistance at the aid station around mile 21.

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