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Race Report: Hutchinson Island Half Iron
First off, every race is a learning experience. No matter how many you do, no matter how long you have been racing, every race is going to be different. Even if you do the same race & venue, you physically are different, the weather could be different, dozens of factors go into a race. But…
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Ironman 70.3 Augusta Race Report
First off the Augusta area is a nice place for a triathlon. The amount of volunteers was amazing and the police were friendly – thanking me for coming out after I would thank them for their service. The weather was also perfect as the day started out in the low 60s and reached a high…
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Rocketman Half Iron Race Report
Nothing cooler than standing next to the announcer’s tent for the national anthem and then for Sister Madonna Buder’s invocation. Transition was small but well placed (a bank parking lot) and the overall race location was nice. The finish area was a space center park next to transition. The organizer’s even color-coded the wrist bands…
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My Experience at Ironman Texas 2011
Wow, what can I say about it? My first Ironman distance triathlon is in books. It was a lot more difficult than I was expecting, but I am pretty sure it was due to the fact that the hills were more numerous than advertised. We got to The Woodlands on a Wednesday and when we…
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What I Have Learned About Triathlon
With only a few weeks left before Ironman Texas, I decided to give a breakdown of the three disciplines (swim, bike, and run) and what I have learned about each of them. I am in no way an expert but I like to think that I have probably experienced enough in training for Texas and…
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A Tale of Two Tradewinds Tris
Now this is a tale of two triathlons. Both were held at Tradewinds Park. Both were sprint triathlons (although the first had a run of 2.5 miles instead of 3.1). I did them almost a year apart and did not start training for Texas until the fall of 2010. So needless to say, I was…
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Feeling Good is Good
Okay, so I haven’t been writing in this as often as I had hoped. When I was looking at the training program at the start of this, I figured that at this point the training would be long and difficult every evening. Now that we are two months away from Ironman Texas, I am a…
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So After My First Half Iron Triathlon
Several weeks ago I finished my first half-iron triathlon in Miami, and needless to say, it was quite an experience. Of course, it was longg, but it really made me realize how difficult it can be. So what was my next triathlon? An olympic distance one, of course!! Several weeks ago was the Miami Man…
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Now That the Training Has Begun
Yep, the training has officially begun for Ironman Texas which is May 21, 2011. We started the middle of September doing some sort training six days a week: Saturday to Thursday, with Friday being some make-up day. It has been interesting to say the least. The trick has been to fit in training with work…
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The Question I get Every so Often
“How do you pronounce/spell your last name?” Well, that goes without saying since I got one of those lengthy, alphabetic-hodgepodge of a Polish last names: Mioduszewski. But every once in a while I get the other popular questions: So how did you get into triathlon? Sometimes it’s asked from family I haven’t seen in a…