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Arizona 2013 Race Report: Dan Billingsley, 9:50, 2hr PR!

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Dan Billingsley, Ironman® Arizona Arizonawould be my 2nd Ironman, after completing Wisconsin 2010 in 11:48.  In December of last year I decided to go all in.  I needed to do two thing, loose some weight, and get a training plan to follow.  I found a great nutrition plan on Training Peaks which limited myself to…

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Arizona 2012 Race Report: Rian Bogle, 3:14 PR!

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Rian Bogle at Arizona2012 Note: for the technically/numerically minded, I’ve placed stats at the end. The narrative was also intended for family and friends and is a bit verbose  Perma-grin. I’m smiling ear to ear this morning as I write this for a host of reasons. Smiling because I’m thinking of the wonderful team-mates and coach…

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Florida Race Report: Attila Matyas, 12:34

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Attila Matyas // 44 yr // 6’1” // 185 // FTP: 231 // VDot: 39 // First IM Finish: 12:34:27 // Swim: 1:25:06 // Bike: 5:57:53 // Run: 4:52:19 Pre-Race Days I live in South Jersey right outside of Philadelphia so I spent the better part of the week worrying about Sandy heading right for…

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Florida Race Report: Gene Gallagher, 10:53

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Florida 2012 November 3 Race Day The weather was pretty darn good for a race.  The ocean had some good current and swells that made the swim a few minutes slow but nothing too bad.  The winds on the bike stayed fairly low and at times we had cloud cover for a bit of relief…

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Florida Race Report: Nate Parady, 11:54, 1:34 PR, Passes 700+ on Run!

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Quick Summary: 11:54 Total time. 1 Hour 34 min faster compared to Lake Placid 2011.  30 Min faster on the Run.  1:20 Swim, 6:13 bike (18MPH Ave), 4:04 Run Tough swim (got sea sick), Thought my day was over, Road easy on the bike, happy with my Run (If only for 4 minutes faster). Arrived on…

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Florida Race Report: Nate Parady, 11:54, 1:34 PR, Passes 700+ on Run!

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Quick Summary: 11:54 Total time. 1 Hour 34 min faster compared to Lake Placid 2011.  30 Min faster on the Run.  1:20 Swim, 6:13 bike (18MPH Ave), 4:04 Run Tough swim (got sea sick), Thought my day was over, Road easy on the bike, happy with my Run (If only for 4 minutes faster). Arrived on…

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Florida Race Report: Sukhi Muker, 9:54, 10th M35-39

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Before you dive into this I just wanted to let you know that this report more closely resembles a long blog post. Which I believe gives IM the respect it deserves, as it’s so much more than a physical endeavor. Sukhi Muker, age 39, 3rd IM, FTP 255, Race Weight 142lbs, Vdot 61. After underperforming and…

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Florida Race Report: John Withrow

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[button color=”red” size=”large” link=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/enation/2012_Ironman_Florida_John_Withrow.mp3″]Download the Podcast Interview with Coach Patrick Here[/button] I wrote the below RR with a “Non-EN” audience in mind.  I wrote it partly for some of my friends and donors to my charity who have never experienced an Ironman.  I wrote it partly for myself to read 20+ yrs from now.  I…

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Florida Race Report: Brian Pautsch, 1:19 PR!

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[button color=”red” size=”large” link=”http://enation.libsyn.com/ironman-florida-2012-race-podcast-with-brian-pautsch”]Download the Podcast Interview with Coach Patrick Here[/button] Ironman® Florida, Chicago Mafia Brian Pautsch 37 yr, 6’2″, 195 lb 2nd Ironman: 11.3.2012 Ironman® Florida Times Goal Actual Last Year Swim 1:08 1:12 1:13 T1 0:08 0:08 0:11 Bike 5:45 5:35 6:10 T2 0:06 0:06 0:09 Run 5:00 4:47 5:23 Overall <12:00 11:48 13:07…

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Kona Race Report: Teri Cashmore

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PRE RACE I arrived on the Big Island a week before the race and stayed in a condo with Stephanie Stevens about 2.5 miles from the pier.  We rode the majority of the bike course, ran on Ali’i Dr and the Queen K and swam in the ocean.  We went snorkelling, Steph went cliff jumping…

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