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2014 Couer d'Alene Race Report: Jason Brandt goes sub 11hrs in his 2nd Ironman!

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IMCdA Race Report – Jason Brandt June 29, 2014 2nd Ironman® (1st was 2013 Arizona in 10:26) Race Day Stats Total Time 10:46:28 22th of 359 (M40-44) 136 of 2466 140.6 miles Swim 1:07:40 / 55 / 296 2.4 miles T1 3:23 Bike 5:41:25 / 25 / 152 112 miles T2 1:54 Run 3:52:06 /…

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2014 Coeur d’Alene Race Report & Podcast: Peter Noyes rocks his first Ironman with 11:11:xx!

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Peter Noyes’ 2014 Coeur d’Alene Race Report Total: 11:11:37 Swim: 1:23 Bike: 6:05 Run: 3:32 Overall rank of 213 and division rank of 36 (M30-34) Long Version: I had a great first Ironman. My overall goal was to have a good run which I did. I really wanted to be around 3:30 so 3:32 is…

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2014 Ironman Vineman – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Peter Carroll Hello everyone! I’ve been with EN since 2010 when I signed up for my first triathlon ever (IM CDA). Since then I’ve done 3 IM (2 last year) and a bunch of 70.3’s. The Vineman is my ‘local’ race, about 2 hrs from my house. My parents actually live on the bike course,…

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Coach's Race Weekend Report: Couer d'Alene 2014

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2014 was the 12th running of the event and my 10th race weekend in Ironman® Coeur d’Alene, after having raced Coeur d’Alene 3x and done my coaching thing for seven additional trips to Idaho. This has always been a special event for me and I’d like to share the weekend with you, our readers: Thursday…

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USAT Long Course Nationals Race Report: Bruce Thompson, 16' PR, 3rd AG, ITU Worlds!

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Bruce Thompson at Ironman® Wisconsin Short Version I finished in 4:59:45, my first sub-5 hour HIM, 3rd in 60-64 AG, 178/713 OA, 167/491 Male.  This was a 16 minute PR.  I qualified for the USA team for the ITU Long Course Worlds in Sweden in June 2015.  I’m going!!  I had a solid swim (about…

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Boulder Race Report: Mark Cardinale, 25' PR, 5th AG, WORLDS!

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Short Story Finished 4:34:36 and that was good enough for a 25minute PR and 5th place in my age group and 64th overall, exceeding all expectations I had for the day.  Oh yea, I also qualified for 70.3® Worlds in Mont Tremblant. Longer Story My training this year has gone very well.  Everything from the…

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2014 Couer d'Alene – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Meet some of Team EN members competing at Ironman® Coeur d’Alene 2014! Jason Brandt (M40-44) Hi, I’m Jason Brandt and Ironman® Coeur d’Alene will be my second Ironman® having done Arizona in Nov2013. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to be racing and have the loving support of my wife Kerry and kids Kyra and Jack.…

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2014 Ironman Buffalo Springs – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Meet some of Team EN members competing at Ironman® 70.3® Buffalo Springs 2014! Debbie Williams (F50-54) Ultramarathon cyclist in 80s – kids – career – divorce – life… Midlife crisis – Triathlon seemed like good new challenge… Not much of a swimmer or runner. Self coached in 2012 & did 2 HIM & finished IM Louisville after…

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2014 Challenge Atlantic City – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Meet some of Team EN members competing at Challenge Atlantic City 2014! Ruth Ann Subach (F45-49) Hi everyone! I’m Ruth Ann Subach, and this is my 4th season in triathlon. I’m doing the AquaBike at Challenge Atlantic City…My goal are simple: 1) Finish the swim in time, and 2) pace carefully and do my best on the…

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2014 USAT Long Course Nationals: Matt Aaronson, 4:31, 8' PR!

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The short version is that I had a great race at the USAT Long Course Nationals. Despite a lot of training setbacks this year driven by injury and work, I managed to take advantage of outstanding weather conditions and set an 8-minute PR with a 4:31:31 finish time. Most importantly, my run split was 1:29:15…

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