Race Report

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

Rich Strauss

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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Kona Race Report: Dave Tallo, 10:48

Rich Strauss

Swim: 1:11:36 Bike: 5:44:11 Run: 3:34:43 Overall: 10:40:28 T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE 3:46 T2: BIKE-TO-RUN 6:12 This RR will be a bit different than the traditional narrative, but I’m happy to answer any questions about prep, execution and other race things that I overlook here. You’re Soaking In It, 2011-2012. Remember the Palmolive commercial?  With Madge, at…

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Kona Race Report: Al Truscott — 5x AG Ironman Winner Returns to Kona!

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Al Truscott at Ironman® Arizona My longest race, I’ll try to make this my shortest report. First, a note on how I race. I make goals for most races a long time in advance, and then think about that goal periodically over time. Come race day, I really don’t pay conscious attention to motivation; I…

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Kona Race Report: Carol DeFazio

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  Ironman® Kona, Carol Defazio I’m still not sure how I got here! A lot of work and a whole lot of luck for sure.  It’s been over a week since Ironman® Kona and I am  pinching myself to see if I’m awake and all of this really happened. We arrived a week pre-race which…

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Race Results Update – 11/7/12

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What an amazing couple of weeks. We’ve got your Team EN Race results from Florida here among other races from October, raking in a harvest of a 100% PR rate. WELL DONE! Read their stories below! Members, don’t forget to let us know where you’ve been racing by adding your info here. If you’d like to…

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Official Endurance Nation 2012 Kona Recap

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This year’s Kona was, by all accounts, one of the hardest races in the last five years. I can personally attest to that (having raced 4 of the last 5) and it was confirmed by none other than Andy Potts — who also has raced the last five years. It was wavier, windier and just…

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Race Results Update – 9/26/12

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50% PR rate, positive experiences, and good stories. This weeks’ race report has us smiling big. Members, don’t forget to let us know where you’ve been racing by adding your info here. If you’d like to join our age group members in training to be your best, Become a Team Member or consider purchasing an Endurance Nation…

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Wisconsin 2012 Race Report: JT Thompson, 12:13…from a STROKE to an 18′ PR!

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IM Moo – From A Stroke To Ironman® PR – Living Life! Wow – is this really going to happen??? I turned the corner coming on to State Street in downtown Madison with about ¼ mile left to go. The street was packed with people on both sides and a few of them were saying…

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Wisconsin 2012 Race Report — Bruce Thompson, 11:58, 52′ PR, and marathon negative split!

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Bruce Thompson at Ironman® Wisconsin Bruce Thompson – Ironman® Wisconsin Race Report 9/9/12 Cliff notes summary – My goals for the race were: 1) sustain no injuries or crashes since my last two tri seasons ended with bike crashes in races resulting in weeks of healing and recovery; 2) achieve solid race execution (pacing, nutrition,…

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