Race Report

IRONMAN® Chattanooga Race Report: Victor Heredia, 12:10, from IMLT to IMChoo in 6 days!

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IMChoo was my second first Ironman (after being smoked out from IMLake Tahoe). I think it is appropriate to tell a little bit of my journey to my first Ironman. I signed up for IMLT in March 2014 after a backcountry ski day in Lake Tahoe. The idea of completing an Ironman sounded like a…

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IRONMAN® Chattanooga Race Report: Mark Roberts, 10:05, 1:08 PR!

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Team Roberts at IMChatt, enjoying the finish after a great race! Overall Stats: Time 10:05:26. Swim – 53:23 T1 6:00 Bike – 5:19:40 T2 – 4:18 Run – 3:42:07. 23 AG of 400 or so starters.  121 Overall.  This was my 6th Ironman but first since 2010, and my first since I really got more…

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IRONMAN® Chattanooga Race Report: Tim Cronk, 9:57, 2nd AG, Kona!

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Tim and Heather, post race Tim had an awesome race at Chattanooga…and is set to race Kona this weekend, only two weeks later! This is his race report Quick Stats Time  9:57:08 ,  Swim 53:16 , T1 5:11 , Bike 5:10:49 , T2 2:18 , Run  3:45:34 ….  2nd place M50-54AG out of 184 starters…

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2014 IRONMAN® Wisconsin Race Report: Scott Giljum, 11:14, 45′ PR!

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This is my first ever race report, so just go with me. The short of it is that I set a PR by about 45 minutes, shaving time in all three areas as well as the two transitions (booms all around). I finished at 11:14.xx and was 51 in my age group. Now the LONG…

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2014 IRONMAN® Wisconsin Race Report: Ian Kurth, 10:47, 47' PR!

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Cheerleaders, belief, commitment, and a massive PR. Background information: This was my fourth IM, 3rd IMWI, second full season racing with EN. Age 40, FTP 286, VDOT 50, wt 175 2012 times – IMWI 2013 times- IMWI 2014 times – IMWI Swim 1:20:02 1:24:52 1:15:05 T1 0:08:47 0:07:44 0:06:50 Bike 6:28:16 5:54:48 5:42:21 T2 0:05:22…

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Ironman Mont Tremblant Race Report: John Withrow, 10:21, 1st in XC Division

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Swim:  Goal 1:06-1:10, Actual Swim Time:  1:07:55  (1st out of 10 in the XC, 2:27 faster than 2nd best XC Swim split) I put my wetsuit on as soon as I got to the lake and dropped my morning clothes bag off and made my way to the water.  I had about 15-20 minutes before the pros would start…

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Ironman Mont Tremblant Race Report: Bruce Thompson, 1st in M60-64!

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Bruce Thompson, M60-64 AG winner and Kona Qualifier! Short Version I finished in 11:05:45, 1/54 in M60-64 AG, 326 OA.  I earned a slot to Kona. Overall, I had a great day, setting PR splits in all three disciplines. I was able to finish the run strongly, and re-take the lead at about mile 20.5 of…

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Ironman Boulder Race Report: Mark Cardinale, 10:12, 7th AG, Kona!

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September 11th, 2011 – The 10 year anniversary of 9/11 was the day I did my first triathlon. A sprint tri at my local rec center where I was scared to death to of the 500yd pool swim before heading out on a 12 mile bike followed by a 5k. I finished 9th in my…

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2014 Mont Tremblant Race Report – Coach Patrick's Sixth Trip to Kona

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Short Version For those of you who skip to the end of the book, here’s your shortcut to save you from scrolling all the way down the page. I went 9:37 good enough for 3rd AG, 25th OA and earn my sixth trip to the World Championships. Pre-Race This was an interesting year for me…

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2014 Lake Placid Race Report Series: Ben Hales

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Ben Hales, Ironman Lake Placid Finisher! Before the report, a few race week “thanks” are due.  First, my incredibly patient wife, Kendall, was both a tremendous comfort and huge help during the week.  My brother, Ethan, (also competing) and my sister-in-law, Cana, made the entire trip a blast and I think we all laughed more…

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