Apr 19
Adirondack Daily Enterprise is reporting that NYDOT will be starting road repairs to the heavily damaged Route 73 between Lake Placid and Keene are set to being on May 1st. Hopefully those repairs will be completed by July 28th for Ironman Lake Placid. This should make a HUGE difference to the bike leg of race …
Jan 30
Wednesday and Thursday of the week brought about temperatures in the -20 to -30 F range. I had planned on taking a rest day on Wednesday anyway, but with 10-20MPH winds on Thursday, it wound up being back-to-back rest days. We attempted to do a snowshoe at the Flume Trails, but it was so brutally …
Jan 23
The day started off at -12 F. Cold, but only just the beginning. We enjoyed a healthy breakfast in and relaxed a bit. We took a walk down the road to the nearest trailhead, popped on the snowshoes and headed into the woods for a quick jaunt. Nothing too crazy, but just enough to get …
Jan 21
We decided to eat in for breakfast this morning. I fueled up with a large bowl of Flax Plus Oatmeal and some blended berries from the Magic Bullet. I was not able to make my usual breakfast smoothie since I forgot to get some bananas the day before. Regardless it was a good replacement. I …
Jan 21
The first day of our Winter trip usually consists more of acclimatization to our environment than activity. This year was no different. We started off the day heading into town for breakfast at the Breakfast Club. As we headed out the door, Denise noticed that it was raining out in addition to being extremely windy. We …
Aug 07
Here is a pretty cool YouTube video of Ironman Lake Placid I came across…
Jul 30
Another night of tossing and turning. I lay in bed waiting for the alarm to go off as I ponder the thought of the commitment I was about to make that morning. The morning after Ironman Lake Placid, registration for the next years event opens for all the current year volunteers. It seems to be …
Jul 27
I peeled myself out of bed around 5:30AM after a night of tossing and turning. I was anxious about the day and I was not even racing. Perhaps I was nervous about the reality of the quest would be undertaking that I was about witness. I was nervous for those that I knew that were …
Jul 27
My eyes pried themselves open around 5:30AM for the first time after a good nights sleep. Something about being in the mountains that enables me to sleep so well. It must be the fresh air and the fact that I don’t have work on my mind. We headed into Lake Placid early for breakfast at …
Jul 24
Well it is official. I am now registered for Ironman Lake Placid 2013! Had a great weekend in LP. More to come once I can get back on the grid again.
