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This year i wanted to see how i'd handle a few 70.3's so registered for diamondman on 9/11 and IM poconos on 10/2.  My goal for diamondman was to better my times from last year and from eagleman in June.  The goal for poconos was to finish and have fun.

Diamondman

I trained for this one like my "A" race and went in feeling pretty good. Everyone was worried about flooding since apparently we now live in a subtropical rainforest.  There was no significant impact on the…

theres no better way to kick off a 70.3 than waking up in a dingy hotel room at 4:50am with paul goldstone. we drove down on saturday for the pre-race registration and bike racking, and got in a little ride, run, and swim at the venue.  the water was a little bit choppy saturday but my nerves were calmed by getting in there before the race start.  i had been nervous about a no-wetsuit 1.2 in the river but felt confident after getting out there.  its more like a bay than a river and, if there…

so this sunday 9/12/2010 was my first half ironman distance race. earlier this year i did the black bear sprint and philly olympic duathlon, then started an 8 week training plan from midatlantic multipsport. it was a challenging plan for me, having never followed a formal training schedule. i dont think i would have been able to finish the half without it, or maybe if i did finish it would have taken me a lot longer. another thing i did was take a few days off work before the race to relax…