April 2011 Blog Posts (5)

KICK IN THE HYNER!

My goal was to finish in 5 hours. Chip time was 6 hours 19 minutes and 30 seconds.884 people toed the line and 810 people completed the course. Times usually range from 2 hours to 8 hours for prior years. Most seasoned runners saw their time increased by nearly an hour due to the elements. A certain few were…

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Added by Laura Susice-Rader on April 19, 2011 at 12:58am — 3 Comments

Tri_Youth_Alon Super Sprint Tri-Du

Great job to all involved w/ the Try_youth_alon inaugural Pennypack Park Super sprint. Mother nature held off just long enough to get it in, but still Brrrrrr.

All racers who braved the chilly elements earned yourself some good 'racing' karma. Well done.

Proud to be involved and is excited for what the future holds re: fighting Childhood obesity. Reg is open for 3 more TYA 2011 races. Great ppl, Great prices + great youth and intro events. Grass rootsy,, reminds me of what I…

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Added by Paul N. Goldstone on April 17, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Back-to-Back Half Marathons April 9 and 10, 2011

I had no intention to go public about my visit to what my friend Michele R called "crazy-land" this past weekend, but changed my mind when I received emails and phone calls -- not to mention texts, tweets and Facebook messages -- inquiring about my back-to-back half marathons. Also, I sort of feel responsible since I talked Jenny and Michele B into also visiting crazy-land. It all started, as most of these challenges have, when Reinier of…

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Added by Ruth Furman on April 12, 2011 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Epic ironman finish

http://www.hell.tv/t/videos/10/epic-marathon-finish.html

Added by Paul N. Goldstone on April 6, 2011 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Good Health and Triathlon Training or How to Comeback from a Heart Attack

I was 58 years old and have done Sprint Tri's from 2000. I have been doing cross/ triathlon training workouts for years. On April 6th 2009 I woke up did errands and light yard work and as the day progressed, I felt sluggish and out of sync just not right, but still nothing to make me think something was going to happen. By 9:40 that night, I told my wife lets go to the ER because I still feel like crap. To make a story shorter at 12:25 that night the surprised happened, I had a heart attack a… Continue

Added by Carl Shotz on April 4, 2011 at 8:59am — 4 Comments