[blackbirdpie url ="http://twitter.com/joelrunyon/status/20065765753"] The twitter message pretty much says it all. I finished and did pretty well, but I’ve been getting asked a lot about the results, so here's the race recap. It’s sort of epic so here are some quick highlights to look forward to: My fastest bike time ever 2 embarrassing stories A variety of semi-amusing photographs Ready? The Race The swim was in the canal in downtown Indianapolis. ...
Last Minute Impossible Plans
It seems I couldn’t get enough of my first triathlon experience so yesterday I signed up for another one…this weekend. I’ll be running obliterating [my new word for finishing triathlons - thanks twitter-verse] the Indy Tri this Sunday downtown. It’s an official USAT event and it's listed as a Sprint triathlon. The distances? All over the place again – 500m swim 11.5 miles 3.1 mile run I’ve got to admit, I’m terribly confused on what qualifies as a ...
Who’s Got 2 Thumbs And Just Did A Triathlon? – Valpo Tri 2010
This guy. After 400m swimming, 12.4 miles biking and 3.2 miles running, I'm alive and I'm proud to say I finished! I'm pumped that I did it, but not so pumped about my time. My goal for the race, was 1 hour 15 minutes. I actually thought that that was a realistic time for what I wanted to do. In reality? I wasn't even CLOSE. As it turns out I made quite a few miscalculations...let me explain... The Race The 20-29 male age division was the first wave to ...
“Triathlon” #1 Results
It’s official. The results are in. Joel Runyon = 1 Triathlon = 0 I survived. Take that triathlon! But seriously, a bunch of people have been asking how I did. I knew after the race roughly how I ended up, but I figured I’d wait till I got the official results to post about it. Lets get to it: Since this was a timed triathlon, the scores are judged by how much distance you cover in a certain time. Here’s how I did 16 lengths swimming (400m) in ...
“Triathlon” #1 Preview
T-Minus 3 Hours Till My First "Triathlon" Here are the details: LifeTime Indoor Tri: April 10th, 2010 Schaumburg, IL Joel Runyon Race Number 68 Wave #7 - 4:00 PM Future Posts To Come If I Don't Drown... ...
