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Ironman Lake Placid 70.3 Bib #24
This week the athlete bib #s were published for Ironman Lake Placid 70.3. There are a couple of thousand athletes registered for this race so I was pretty surprised to see that I was assigned #24. I’m not sure if these were assigned alphabetically or if those of us representing the Ironman Foundation were assigned [...]
Also posted in cancer, triathlon Tagged chronic, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cll, ironman lake plac, ironman lake placid 70.3, remission, remissionman Comments closed
Successful Knee Procedure & IRONMAN Foundation
I’m delivering two nuggets for the price of one this morning. First is the good news that my menisectomy went very well yesterday. It was very short and sweet, as anticipated. Secondly, as most of you know, I’m racing IRONMAN Lake Placid 70.3 in September with The IRONMAN Foundation. IMF raises funds and provides community [...]
Also posted in charity, health & fitness, training Tagged ironman foundation, Rothman institute Comments closed
Stay Tuned for Some New News
Many of you might recall that I used to write and edit for a regional endurance sports magazine called Liberty Sports Magazine. We had built up a nice print and online following but due to shifting priorities and a rapidly changing print media landscape, we opted to take a little hiatus. There was little doubt [...]
Also posted in cycling, duathlon, health & fitness, motivation, movement sports magazine, racing, running, training, triathlon Tagged endurance sports, liberty sports magazine Comments closed
Lake Placid Revisited (Take IV)
I’ve toed the line of 15 iron distance triathlons and crossed the finish line of 12 of them. While DNFs are always disappointing and humbling, there is usually some kind of take away or life lesson to be found once the emotional and/or physical bruises heal. I’ve successfully raced Ironman Lake Placid 3 times; in 2002, [...]
Also posted in cancer, charity, health & fitness, motivation, racing, survivor Tagged ironman 70.3, ironman 70.3 lake placid Comments closed
2017 Ironman Lake Placid 70.3
I’m putting out a plea for some help. I figured this would be a great way to knock cancer out of the ring and declare victory. I just signed up for Ironman Lake Placid 70.3 to be held next September. This is a fundraising effort through the Ironman Foundation which raises funds for various philanthropic [...]
Also posted in cancer, charity, survivor Tagged ironman foundation, ironman lake placid 70.3 Comments closed
What’s New? Glad You Asked
Happy Blood Cancer Awareness month!!
I haven’t posted in a little bit but that doesn’t mean life hasn’t been busy. Let me try to catch you up to speed with some recent news and happenings.
First, as I’ve been actively writing and talking about, I commence with round three of chemo treatment on Monday and Tuesday, September [...]
Also posted in cancer, charity, duathlon, health & fitness, leukemia & lymphoma society, motivation, racing, survivor, team in training, triathlon Tagged 70.3, bendeka, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cll, crozer keystone, cutaneous lymphoma, diamondman, mont tremblant, piranha sports, rituxan, team in training, wego health Comments closed
Reflections of Iron – Looking Back and Moving Forward
In less than two weeks, I will be making the trek to Orlando Florida to take part in the 25th running of the Great Floridian Triathlon or “GFT” as it’s known in the triathlon world. This will be my third trip to Clermont to race GFT, and this year will be special on many levels. [...]
Ironman Maryland Canceled
This is the email that participants registered for Ironman Maryland received.
Dear IRONMAN Maryland Athletes,
Due to projected flooding from abnormally high tides, heavy rain, wind, and the expected impact of Hurricane Joaquin, IRONMAN Maryland will not take place this Saturday.
Given the severity of the expected weather conditions, which may – depending on the path [...]
Checking In and Checking Up with CLL
I reported out on social media last week that I received a good checkup with from my oncologist last Friday. While that is a very true statement, let me take a minute to elaborate exactly what “good” means. I walk out of his office at the conclusion of any appointment with an agreed upon understanding [...]
Also posted in cancer, health & fitness, motivation, survivor Tagged chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cll, crozer keystone, foxchase cancer, ironman maryland, leukemia & lymphoma society, team in training Comments closed
IM Lake Placid 70.3 Recap