The St Croix 70.3 bike course is known for being one of the hardest courses in triathlon. This segment, which is .75 of the 56 mile bike course is what people here call “The Beastâ€. I recorded it in real time on a training day. I averaged about 6 watts per kilo for this climb […]
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Going Going Gone–San Juan 70.3
Today was a rough day in a sort of awesome way. I swam well enough, exiting the water in 5th. Then I took the lead and dropped a 1:58:06 56mile bike split on my Cervelo P5 – which I am still having trouble believing. Two things contributed to the bike course being faster than previous […]
Peggy McDowell-Cramer: You are an Ironman!
[This is the third and final of a series of posts by Peggy McDowell-Cramer (Be sure to check out #1 and #2). She’s a masters triathlete from Santa Monica, and a pretty cool person to hang out with. While I was off trying to kill a blind kid, Peggy was taking on her seventh Ironman […]
Peggy’s Post (#2)
I heard more from Peggy McDowell-Cramer. I asked for clarrification on how strong the “S” was when she said she had done IronmanS. “How many times? 6 times for kona, this is #7. It’ll be #11 total: 3 IMNZ, and 1 Florida.” Wow. I don’t even know how to respond to that, so here’s Peggy’s […]
Peggy McDowell-Cramer: 140.6mi in Kona (Part 1)
In 2006 I was in Kansas City for my first USAT Age Group Nationals. I had just found out the hard way that about 90% of the 1500 athletes who come to that event all think they should register within the first hour of an 8 hour registration period. The line was long, and I […]