by MJ Gasik | Jun 13, 2010 | half ironman, Liberty triathlon, race report
As if driving about 9 hours the day before a race wasn’t bad enough, we woke up to temperatures in the low 50s and rain in the forecast. I couldn’t decide if I should put on armwarmers and gloves for the bike or save the time in transition and just grit it...
by MJ Gasik | Sep 8, 2008 | Great Illini, half ironman, race, Triathlon
Though I’d had this race in mind for the last couple of months, I just signed up about a week ago for this event. I was tossing around the idea of doing the Full Ironman Aquabike here (2.4 swim followed by 112 run), as I did last year. However, the thought of...
by MJ Gasik | Aug 11, 2007 | half ironman, race, Steelhead, Triathlon
For the entire week before Steelhead, I tortured myself with thoughts about the race. With the bee sting, swimming was out. With the shin splints, running was out. It really sucks when you can’t do 2 of the 3 events that made up this race. Each day, I’d...
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