Ironman Half Ironman, 2019 The worst part of doing a half or full Ironman, besides the swimming, biking, and running, is the whole week leading up to the race. You're supposed to
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I came home and found that my rhubarb plant, which I'm convinced could survive a nuclear blast on Venus during Coachella, has basically filled my backyard. So I
Ironman Half Ironmans are a Mistake The St. George half Ironman is somehow only one month away, which means that you people are about to commit your annual felony of failing to stop me from doing
Ironman St. George Half Ironman, 2018 I hadn't done a triathlon since 2016 when I did the half Ironman in St. George and it was negative eleventy degrees and I was being punished by
Ironman Bike Computer Please enjoy this week's Strangerville episode above, and today's written story below. ***** Training for the upcoming Half Ironman has been difficult the last few months, as
Ironman Polar Plunge A few weeks ago when I was in San Francisco I got to hang out with Disney Prince Hair Brandt for three days because he loves Full House so much
Ironman LOOSE WAIT WITHOUT EXERSIZE For about the last six months I have been telling people that "I'm like totally doing the St. George half Ironman next May." I thought that
Ironman 2016 Ironman St. George 70.3 You guys. You guys. You guys. You know this is serious because I never say "you guys" three times. I don't even say that more than
Ironman What Even is Punctuation?!?!~~ I'm skipping Pictures and Distractions this week because all of the sudden it's May 5th which means I have to leave at like negative 5:00
Ironman 2015 As this wet and now snowy year winds down, I continue one of my favorite Stranger traditions. In the days after Christmas each year I start compiling my frustratingly-vague and
Ironman Water Heater I went for a run this weekend even though I made a solemn promise to all of you and to the universe that after Ironman Boulder I would never exercise again. But as it turns out, my body be doing crazy things lately. I
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Now that Ironman training is really, truly over for the first time in several years, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself anymore. I mean, there&
Ironman Ironman Boulder, 2015 Young Wade and I stayed with my childhood best friend Sam who lives just outside of Boulder. I dragged Young Wade out of bed at the witching hour on Friday
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Young Wade and I shall set sail for Boulder, dark and far too early Friday morning. Years of anticipation and preparation,
Ironman Heart Monitors I wore the heart monitor for ten long days, just like I was instructed. I slept with it. I ate with it. I watched an excessive amount of TV with it. It's basically the longest and most healthy relationship I've
Ironman Pioneer Day Catastrophes I hadn't planned on working Friday because PIONEER DAY. The pioneers would not want me to work on the greatest holiday of all time and I'm respectful to their wishes because I was raised right. Hashtag Bob and Cathie grinding
Ironman An Unfortunate Sequel Doctor: So I understand you have had some new episodes. Eli: It sounds so dramatic when you say it in that voice! Doctor: Well your heart started racing and you got light-headed and fainted. That's pretty dramatic. Eli: I'm sorry.
Ironman The People of Ironman Boulder Ironman Boulder is now somehow less than three weeks away AND OH MY GOSH WHO IS IN CHARGE OF TIME AND WHY ARE THEY MESSING IT UP!? You guys. THREE WEEKS. Wasn't it just, like, yesterday that I was telling you all
Ironman Massaging For Good About 12 seconds after crossing the finish line of the Half Ironman, Rebecca and I frantically raced the four hours to Salt Lake City so I could pack my things
Ironman St. George 70.3 I write to you now from somewhere over the Atlantic because, in a foolish daze a few weeks ago and at 2:00 AM from my office, I decided it
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions A very long week now comes to a close. I'm a few hours away from boarding my vehicle with Ms. Rebecca to make my way south for the
Ironman I Took the Road Less Traveled By It was the same course I usually ride. A canyon opens near my house. It's a quick access way to get my bike out of the city and into nature. It's a beautiful place with a challenging climb. I rushed
Ironman The Proverbial Sandra I knew Wade had signed up for the Salt Lake City half marathon several months ago and I don't like to be left out of anything so when I realized the Saturday race was approaching, I signed up on a whim last
Ironman Something Felt Strange I rushed home on Friday evening to try to take advantage of the last couple of hours of daylight. The half Ironman is now less than three weeks away and training has been particularly difficult to squeeze in in recent months because job and
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I got an email this morning threatening informing me that the half Ironman is exactly one month away now. I immediately went and got into the pool and flopped around
