Once bike mechanic Gordon Green converted a bike case of spare parts into a triathlon racing bike, I began the process of powering up the

Part IV With my phone battery dying it looked like we were going to spend the night in Paddington Cemetery. Then magically, a silver haired

Part III I had wanted to put on my tefillin at the Eiffel Tower and take a “telfie,” but my wife nixed that idea and

Part II (So how different is England?) Toilets. (They don’t have toilets?) They have…different toilets. (Different how? Like no seats?) No…two separate flush buttons. I

Part 1 The adventure began the week before the race. I was traveling to England with my wife Janet, our two sons Eric and Stevie,

Ah, to reach the end. (Of the race?) Of the training. By the time I get within two weeks of an Ironman triathlon, I am

The last six weeks before an Ironman triathlon are intense. There’s a workout almost every day. The bike segment of the race is the largest

With less than 40 days until Ironman United Kingdom, my workouts are fast approaching race distance in size. (Which are?) Swim 4,224 yards. Bike 112

Birthdays matter. It is not how many times one has gone around the sun or how many gifts one received. Birthdays are about the guests,

What is crazy? (Doing the same thing over expecting different results?) OK, OK. What is crazy for me? (Doing an Ironman again… expecting different results.)

It had taken me less than an hour to swim the 2,175 meters from Brighton Beach to the Coney Island Pier, but now I was

The Chinese used to refer to the wilderness beyond the Great Wall of China as called “Ku Wai.” A barren place where demons lived. By