13 Days to Go (August 25) When I first mapped out the time required to complete Ironman World Championship Nice, I figured that if I

14 Days To Go (August 24) My return home from Half Ironman Mont-Tremblant necessitated two stops before I had even unpacked. (Please tell me you

15 Days To Go (August 23) I leaped in the air and sailed across the finish line without touching the ground. I grabbed my finisher

16 Days To Go (August 22) Gear ratios on a bike can be complicated to explain… (So, simplify it for me.) If you are going

17 Days To Go (August 21) At mile 30 of the 56-mile bike course the road became a 14% grade climb. (That’s like climbing a

17 Days To Go (August 21) Our hotel room had a side door that opened to a porch that was a clearing in the woods.

20 Days To Go (August 18) We headed off to the car rental agent. (We? It was you pushing the oversized bike-bag with Ed and

21 Days To Go (August 17) I packed up the bike, got into Randy Jerome’s transport van, and checked in at Newark Airport. But this

23 Days To Go (August 15) I needed to relax and focus on what I was doing, not on what I was worried about as

25 Days To Go (August 13) With three and a half weeks until the Ironman World Championships, I had the second benchmark approaching fast. (Benchmark?)

30 Days to go (August 8) With four weeks to the Ironman World Championships, I had two benchmarks to see if I was ready. (What

39 Days to go (August 2) So, on Sunday, I kicked it up to 15 miles of running and reported zero problems. (You ran 15