Thursday, September 8 (60 hours to go) We walked to Bozen, a kosher fish restaurant one mile from the beaches of Nice, France. (Sushi?) I’m

  Wednesday, September 7 (three days to go) (Every one of your articles ends with a problem. What was the “next problem”?) We breezed through

Wednesday, September 6 (four days to go) (How did you keep track of all that you were doing?) Checklists. Lots of checklists. (Where did that

Tuesday, September 5 (Five days to go.) Then I got the anti-doping letter. (You don’t dope, do you?) Nope, so I wasn’t worried until… (Here

Friday, September 1 (nine days to go) With a week to go before the Ironman my training became 30 minutes of light cardio. (Your version

(Are we at the Ironman yet?) Nope, we are fewer than two weeks away and in The Jewish Link offices being interviewed. (You are not

12 Days To Go (August 26) In the middle of training and making packing lists for the trip … (Don’t forget your bike) I received

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