1:27 p.m. (5.75 hours since race start) Racing is about challenging yourself to do the “hard” thing and find that you have within you the
12:43 p.m. (5 hours since race start) At the end of the first loop is a choice, go left or go right. (Morphius’s red or
8:11 a.m. (1 hour and 32 minutes since race start) I wanted my computer spitting back data like an infant with pureed peas by
8:06 a.m. (1 hour and 27 minutes since race start) I trotted down the block, my feat going “squish” with every step on the carpeted
6:43 a.m. Race Start Together with Shimon, Ruth and I we entered the water together. It was the only way to be sure who would
Saturday—11:30 p.m. (6 hours to race start) The truth is these few hours before bed were the calm before the storm of uncertainty. I had
I had a conversation about birkat kohanim that started with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and it ended with my father. Rav Dovid had just given a
Saturday—6:30 p.m. (12 hours to race start.) I took my son Stevie, my 10 year old, for a walk to the Olympic Oval. Crews were
Saturday—10:15 a.m. (Fewer than 20 hours to race start.) Ruth’s shirt read, “Goy Shabbos.” (Isn’t it supposed to say “Shabbos Goy”?) Ruth pointed out the
Friday, 10:00 p.m. (32 hours to race start.) Shabbos of an Ironman triathlon means turning hotel suite furniture into a Shabbos table for 6-12 people.
Friday – 6:00 p.m. (36 hours to race start) Before our guests arrived… (Guests?) Guests. We invited our friends to join us for Shabbos dinner
Friday – 5:00 p.m. (37 hours to race start) With the run completed, I had to drown Ruth. (Ruth, your anxiety plagued athlete?) Yup, this
