10:10 p.m. (15.25 hours since race start) Mile 25.75 I stopped and grabbed a barricade as I took off the backpack. It was time to

8:32 p.m. (13.75 hours since race start) Mile 18: Second turn around. Only 8.2 miles to go … with hills to climb as the sun

4:17 p.m. (9.5 hours since race start) Mile 2: As Gene picked up his pace I focused on one thing, I was at the Ironman

3:13 p.m. (8.5 hours since race start) A single slice of a banana is only 25 calories. With 15 miles to go, this should have

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

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