So here it goes, it has been 2 full years since I started an Ironman and 4 years since my first and fastest at IM CDA in 2004. So I had a lot that I wanted to improve upon, and a bit of nerves since it had been so long since I had done the distance. These nerves where unnecessary due to the great training I had put into this race, so beneath my anxiousness was a new found confidence that would serve me well.

The Arrival "Where do you want to start? The sky's the limit." The waitress at the diner said to me, pad and pencil in hand. I looked up at her from the menu, a little perplexed by the back half of her question, and all at once felt the muscles in my face press forward.

The 2008 Evergreen Lake International distance triathlon in Hudson, IL was designated as the USAT Regional Championship race for the Mideast. Athletes who finished in the top 5 places of their age group, or in the top 33% (whichever was greater) qualified for the Age Group National Championships to be held in Portland, OR on September 20.

Yes, it's long overdue, but just finished it up... :)

Cave continues her dominant early season form

Short story: I went, I competed, I finished, I managed not to kill myself or anyone else. Does that officially make me a triathlete?

Chris Lieto had a record breaking win against some of the Worlds best at the Silver Anniversary Columbia Triathlon.

Cave continues her early season winning ways.

Australia, big country, great people and every tim ethey put on an event it is special, no surprises that Busselton in Western Australia delivered a fantastic day for the 2007 IM WA. This is advertised as a fast course, flat ride and run, good surfaces and the pros were being hyped up to beat the world record. Jason Shortis put in a sub 8 hour here in 2006.

Most of you know the race doesn't really begin the morning you enter the water with 2,000+ other athletes. That is the beginning of the final chapter in the journey to Ironman. I won't bore you with all the details leading up to the final day of the Ironman Florida journey, but I will share some details leading into the race.