First let me says this. I thought TRI Indy was put on very well, it was well organized and planned. My only problem with the race itself was the bike course, I felt it was a little rough. WAR EAGLE!

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I have to say that I’m really enjoying reading the race reports. To hear each person’s story, goals, obstacles and triumphs is simply quite amazing. We all come to the line with our own aspirations and as we all know the days don’t always go as planned, but we keep going. Whether you won or barely finished the reports are great, so keep them coming.

http://justkev.in/2009/07/recon-off-road-triathlon-race-report/ Fun race! Will do again next year.

Diamond Girl is a race series that has four triathlons - one in NJ, Delaware, NY and PA. If you compete in all of them you earn points and whoever has the most points wins some money. The distance for this one was 400/10/2. "The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret" - Sarah Bombell

Like cjhoffmn, I ran the Healthnet Triathlon in Shelton, CT, over the weekend. It was my first Oly. I finished and lived to tell the tale, so I suppose that's a decent start for that distance. DannoE "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one..."

I put a post with some pictures (waiting to see if Brightroom has any of me) from the race on my site here. www.theorangedog.net skills>> spirits>> speed>>

It is nice to be back home. It has been a long focus and lead up to Kona and not getting the result I was after makes it a little more difficult. I was able to spend the rest of the week with my family in Kona, which was great. Spending time that was lost leading up to the race. I got to snorkel, swim, and surf with my son Kaiden.

Our wedding was awesome! It couldn't have been a more perfect day, better company or food, or anything. Miles of Life --- Powered by MarkyV

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.