by Brian Muldowney | Oct 2, 2021 | Race Reports
So far, 2021 has been an extraordinarily challenging year for my family and me. Surprisingly, it has seemed more difficult than in 2017 when I was almost killed in a bike crash and suffered a fractured C1 vertebra, among other things. From my wife Sandra’s breast...
by Brian Muldowney | Dec 23, 2017 | Ironman Training, Recovery, Training
I had big plans for 2017. I signed up for my second full Ironman (Ironman Arizona) and planned on crushing my 1st Ironman time by an hour or two. My other plans included the Patriot Half 70.3 in June and Lake Placid 70.3 in September. Things didn’t go...
by Brian Muldowney | Sep 14, 2017 | Ironman Training, Training
I’ve only ridden outside two times before heading to Lake Placid. Luckily, I’ve built up some fitness on the bike with the trainer, but my tongue surgery pushed me back a little. I’ve been pretty much on a liquid diet since the surgery and...
by Brian Muldowney | Sep 5, 2017 | Ironman Training, Recovery, Training
On August 17th, just about a week after my tongue surgery, I got back on the road again with my road bike. I wanted to do it earlier, but with the weather, my surgery and work – I just didn’t manage to do it. It would have made sense to do it earlier...
by Brian Muldowney | Sep 5, 2017 | Ironman Training, Recovery
My training has taken a backseat to recovering from tongue surgery. On August 10th, I had surgery to fix a flap that was created from my upper teeth slicing into my tongue. Before this took place, I was presented with the option of staying awake for the surgery and...