The Extra Mile

My Journey Late in Life as a Triathlete – Setbacks and Triumphs

Race Reports

Ironman Lake Placid 2022 Race Report – “How are you Feeling?”

Ironman Lake Placid 2022 Race Report – “How are you Feeling?”

There’s a standing joke between friends and me that when I say that I am “Not Feelin’ it” I tend to have a good race. Leading up to the race, people asked if I was ready and I truly did not feel ready for this race. I’ve been suffering Achilles issues for the better part of a year and a half, and I never felt like I fully recovered from my race in Chattanooga in September.

Ironman Chattanooga 2021 Race Report

Ironman Chattanooga 2021 Race Report

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...

Ironman Mont Tremblant 2016 Race Report

Ironman Mont Tremblant 2016 Race Report

I am a tad late in writing my race report for my first full Ironman, which happened in August 2016.  It is getting close to a year since I finished the race, but recently I came across another race report for the same race that was written two years after he completed...