"Renee Drucas of Del Mar, California, you are an Ironman!" While I couldn't actually hear Mike Reilly say those words over the roar of the crowd, it didn't matter. I had an amazing experience competing in my first (only?) full Iron-distance Race this past weekend in Tempe, Arizona. For any of you thinking of trying that one yourself, I'd definitely recommend volunteering at the 2012 Race. General Entries for 2012 sold out online this year in 10 minutes, after the 2011 Competitors, … Click to continue →
Ironman 70.3 Austin by Miles Lovelace
In mid-summer, I made the crazy decision to do this race after having completed several sprint distance triathlons and showing improvement in those. I just felt it was time to step up to a new challenge, although I had yet to even attempt an Olympic distance race. I know, insanely stupid as more than one person pointed out at the time. But I figured if I registered and paid online there was no backing out and it would “lock me in”, so I did that. I picked Austin because it is an Ironman … Click to continue →
SheROX San Diego by Renée Ramsdell
SheROX Triathlon: October 16, 2011. I don't have any issue with doing mixed triathlons, but there was something appealing about the idea of doing an all women's race. I knew there would be tons of first-timers out there, and even though that poses its own set of challenges I thought it would be fun. This race didn't disappoint. It was dark and cold when we got to transition in the morning. I had about the luckiest spot I could have been given, super close to all transition ins/outs. Yay! It … Click to continue →