"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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →