I keep running across quotes talking about how well St. George Ironman was executed and statements suggesting that it is also the toughest Ironman in the world. Here are two of my favorite snippets. Listen to what Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle of competitor radio have to say about the event: http://competitorradio.competitor.com/2010/05/eric-abbott/ “Hardest run course [...]
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St George Ironman – Toughest – Can It Be Done Barefoot?
Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Cycling, Endurance, Fatherhood, Ironman, Open Water Swimming, Training, Triathlon, Uncategorized on May 27, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Fear of Water – Open Water Swimming
Posted in Adventure Running, Barefoot, Barefoot Running, Open Water Swimming, Running, Training on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This summer I took my first long distance open water swim of the season. It was with a good friend of mine Richard Hurd. It had been a couple of year since I had swam in open water. I was a little bit nervous as I knew Rich would quickly pull away and I would be swimming essentially [...]
In the Valley it was close to 100 degrees. Not so at 10,000 feet. As you can see, there is plenty of snow at the top.
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