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June 6th
My taper has begun!! Finally! The three weeks leading up to it were very difficult. I raced in the Boulder Swim & Stride this evening. It was a pretty fun race. I felt strong in the swim, but couldn't drop Dan Mackenzie and Matt Balzer. Dan ran away with the race and I was able to hold on to second. It was pretty cool. A 1500m swim followed by a 5k run. These are very even distances by time, so it worked out nicely for Dan and I.

June 21 is still my "A" race: IronmanCDA You can follow it here: Ironman.com

May 17
Littlefoot Triathlon
I entered this race at the last minute. I wanted to use it for a hard brick workout, and came out 5th place. I'm happy with this, but I would have like to have a better swim. I've been training on the bike and run a whole lot, and sacrificing the swim, so that kinda showed. The race was put on by Sean Wendt, who ran a great show. It was a small race, but had a great local pro field. It was my first sprint distance since 2007, and that made it interesting. I hadn't gone all out on the bike in a race for a while, but it was fun to get the speed out. The run was an epic battle for 3rd place, between Josh Merrick, Tate Behning, Matt Balzer and me. We went back and forth on such a short run course, so that made it really interesting to watch on a very spectator friendly course.

May 3rd
Wildflower Triathlon
I raced well in California, setting myself up for Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Read my (full race report)

2009
The year is 2009, and we have moved to Denver!
The short story if it: Our visas were denied to New Zealand. We had planned to leave Chicago, and ended up in Denver. Lots of friends, not too far from home, and good training. Instead of Ironman New Zealand, I am planning on racing Wildflower, and Ironman Coeur d'Alene.

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