Friday Funny 91: "Do You Have ANY Idea Who I Am?"

(Make sure to say the title of the post with your nose in the air like a bratty, snotty 19 year old "trust fund baby.")

Last weekend, I saw the April / May 2010 "Midwest Events Magazine" for the first time. It's a local magazine that shows up on free newstands (like at gyms, coffee shops, bookstores, etc). This is what the April / May 2010 issue looks like:

Inside, near the back, there's a spread that looks like this:

Sean Pease did a great little 3-page spread on me!! How cool is that?!? Here's the first page, and you can read the VERY kind words that Sean had to say as the intro for the article:

Awww, shucks. Thanks Sean!

Here's the next page:

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After you've read that, I'd like to point some things out:

• Cathy Yndestad (the USAT Female Triathlete of the Year) snapped that GREAT photo of me used on that page. It's from the Liberty Triathlon last year. Thanks Cathy! You're published! ;) (Oh, and on that note, Pharmie took the big photo on the first page, so she's a published photographer too!)

• If you didn't know the whole story of why my blog is called "Steve in a Speedo?! Gross!", now you do!

• Don't tease me for that swim time. We all start somewhere! I actually fondly look back on that race quite often.

• There are lots of "THANKS" to be said in the part about improving my swim. Coach Jen Harrison lets me swim her workouts with Julia, and it's been making me faster. So thanks Jen and Julia! And "the gang" that I refer to are all the people that sometimes swim with Julia: Kelly, Steve H, Steve T, Kathryn, Pam, Sara, Dan, and anyone else I might be forgetting!

• Now you know how Pharmie got her name as well! AND you know her real name!

• I doubt anyone knows the first point under "What is one (or two) things that most people wouldn't know about you?" But none of you should be surprised. ;)

Here's the final page of the interview:

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• Diet Root Beer TOTALLY counts! Right?...

• They edited out a part about Linsey Corbin's butt. Right after the last sentence in that section, there SHOULD be this:

In fact, if you search youtube for a video called "Linsey Corbin's Butt," you might just find it under my account. Jeez, sometimes I seem pretty creepy....

• My "oddest" race experience IS pretty odd. But I didn't even mention that there was a cat toy in my running shoe, so I did the 13.1 mile run with my big toe pushing up against one of Kermit's toys! Here's part 1 of that race report, and here's part 2.

• And here are 2 questions that Sean asked that got totally edited out:

Who would win in a fight....Mark Bongers vs. John Larson? [These are 2 pretty well-known local race directors: Mark runs Final Stretch, and John runs Team Ortho.] Sorry John, but I think Mark would take you. Those redheads... they're scrappy! Plus, the Team Ortho jerseys seem to have a target right on the middle of the chest. Ha!

Tell us about your 2 cats - names, personalities, unique characteristics. I'll let my wife field this one: "We've always joked that they actually have the personality of dogs. They love people, fetching, and rolling in gross things. Ella is twitchy and excitable like a young labrador. Kermit is low-key and docile like a bloodhound." Yes, one of our cats is named Kermit even though they are sisters. I told Sarah that I REALLY needed to name something "Kermit," and it was either one of our cats, or one of our (future) kids. So now we have a female cat named Kermit.

So if you're a local, pick up a copy of Midwest Events and look for that article! Thanks for the interview, Sean!

Happy Friday!

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Interview

Shannon just “interviewed” me, and I’m willing to return the favor to any other bloggers who would like to participate. Directions are at the bottom. Here’s what Shannon asked me:

1.) What is your dream race (already raced or never raced) and why (details)?
I think the "Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon" would be a blast. It's just SUCH an infamous swim (1.5 miles from the Alcatraz prison to the mainland)! That triathlon also has a shorter bike (18 miles) and a longer run (8 miles), so that's RIGHT up my ally!

2.) What is the biggest adversity in your life that you’re determined to overcome?
Well, YEARS ago (what seems like a lifetime), I conquered a pretty serious 3 year bout of depression. People sometimes wonder why I'm always so chipper, peppy, and happy - it's because I know what darkness REALLY is, and nothing I've been through since has been as tough as those years of my life.

Looking to the future, I'd love to overcome my nasty feet. Unfortunately, I think amputation is the only way this will happen...

3.) Biggie Smalls or Tupac?
I tend to prefer American cars, so I'll go with the Biggie. Although, I HAVE heard pretty good things about the Suzuki Tupac.

4.) What is one thing with 100% certainty you are committed too?
Maybe a few things:
• Pharmie, my lovely wife.
• Making people smile. (In the front of my current journal [Shut your face. So what. I have a journal. I've filled about 6 in the last couple of years. It's actually more of a place to tape movie stubs and stuff like that. You don't like it? Go suck an egg.] there's a fortune taped in with my writing underneath. See:

I know. I'm a big cheese ball.)
• Teaching. (I’m a professor during my day job.) I love sharing any tid-bit I may know that can help out someone else.
• Sometimes, I feel committed to triathlons, but that's just become a "healthy way of life," and not a chore or commitment.
• And sometimes, I feel committed to photography, but my inspiration has been coming and going.

5.) What one question would you ask Barack Obama if you have lunch with him next week?
Why isn't my life perfect yet?

Just kidding. I don't know if I have a specific question. I'd just love to chat over a meal and see what he's all about.

(Yes, #3 above is a joke. I know who they really are. They both own a line of carpet and tile stores, right?)

To play along:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by giving you five questions. (I get to pick the questions.)
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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How It All Began

Pharmie has said for a while that I need to tell this little story. She says, “Everyone thinks you’re so speedy, but you started off not knowing what the heck you were doing.” Here’s how I started running.

I ran the mile for the “Presidential Physical Fitness Test” in Phy Ed during my first semester of High School (Fall 1995). I was the first to finish, but it was a deplorable time. I hit the line and knew I was about to die. Right behind me was a new friend, Tim, who was currently out for cross country. He told me, “Not bad Steve. You should come out for track in the spring.”

I thought about it. I had never been part of a team. I played 2 summers of tennis in middle school, and about a month of basketball in 5th grade. I thought I’d give track a whirl.

But I’m no dummy. I wanted to be “ready” for the first day of track practice. So sometime over Christmas break (around New Year 1996), I went out for my first training run. I thought, “I think I’ll run to the corner and back.” Now, I grew up in the middle of nowhere on a tiny gravel road, so for all you know, “the corner” could have been a mile or more away...

...but “the corner” was about a quarter mile away. Oooh, feel the burn. I hopped on the gravel road, noted the time on my watch (so I could track my time), and took off. I barely made it that quarter mile - I was huffing and puffing when I got there. I don’t remember what my time was, but I remember being pleased. I took a moment to revel in the great workout, and then I did a run/walk/run on the quarter mile back home.

The first day of track practice rolls around, and Coach puts me in a group of other newbies. “You guys: head down 22, go around the golf course, and come back. That’s 2 miles.” Ummm, AROUND the golf course? TWO MILES? Coach, you’re insane.

On that first 2 mile run, I got half way through (to the far corner of the golf course) before I had to stop and walk. I was still ahead of a sophomore, so I was pretty proud of that. Over that last mile home, I think I stopped to walk about 5 times. But I made it back to the school.

One official workout down, with no idea how many thousands of workouts lie in my future.

Here was the team photo from that time in my life (my freshman year of track: 1996):

I didn’t get SUPER awkward until later that year. Here’s the team cross country photo from sophomore year (where I’m ALL hair and glasses):

I started getting speedier, but I was fighting injuries. (Huh, what’s new?) Here’s an appearance in the local paper during the next track season:

Sweet. I forgot we broke our H.S. indoor record.

(People think I eat A LOT these days. But that’s so “2009 Steve” has bigger legs than “1996 Steve.” Did you SEE those twigs in that photo above?!?)

One last newspaper clipping from the next cross country season (my last season as a runner). Here are the sibling pairs out for CC from our small high school:

Look to the far right. In the back row. That’s Pharmie and I right next to one another. I still had big hair. Pharmie still had bangs:

After that season of cross country (fall 1997), I threw in the towel. I was consistently injured, and I was frustrated. So I stopped running for about 5 years. (I didn’t completely stop running: I would run 2-3 miles about 4 times a year.) And then in 2002 or 2003, I started running a little more. Then biking a few years later. Then duathlons and triathlons in 2006.

The rest, as they say, is history on my blog.

The Moral? We sometimes need to step back and take a look at the big picture. We get too caught up in the necessity of smaller victories: How was this 5K slower than my last? Why did that run feel so tough when it seemed like a walk in the park 3 weeks ago? Etc, etc. We don’t look far enough back to see where we’ve come from. So step back and take a look at YOUR big picture.

What does your “big picture” say? Mine says this:

I can remember: When a 1/4 mile run was the workout to prepare me for a whole season. When a 2 mile run was a worse fate than death. When I was nothing but hair and glasses.

If you have an embarrassing photo and story from when you started running / swimming / biking / tri-ing, post it on your blog and let me know. I LOVE hearing self-deprecating stories and photos from when we were all newbies! In fact, in about a month, I think I’ll officially hold a contest for the “Best Newbie Story & Embarrassing Photo Combo” on my blog. So dig up that first 5K photo, or your first triathlon where you wore your bike helmet backward, or when you started swimming with braces and glasses that took up your entire face, etc, etc. There will be more to come on a blog-wide contest, with the winner determined by votes from the public! Ooh, this should be FUN!!

In the meantime, remember where you’ve been. Remember where you’ve come from. We’ve all come so very far. Never lose sight of that!

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Finally!

Thanks for all the well-wishes everyone! I think I’m finally feeling better - yesterday things started looking up. Today, I might try something other than bread, Honey Nut Cheerios, or generic Frosted Flakes (that's been my nutrition for the last 4 days). Wish me luck!

As a “thanks for stopping by” gift, here’s a drawing I recently found that I made in 2nd grade. It shows what I want to be when I grow up. Yep, that’s me as a priest.

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5 Sexy Things About Me

It’s 4 am. I can’t sleep. I just might be up for the day. So I thought I’d share 5 things about me. Oh, and they’re not really “sexy” - I’m just sleep deprived, so leave me alone.

1: I carry way too much crap in my pockets. I washed my jeans this weekend, so I had to empty my pockets. This is what came out:
- 1 pencil
- 3 pens
- 3 Sharpies
- 2 flash drives
- chapstick
- plastic whistle
- checkbook
- wallet
- $8.89 in change (enough to feed a starving child for 5 weeks)

2: I eat Totino’s Pizzas in EXACTLY 32 bites. (My favorite is the sausage or the combo.) I cut the pizza into 8 equal slices. Then I eat each slice like this:
1. Cut off the tip, eat.
2. Cut more off the same end, eat.
3. Cut the remainder in half, eat piece closest to me.
4. Eat remaining bite.

3: For how “techie” I am, I don’t run with an iPod, HR monitor, or GPS. I’m pretty old-school when it comes to some of these things. When I run, I want to be alone with my thoughts, so I just go and run. I don’t need to know my current pace, how many calories my left pinky has burned, how many times I’ve farted in the last mile, how much saliva I’m producing, etc. (that’s all stuff your Garmin can tell you, right?) I run a route that has stoplights every half-mile, so I can (roughly) check my splits. But otherwise, I’m running free. And for how much I rely on my computer, I track all my workouts (swim, bike, run, lift, stretch, etc) on paper. Here’s a week out of my training log from just before my half-ironman a few months back (heavy training):

And here’s last week, with more cross-training than swimming or biking:

4: This is unrelated to me, but have you seen the new “Doritos Collisions?” How sweet is that?!? Two great flavors in one bag! All the “pizza” powder gets on the “ranch” chips and vice versa! It’s heaven! It’s like having late-night sex WHILE watching Conan O’Brien!

5: I’d like to get an M-Dot tattoo, but first I need to get a different tattoo. In case you didn’t know, I’m a photographer and a college photo professor (that’s why I had 3 Sharpies in my pocket in photo #1: students always need to label the CDs they are turning in). I’ve always said that my first tattoo will be the shutter speed dial from my first camera. I still think this would be nerdy cool as my first tattoo:

Call me a geek. I can take it. I know it’s true.

Also, I think a few of us are going to be running the Giving Thanks 5K on Thanksgiving morning around Lake Como here in St. Paul. It’s an easy 5K course, but both races I’ve done on it have eaten me up! We’ll see how this one goes! Happy Thanksgiving (if we don’t talk before Thursday)!!!

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Tagged: Seven Things

Tracie tagged me, and now I need to share 7 random or weird facts about myself. Here it goes:

• I created a video application for Team EvoTri that didn’t make the cut. You can check it out by clicking here (it’s really not that exciting, so don’t bother). What may be MORE exciting is the Blooper Reel. Yesterday, I put all these foibles together to create 70 seconds of mistakes (huh...I think that’s also the way mom refers to the night I was conceived). Check it out:

(If you can’t view the video above, see it directly on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LlVzWvRyzc.)

• I was born on Friday the 13th. When I mention that to people, the most common reaction is, “Oh, that explains a lot.” Jerks.

• I started teaching college a few days after I turned 24. My first class had an average age of 31. Now, about 3 years later, I’ve taught a total of 34 courses at 4 different colleges/universities in the Twin Cities area.

• When I was younger, I thought I was Jewish.

• Two years ago, I said I’d never do an Ironman. Then, I did one. Years earlier, I said I’d never run a marathon. Now, I’m signed up for Grandmas Marathon in June. I guess I’ve learned never to say never.

• I don’t drink much alcohol. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever been drunk. But I make up for that by pooping a lot. I mean, A LOT. I really don’t know what those 2 things have to do with one another, but, well, there ya go.

• I carry a tweezers around in my wallet for those random splinters life sends my way. Seriously. Ask me when you see me - I'll show you. It comes in handy.

Now, as the rules say, I must tag 7 others or my face will explode (or something like that). So, Big Mike, J-Wim, Jeremy, Jumper, Julia, Mister P, and Danielle in Iowa, consider yourselves all tagged.

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Tag, I'm It

I’ve been double tagged (just like my wife), by Lance Notstrong and TriTeacher. The first task? List 6 strange or weird things about yourself. Being I recently posted “100 Things About Me” and most of those were strange, I thought I’d put a little twist on this post. This will be 6 strange or weird things about me that are athletic related. So, in no particular order, here we go:

• I drink like a CAMEL! I am a hydrate-o-holic. Water, PowerAid, Gatorade, diluted lemon flavored Carbo-Pro - they’re all good. I even have to bring 2 full water bottles to a 1 hour spinning class! Here I am just before a SPRINT Triathlon:

• I have no ass, and therefore, on long bike rides I wear 2 pairs of bike shorts. Don’t laugh. It works.

• The night before my first ever triathlon, I was at a party where I over-indulged in guacamole. The next morning, my bowels weren’t happy. I did the nasty in the bathroom 3 times in the half hour before starting the race. I LITERALY ran from the toilet to the start of the swim. It all ended OK.

• I’m getting really frustrated by my bum left knee. I’m not running at all, I’ve stopped biking/spinning, I’m stretching it out but not over working it, I’m seeing a physical therapist and doing all the stretches/exercises that she’s recommending, and it’s just not getting better. My IM dreams already seem out of reach. Update on this soon. Grrrrr...

• I like my toe cages. I don’t want to get clipless pedals. I was so happy to see a few toe cages on the bikes at IM WI 2006.

• I’m looking forward to shaving my entire body mid-summer in preparation for IM WI. Well, maybe “looking forward to it” is strong language. It’s more like I’m just curious. Sarah is too.


The second task is to answer the following 6 triathlon questions:

1. Describe a memory from your first triathlon ever.
Well, I’ll go with the guacamole/diarrhea incident that you’ve already read about earlier in this post.

2. Describe a memory from your most recent triathlon.
Mmmmmmm....... the Swedish pancakes at the end of the Chisago Lakes Triathlon. Best post triathlon food ever.

3. What’s the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you in a triathlon?
For all the embarrassing and stupid things that I do (and that I have shared with you over these past few months), I really don’t have anything very embarrassing from a triathlon. I’m just as surprised as you! I mean, I’ve peed at the start of the swim during 2 triathlons, but who hasn’t?

4. What’s the most thrilling thing that has ever happened to you in a triathlon?
Completing the 0.93 mile swim at my first Olympic distance tri and still remaining upright!

5. What is something that you discovered about yourself by doing triathlons?
I can NOT swim a straight line if my life depended on it.

6. What is “The Big Goal” that you are working towards?
Um, duh, IM WI 2007. And a rock hard body. (First off, let’s start with a healthy knee!)

Time to pass on the cooties. So, I’m going to tag XT4, Spokane Al, and TriShannon (Shannon, I see you’ve already done one of these, so your job is to do the other one). Tag, you’re it. Do either one of these, or both of these if you’d like. Go to it.

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100 Things About Me

I tried to keep this fun and honest. I hope you don’t get bored with such a large dose of Steve. Some of these are frightfully honest, especially the higher numbers. You have been warned.

1. I’m way more fun than you.

2. I’m probably cooler too.

3. Wait, #2 is a lie. I’m the opposite of cool.

4. Great, now I wasted #3.

5. Crap, there goes #4. Back on track...

6. I’m addicted to infomercials.

7. Although I have 2 cats, I consider myself more of a dog person.

8. One of those cats is named Kermit, because I told Sarah it was either the name of a pet or our first-born son.

9. Classic Looney Tunes were the best thing on TV. Chuck Jones was a genius!

10. Americas Funniest Home Videos is my favorite TV show currently on TV. Seriously.

11. I’ve had 7 years of piano lessons.

12. But now can only play Yankee Doodle with one finger.

13. I was born on Friday the 13th. Some people say that explains a lot.

14. I don’t let Sarah touch my navel. When I do, she thinks it’s a party.

15. When I was in second grade, I wanted to be a priest.

16. Then, when I was 8, I thought I was Jewish. I was wrong.

17. I started teaching my first college course a month after my 24th birthday.

18. The average age of my students in that class was around 30 years old.

19. I like being mistaken for a student when I teach.

20. I also like the chatter I overhear before the start of the first day of class: "Is THAT our professor? He looks so young!"

21. If I were a better writer, I wouldn’t need to make photos.

22. I’ve never done any sort of drugs.

23. If I were to do drugs, my drug of choice would be Chipotle Burritos.

24. I don’t drink coffee (can you imagine me caffeinated?!).

25. I’ve taken one puff on a cigarette. I was 17. It was nasty.

26. I don’t spend enough time with my friends.

27. I’m a momma’s boy.

28. Everything about the photographic process excites me. Except making contact sheets.

29. I poop more than anyone I know: usually 4-5 times per day.

30. Most of that poop floats.

31. When I watch CSI and they show the image through the eye-piece of a camera that is taking pictures of evidence, I always yell at the TV because their aperture and shutter speed settings never make any sense with the flash they are using.

32. When I was young, I tried to jump off of a moving 4-wheeler so I could run along the side of it. I ended up belly-sliding across the gravel road. I nearly lost my right nipple.

33. Don’t read #75 without reading the 2 before it or it will seem really, really dirty.

34. I worked for 4 summers in different corporate hog barns artificially inseminating sows in heat. I’m the surrogate father of thousands of delicious baby pigs.

35. I’ve been growing hairy patches on my shoulders that I’m not proud of.

36. During my first 2 months of college, I didn’t think I could hack it.

37. During my first 2 months of grad school, I didn’t think I could hack it.

38. My mother-in-law’s homemade salsa will cure whatever ails you (it works for me!).

39. I’m never fully satisfied with my photography, although I fake it when I need to talk about my work.

40. I’m a gentle and giving lover.

41. I always shower, not bathe, after wearing brand new socks. Otherwise those in-between-the-toe fuzzies are floating all over the tub. Nasty.

42. I’m grateful for everything.

43. I carry a tweezers in my wallet in case of slivers or splinters. Is that weird?

44. I love movies, but rarely see any.

45. I had sex for the first time on my wedding night. Yes, really.

46. Pink is one of my favorite colors.

47. So is 18% grey.

48. I can’t talk on the phone and do something else at the same time. So if you ever call me, you have my undivided attention.

49. Triathlons have helped my sex life (hard body and more endurance) and hurt my sex life (too tired from training).

50. I try to be polite - society as a whole needs to be more polite.

51. I hate politics.

52. I never want to affiliate myself with just one specific political party.

53. I don’t have any tattoos, but I’d like to get one that is an image of my first camera’s shutter speed dial. Nerdy, I know.

54. I’ve been known to eat entire large, sausage, Papa John’s pizzas in one sitting.

55. I drink water like a camel.

56. And, therefore, piss like a racehorse.

57. I love 1980s rock ballads.

58. I listen to any type of music if it’s good.

59. I totally rock at MySpace flash banner games.

60. I can balance my body in a few strange positions.

61. My penis and I are good friends.

62. I love to laugh and to make others laugh.

63. When I fart in bed, I fluff the covers. I don’t want to baste in my own stink.

64. George Clooney. I’m just saying...if I had too, it’d be with George Clooney. Or Jamie Foxx.

65. I’m pretty sure Paris Hilton is the anti-Christ. And Lindsey Lohan is a living, breathing STD. And Britney Spears is simply trash.

66. Riding bike without a helmet is thrilling! Just like having sex with an old, warty, seasoned prostitute without using a condom is thrilling! Come on people, wear a helmet when on a bike or motorcycle! Don’t be stupid.

67. My favorite physical activity that I can see myself doing the longest is lifting weights.

68. Second: biking.

69. Third: running.

70. I just recently realized that I’ve never been Mom and Dads favorite. I’ve come to terms with that.

71. If you would have told me 2 years ago that I’d be training for an Ironman Triathlon right now, I would have punched you in the stomach and stolen your purse.

72. Extremely attractive people make me nervous.

73. I got my first cavity when I was 25.

74. While waiting for the novocaine to take effect, I taught the dental hygienist all about her new digital camera.

75. She was grateful and therefore gentle in my mouth.

76. My feet have become increasingly stinky in the past few years.

77. Sometimes, my day revolves around what time The Simpson’s, Top Model, or This Old House are on TV. That’s sad, I know.

78. I just won an office pool at MCAD for picking the winner of Top Model. I’m going for it all next year too. Watch out Continuing Studies office!

79. When I was little, I thought it was "Duck, Duck, RAY Duck," not "Duck, Duck, GRAY Duck." I realized I was wrong when I was about 21. I felt like my entire childhood was a lie.

80. It may look like I cut my own hair, but I don’t.

81. I believe in God.

82. I also believe in Karma.

83. My parents almost named me Jeff. But I’m happy with Steve (named after my Great Grandfather, Steve Dulas).

84. I’ve never met a man named Steve who isn’t a least a little quirky. Have you?

85. I was 18th in state on the Horticulture team in FFA in high school.

86. I married the woman who received 1st in state.

87. I can’t stand runners who listen to their iPods so loud that they can’t hear a polite "On your left" while on the trail.

88. I’m cheap.

89. I make groin-grabbingly good cinnamon French toast. Stop by on a Sunday morning and help yourself to a piece.

90. My current favorite combination of fountain soda is 70% Diet Coke, 25% Cherry Coke, and 5% Lemonade.

91. My favorite vegetable is sausage.

92. My sister-in-law has been living with us for a few months, and in the past I’ve been known to get her mixed up with Sarah. This could spell disaster. (picture naked Steve jumping into the wrong bed.)

93. I split my head open on a ceiling fan in Honduras when I was 17. I bled over a toilet while my friends went for help. Here’s a photo of that toilet.

94. I’m an obsessive list maker; in my mind, if it’s not on a list, it doesn’t exist.

95. I don’t care for winter in Minnesota, but I need the freeze to bring everything full-circle. It makes springtime special.

96. Sometimes, I’m kind of a jerk.

97. And a little cocky.

98. And a giant nerd.

99. Knowing all you now know about me, I hope we can still be friends.

100. I like receiving comments (who doesn’t?). Please leave me a note if you’d like. Thanks for reading all (or some) of this!

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Recent Workouts

I’m a member of Beginner Triathlete, and that’s where I log my workouts.


- Click here to see my MONTHLY training log.

- Click here to see my more detailed WEEKLY training log.

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Race Resume

This is a listing of only “official” races. To see a complete list of events (with more links to reports, photos, possibly Garmin data, etc), check the right sidebar of my blog.

- - - 2016 - - -

• Meet of the Miles, Jan 11: 4:56.60. 26 out of 151 overall, 3 out of 10 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report and Results and Video

• Securian Run Half Marathon, Jan 30: 1:26:51. 23 out of 557 overall, 10 out of 81 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report and More Photos

• Half Fast Half Marathon (turned 25K), Feb 20: 1:26:18 at 13.1, 1:41:10 after 15.41 miles. Race Report and Results

• Lake Johanna 4 Mile, March 12 (first race with BOTH boys): 24:16. 7 out of 149 overall, 2 out of 15 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report and Results

• O'Gara's 8K Irish Run, March 19: 29:20. 65 out of 444 overall, 7 out of 26 in the 35-39 age group. Race Report and Team Photos

[Injured for the summer]

• Fort Snelling 15K Relay, Oct 16: 18:25. 21 out of 96 5K splits overall. 3-person team was 12 out of 32 overall, 9 out of 12 open male teams. Race Report

• Rocky's Run CC 6K, Nov 6: 24:03.1. 14 out of 98 overall, 1 out of 1 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report and More Photos

• Fast Before the Feast 5K, Nov 24 (racing with my son and nephew in the stroller): 18:20. 7 ou too 615 overall, 1 out of 18 in the 35-39 age group. Race Report and More Photos

• Donut Mile, Dec 29: 8:25. 2 out of 4 overall, 1 out of 3 men. Race Report and Race Video

2016 highlights: I spent a lot of this year injured (and then slowly/smartly coming back from that injury), so I didn't race a lot. That's really what I remember about 2016. My favorite racing memories are doing things with my boys: my first race with both of them at Lake Johanna, getting lots of high-fives from them during Rocky's Run 6K CC race, and racing with my youngest and my nephew at the Fast Before the Feast (all the while watching my beard grow, apparently...):

My view at Lake Johanna 4 Mile, my boys giving high-fives
at Rocky's Run 6K, and all set to go for the Fast Before the Feast 5K.

- - - 2015 - - -

• YWCA Indoor Tri, March 8: 2 out of 23 overall. Race Report, Official Results, and More Photos

• Cinco DU Mayo Duathlon, May 2: 53:58, FIRST OVERALL. 1 out of 96 overall, 1 out of 13 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report and Official Photos

• Oakdale Duathlon, May 9: 1:10:54. 11 out of 177 overall, 4 out of 166 non-elite, 1 out of 13 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report and Results and Final Thoughts

• Tuesday Night Time Trial, June 2: 26:30 for 10 miles. 23.1 mph, 35 out of 64 overall, 30 out of 40 open male, 5 out of 10 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report and a few More Photos

• Duathlon Nationals, June 6: 1:00:41. 28 out of 190 overall, 4 out of 11 in the 30-34 age group. Part 1, Part 2 - my Race Report, and More Photos

• Capitol City Triathlon, June 14: 1:04:39. 25 out of 131 overall, 5 out of 14 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report

• Lake Waconia Triathlon, June 28: 1:38.22. 24 out of 215 overall, 3 out of 15 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report

• Life Time Fitness Tri Relay, July 11: (sprint relay) 1:07:00, team "Handsome, Hairy, and Here to Win." 1 out of 38 teams, 1 out of 12 all male teams, and course record. Race Report and Official Photos

• Life Time Fitness Super Sprint Tri, July 11: 32:43, 1st overall and course record. 1 out of 41 overall, 1 out of 9 in my age group. Race Report and Official Photos

• North Mankato Tri, Aug 9: 1:02:30. First race as an elite: 4 out of 131 overall, 1 out of 8 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report and Photos of me in the Mankato Free Press Newspaper

• Looney Challenge, Oct 3-4: 3rd overall in the series, 10K: 38:33 (21 out of 2324 overall, 8 out of 145 in the 30-34 age group), 5K: 18:54 (32 out of 2696 overall, 4 out of 115 in the 30-34 age group), 10 Mile: 1:03:05 (106 out of 9150 overall, 15 out of 537 in the 30-34 age group. 5K and 10K race report, TC 10 Mile race report, Loony Challenge Results, Official Photos, and Final Series Thoughts

• New Year's Eve Donut Mile, Dec 31: 8:11. 2 out of 12 overall. Race Report

2015 highlights: This was a good year of racing, but my 2 favorite memories have to be racing Duathlon Nationals to finish 4th in my age group and racing as an "elite" for the first time at the North Mankato Triathlon and finishing 4th overall:

- - - 2014 - - -

• Israman Half Iron Triathlon, Jan 16: (relay) 7:03:06, 66 out of 90 teams, 17 out of ?? in the "120+" division. Pre-Race Red Sea Swim (video), Race Report, Race Photos, More Race Photos, Final Race Notes, and Instagram Photos from my Israel Trip

• Y Guys Swim Meet, Feb 23: 31.69 50 yds (54 out of 67 overall, 3 out of 4 in the 30-34 age group), 1:09.88 100 yds (33 out of 50 overall, 2 out of 3 in the 30-34 age group), 7:26.08 500 yds (27 out of 32 overall, 3 out of 3 in the 30-34 age group). Meet Report and Official Results

• YWCA Indoor Triathlon, March 16: 25:42, 1 out of 17 overall. Race Report and Official Results

• Tues Night Time Trial, June 3: 35:11.49 for 13 miles, 22.16 mph, 54 out of 81 overall, 12 out of 15 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, and More Photos

• Trinona Time Trial, June 7: 12:38.55, 15 out of 60 overall, 9 out of 23 in the open male division. Race Report, More Photos, and Even More Photos and Final Thoughts

• Trinona Triathlon Relay, June 8: 58:52, "The Fast and the Furriest" co-ed team, 1 out of 15 teams overall, 1 out of 9 co-ed teams. Race Report

• North Mankato Triathlon, June 28: 1:15:48, Team "3S" (Steve, Sarah, and Steph), 2 out of 8 teams overall. Race Report

• Waconia Triathlon, June 29: 1:29:52, "The Gold Guys Best Friends Team," 1 out of 12 teams. Race Report

• Waseca Triathlon, July 27: 1:18:16, 8 out of 91 overall, 2 out of 8 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Part 2, and Race Photos

• Lake Marion Triathlon, Aug 17: 1:16:06, 3 out of 218 overall, 2 out of 10 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, and Official Photos

• Treadman Duathlon, Sept 20: 1:44:47, 7 out of 68 overall, 2 out of 3 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report

• TC Looney Challenge, Oct 4-5: 1st overall in the series, 10K: 38:40 (16 out of 2101 overall, 1 out of 130 in the 30-34 age group), 5K 18:38 (20 out of 2575 overall, 2 out of 96 in the 30-34 age group), 10 Mile: 1:01:42 (98 out of 8581 overall, 15 out of 548 in the 30-34 age group). 10K and 5K Race Report, 10 Mile Race Report, and Final Series Results

• ALS Superhero Dash 5K, Oct 11: 17:56.63 (raced with Henry), 1 out of 480 overall, 1 out of 45 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, Final Race Thoughts, and some Awesome Race Photos

• "Kitten Mile," Nov 1: 7:09.9, 3rd elite. Race Report

2014 highlights: there's a lot of good stuff this year like winning the "Loony Challenge" and finishing 3rd at the Lake Marion Triathlon, but the 2 biggest highlights were racing 4 triathlons with friends/family as relays, and going to Israel to swim in the Red Sea as part of the Israman 70.3 Triathlon:

Top: Israman and Trinona. Bottom: North Mankato and Waconia.


Me, Rany, and Sharon racing in Israel.

- - - 2013 - - -

• Meet of the Miles, Jan 14: 4:56.56, 25 out of 134 overall, 4 out of 11 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, and Results and More Photos

• Y Guys Swim Meet, Feb 23: 31.03 50 yds (45 out of 55 overall, 4 out of 5 in the 30-34 age group) and 1:10.17 100 yds (32 out of 46 overall, 1 out of 2 in the 30-34 age group). Race Report, Things I Learned, and Official Results

• Lake Johanna 4 Mile, March 23: 24:10 (raced with Henry), 4 out of 157 overall, 3 out of 20 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, and Official Photos

• Falls Duathlon, April 27: 1:08:56, 11 out of 185 overall, 6 out of 37 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, More Photos, and Official Photos

• Cinco Du Mayo Duathlon, May 4: 56:06, FIRST DUATHLON WIN! 1 out of 101 overall, 1 out of 17 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report , Part 2, and Official Photos

• Gear West Duathlon, May 19: 1:20:56, "Team Itchy and Scratchy," 3 out of 13 teams, 3 out of 8 male/male teams. Race Report, Crowning of the Relay Champs, Devon's version of the race, and More Photos

• Trinona Time Trial, June 8: 12:27.4, 14 out of 74 overall, 10 out of 32 open males. Race Report, Race Video (from my helmet cam), and Race Photos

• Friendship Day 2 Mile, June 29: 9:40, (short course) 1 out of 100+ overall. Race Report

• Richard A. Hoska Midsummer Mile, July 10: 4:40.5, 12 out of 151, 8 out of 31 in the 20-39 age group. Race Report, helping verify that the race was short, and More Photos

• Waseca Sprint Triathlon, July 28: 1:16:38, 11 out of 131 overall, 2 out of 3 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Garmin Data, Race Photos, and More Race Photos

• TNT Time Trial, July 30: 28:59.2 for 11 miles, 22.77 mph, 56 out of 85 overall, 17 out of 23 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, and Race Photos

• Lake Marion Sprint Triathlon, August 18: 1:16:25, 7 out of 282 overall, 2 out of 16 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, and Part 2

• Square Lake Half Iron Relay, Sept 8: DNF, Race Report, More About My Team, and Official Race Photos

• Swim-Off Against a Pro Triathlete, Dec 12: 1:09.6 for 100 yds, Race Report, Follow Up, and Devon's Response

2013 highlight: Taking my FIRST ever duathlon win at the Cinco DU Mayo Duathlon:

- - - 2012 - - -

• Securian Run Half Marathon, Jan 28: 1:25:22, 21 out of 830 overall, 5 out of ?? in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, a few final thoughts on the race, Race Photos

• Meet of the Miles, Jan 9: 4:53.86, 18 out of 136 overall, 2 out of ?? in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Results

• Human Race 8K, March 18: 29:15, 67 out of 682 overall, 13 out of 44 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, More Photos, Final notes and Grand Prix standings

• Lake Johanna 4 Mile, March 24: 28:48 (first race with Henry!), 7 out of 177 overall, 1 out of ?? in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, and Race Photos

• Get in Gear 10K, Apr 28: 36:47, 86 out of 3,654 overall, 12 out of 233 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Grand Prix standings

• Cinco Du Mayo Duathlon, May 5: 55:08, 2 out of 139 overall, 2 out of 15 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, Race Photos with a report from first place, and Race Photos with people looking at my butt

• New Prague Half Marathon, May 12: 1:20:54, 4 out of 356 overall, 1 out of 20 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, how I had such a good race, and Official Photos

• Brian Kraft 5K, May 28: 17:23, 81 out of 476 overall, 24 out of 52 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, and a few things post-race

• Hillfest (bike race), June 2: Race Report, Race Photos

• Trinona Oly Triathlon, June 10: 2:37:30, 71 out of 292 overall, 11 out of 29 in the 30-34 age group. Pre-Race, Race Report, and Race Photos

• Minneapolis Triathlon (LTF), July 14: 2:28:26, 78 out of 763 overall, 14 out of 98 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, More Photos, Official Photos, and Finisher's Video

• Rice Street Mile, July 26: 4:55.9, 20 out of 233 overall, 11 out of 50 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report

• Run for Blood 5K, July 28: 17:49, 7 out of 428 overall, 3 out of ?? in the 30-39 age group. Race Report and Race Photos

• USC Alumni Run CC Meet, Aug 18: 18:10, 3 out of 17 overall. Race Report

• Rochester Track Club Half Marathon, Aug 25: 1:25:45, 13 out of 312 overall, 3 out of 25 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report and More Photos

• Victory 10K, Sept 3: 38:02, 40 out of 529 overall, 7 out of 25 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, More Photos and Grand Prix Standings, and Official Photos

• City of Lakes 25K, Sept 9: 1:39:50, 57 out of 720 overall, 7 out of 33 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Photos, Official Photos and Grand Prix Standings, and Post-Race Feet

• T.R.B. Mile, Oct 20: 6:53.87, 5th place elite. Race Report

• Rocky's Run 6K (XC), Nov 4: 23:25, 22 out of 163 overall, 1 out of 5 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Race Photos, and Final MDRA Grand Prix Standings

• Fast Before The Feast 10K, Nov 22: 37:16 (racing with Henry!), 4 out of 304 overall. Race Report and Race Photos

2012 longest race ever: I won the 14 race MDRA "Grand Prix" series for 2012, and as part of that, I finished my first 25K:

In my new pink plaid "Pink and the Brain" shorts.

- - - 2011 - - -

• New Years Resolution Track Meet, Jan 2: 17:17.3 for the 5000. 2 out of 19 overall, 1 out of 4 in the 19-34 age group. Race Report, Finishing Photos, Race Photos

• MDRA Meet of the Miles, Jan 10: 4:49.53 for the mile. 12 out of 136 overall. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page), Results

• St. Paul Winter Carnival Half Marathon, Jan 29: 1:15:14. (Only around 11.6 miles.) 25 out of 817 overall. Race Report, Photos and Results (on my Examiner page), Race Video, Race Photos

• Falls Duathlon, April 30: 1:12:56, 12 out of 131 overall, 4 out of 13 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page), Final Thoughts, Race Photos

• Oakdale Duathlon, May 14: 1:09:58, "Team Happy Pants," 1 out of 25 teams, 1 out of 11 all male teams. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page), Race Photos

• Gear West Duathlon, May 22: 1:17:08, "Team Happy Pants," 1 out of 20 teams, 1 out of 8 all male teams. Race Report, Photos and Results (on my Examiner page), More Muddy Photos

• Apple Duathlon, May 28: 1:36:42, 21 out of 226 overall, 2 out of 21 in 30-34 age group. Race Report, Photos and Results (on my Examiner page), More Examiner Photos, Even More Photos, Race Photos

• Liberty Triathlon, June 11: registered, but didn't race. Instead, I was at the hospital watching my son be born!

• LTF Sprint Triathlon, July 9: 1:17:30.3, 22 out of 820 overall, 5 out of 49 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Examiner write-up (and pro photos), me and the pros pre-race, a few more race details

• Waseca Sprint Triathlon, July 31: 1:18:27, 6 out of 147 overall, 2 out of 17 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, More Photos (in my Examiner write-up), Official Photos

• Lake Marion Sprint Tri, Aug 22: 1:16:53, 6 out of 314 overall, 3 out of 20 in the 30-34 age group.Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2

• TC 10 Mile, Oct 2: 1:01:20, 139 out of 7548 overall, 21 out of 506 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2 (with farm animals), the Famous "Sexy Farm Animal Video", Official Photos

• The "Kitten" Mile, Oct 15: 6:47, 3rd in the "elite male" category. Race Report

• Challenge Depression Track Meet, Dec 4: 17:49.36 for the 5000, 4 out of 16 overall, 1 out of 4 in the 19-34 "open male" age group. Race Report, Race Splits

2011 photos from memorable races: Matt and I coming from behind in 2 duathlon relays to take the win (at the Oakdale Du [top] and the Gear West Du [middle]), and winning my first "Apple" at the Apple Duathlon (bottom) - a goal of mine since my first duathlon in 2006:

(I also wore the "Tutti Frutti" shorts for every mulitsport race this year!)

- - - 2010 - - -

• Securian St. Paul Winter Carnival Half-Marathon, Jan 23: 1:28:55, 34 out of 786 overall, 8 out of 53 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Video (I ran with a camera), Photos.

• 100% Irish For a Day TC 10 Mile, Mar 13: 1:02:44, 18 out of 779 overall, 9 out of 81 in the 22-29 age group. Race Report, Photos

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Tri, Mar 14: 2 out of 88 overall. Race Report, Results

• MDRA Lake Johanna 4 Mile, Mar 20: 22:42, 6 out of 140 overall, 1 out of 5 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report

• The Human Race 5K, Mar 28: 17:11, 2 out of 498 overall, 1 out of 26 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Photos

• MDRA Mudball Classic (trail race), Apr 18: 25:04, 3 out of 76 overall, 2 out of 3 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Photos from the Kids Race, One More Photo

• Pine Line Half Marathon, Apr 24: 1:22:51, 2 out of 78 overall, 1 out of 5 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Results and More Photos

• Cannon Falls Duathlon, May 1: 1:13:14, 12 out of 207 overall, 2 out of 10 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2, Photos from Erik, Official Photos

• Oakdale Duathlon, May 15: 1:09:45, "Team Happy Pants," 3 out of 30 teams, 3 out of 9 all male teams. Race Report, Photos, More Photos (on my Examiner Page)

• Gear West Duathlon, May 25: 1:20:25, "Team Happy Pants," second place team (2 out of 12 teams total, 2 out of 4 all male teams). Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2, Video

• Liberty Olympic Tri, June 12: 27:34 / 1:45 / 1:07:07 / 0:59 / 38:14 = 2:15:37. 8 out of 164 overall, 1 out of 6 in 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos

• Great Prairie 2.5 K Open Water Swim, July 18: 47:57, 3 out of 16 in the "wetsuit division," 1 out of 1 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page)

• Waseca Sprint Tri, Aug 1: 1:18:27, 5 out of 136 overall, 2 out of 18 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos, Photos and Report (on my Examiner page)

• Mosquito Man Duathlon, Sept 4: 1:15:07, 4 out of 84 overall, 2 out of 6 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Video, Photos and Report (on my Examiner page)

• Twin Cities Medtronic 10 Mile, Oct 3: 59:05, 43 out of 7,017 overall, 18 out of 458 in the 22-29 age group. Race Report, Photo and Video links (on my Examiner page), Spectating Photos, Cheering Video, Official Photos

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Tri, Nov 14: 1 out of 41 overall. Race Report, Results

2010 photos from great races: Running to a 5K PR and biking to an Oly Tri PR:

- - - 2009 - - -

• Challenge Resolution Track Meet, Jan 1: (1 mile [not 1600] on a 200 meter track) 4:54.6, 4 out of 21 overall, 2 out of 4 in age group. Race Report.

• St. Paul Winter Carnival Half-Marathon, Jan 24: (shortened to a 10.25 K due to the cold) 40:10, 18 out of 670 overall, 6 out of 43 in age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Rochester LUABC Half-Marathon, Feb 15: 1:28:05, 5 out of 120 overall. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Eagan, Mar 8: 3 out of 60 overall. Race Report, Results.

• Ironman 70.3 New Orleans, April 5: 38:44 / 4:41 / 3:02:11 / 6:23 / 1:36:28 = 5:28:25. 433 out of 2321 overall, 356 out of 1672 men, 50 out of 186 in 25-29 age group. Race Report, Post Race. (Find more links on this race in the sidebar.)

• MDRA Mudball Classic, April 19: (4 mile trail run) 24:48, 4 out of 70 overall. Race Report.

• Winter BeGone Duathlon, April 26: 1:07:13, 15 out of 115 overall, 4 out of 7 in age group. Race Report (4th in AG), Race Photos, More Photos.

• Cannon Falls Duathlon, May 2: 1:18:03, 12 out of 135 overall, 6 in age group. Race Report, Race Photos and Results.

• Gear West Duathlon, May 17: 1:22:41, “Team Happy Pants,” second place team. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Apple Duathlon, May 23: 1:41:59 (would have been 1:39:59 without penalty), 102 out of 308 overall, 69 out of 193 men, 9 out of 24 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos, More Race Photos.

• Liberty Olympic Distance Tri, June 13: 28:07 / 2:06 / 1:12:09 / 1:13 / 39:33 = 2:23:06. 37 out of 194 overall, 35 out of 135 men, 9 out of 15 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Free to Run 4 Miler, July 4: 23:49, 3 out of 154 overall. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Chisago Lakes Sprint Tri, July 26: 1:33:29.6, 47 out of 822 overall, 40 out of 375 men, 9 out of 59 in age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• St. Croix Valley Olympic Tri, Sept 6: 29:38 / 1:39 / 1:12:43 / 0:47 / 38:16 = 2:23:00. 15 out of 111 overall, 13 out of 83 men, 2 out of 9 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Photos.

• Get Ready to Rock 10K, Sept 12: 36:46, 1 out of 105 overall, 1 out of 7 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Photos.

• Cannon Wells Duathlon, Sept 26: 1:08:21, “Team Happy Pants,” first place team. Race Report, Results.

• Medtronic TC 10 Mile, Oct 5: 1:02:43, 95 out of 5797 overall, 84 out of 2254 men, 48 out of 436 in the 22-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Monster Dash 10 Mile, Oct 31: 1:02:19, 3 out of 937 overall, 1 out of 48 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos, More Photos.

• Tesfa 5K, Nov 7: 18:15, 1 out of 52 overall, 1 out of 6 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Results.

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Nov 22: 1 out of 60 overall. Race Report, Results.

2009 photos from great races: (left to right) Frozen half-marathon finish, IM 70.3 New Orleans finish, and exiting the water during one of two 2:23 olympic triathlons in 2009:

- - - 2008 - - -

• St. Paul Winter Carnival Half-Marathon, Jan 26: 1:29:25 , 71 out of 1211 overall, 17 out of 90 in age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Race Up The Place Stair Climb, Feb 2: 4:11, (900 step stair-climb) 1 out of 334 overall. Race Report, Photos.

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Feb 24: tied for 10 out of 100 overall. Race Report, Results.

• Human Race 8K, Mar 16: 30:30, 121 out of 1033 overall. Race Report.

• Joe Plant 5K, Mar 30: 17:27, 1 out of 300. Race Report, Results.

• Doughnut Run 5K, April 13: 10:24 (“doughnut adjusted” time), 1 out of 300. Race Report, Results.

• Winter Begone Duathlon, April 27: 2:07:27, 10 out of 52 overall, 2 out of 4 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Results, Photos.

• Gear West Duathlon, May 18: 1:25:55, “Team Happy Pants,” second place team out of 16. Race Report, More Photos.

• Apple Duathlon, May 24: 1:48:25, 97 out of 269 overall, 6 out of 15 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Results & Photos.

• Grandmas Marathon, June 21: DNF Race Report (DNF Part 1), Race Report (DNF Part 2).

• Free To Run 5K, July 4: 18:08, 3 out of 114 overall, 2nd in age group. Race Report, Photos & Results.

• Lifetime Olympic Tri, July 12: 31:56 / 4:26 / 1:16:19 / 2:16 / 42:34 = 2:37:33. 231 out of 1148 overall, 26 out of 111 in 25-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Chisago Lakes Sprint Tri, July 27: 1:23:03, 73 out of 781 overall, 16 out of 52 in my age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• St. Croix Valley Sprint Tri, Aug 30: 1:11:10, 39 out of 529 overall, 8 out of 29 in 20-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Square Lake Half Ironman Tri, Sept 7: 38:13 / 3:51 / 2:54:26 (short) / 4:06 / 1:53:24 = 5:33:58. Video, Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2, Race Photos.

• Cannon Lake Duathlon, Sept 13: 1:07:20, “Team Happy Pants,” first place team. Race Report.

• Osceola Duathlon, Sept 28: 1:24:22, “Team Tighty-Whitie,” first place team. Race Report, Race Photos, Newspaper Article.

• Challenge Aging 5K, Oct 12: 18:29, 1 out of 70 Race Report, Race Photos, More Photos.

• Monster Dash 5K, Oct 25: 18:38 (in a costume), 2 out of 700 overall. Race Report, Results, Revised Results & Photos.

• Tesfa 5K, Nov 1: 17:48, 2 out of 52 overall, 1st in my age group. Race Report, Results.

• 623 Run, Roseville, Nov 8: (6.23K) 24:20, 12 out of 427. Race Report, Results.

• Giving Thanks 5K, Nov 27: 18:07, 4 out of 700. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Challenge Courage Track Meet, Dec 21: (1 mile [not 1600] on a 200 meter track) 5:00.7, 3 out of 15. Race Report, Race Photos.

2008 photos from an interesting race: Square Lake Half Ironman. I did the entire 13.1 mile run in a grim reaper costume. It rained, so the costume got heavy and rubbed off my nipples. And I did the run without knowing there was a big, puffy cat toy in my shoe (I just thought I was getting a huge blister at the end of my toe):

- - - 2007 - - -

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Feb 18: 13 out of 100 overall. Race Report 1, Race Report 2.

• Apple Duathlon, May 26: 1:56:36 (would have been 1:54:36 without penalty), 151 out of 195 overall. Race Report 1, Race Report 2.

• Chisago Lakes Half IM Triathlon, July 29: 44:35 / 5:08 / 3:05:13 / 4:00 / 1:48:15 = 5:47:13. 134 out of 225 overall, 95 out of 144 men, 16 out of 22 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Ironman Wisconsin Triathlon, Sept 9: 1:29:10 / 10:48 / 7:06:53 / 8:38 / 4:58:03 = 13:53:32. 1538 out of 2209 overall, 130 out of 156 in the 25-29 age group. Ironman Race Report. (Find more links on this race in the sidebar.)

• Monster Dash 5K, Oct 27: 19:28, 13 out of 250 overall. Race Report, Official Results.

• Tesfa 5K, Nov 3: 19:11, 1 out of 40 overall. Race Report.

• Giving Thanks 5K, Nov 22: 18:43, 2 out of 200 overall. Race Report.

• Reindeer Run 5K, Dec 1: 19:34, 20 (or so) out of 800 (or so) overall. Race Report.

2007 photos from a big race: My FIRST Ironman:

- - - 2006 - - -

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Tri, May 7: 25 out of 87 overall. Race Report.

• Apple Duathlon, May 27: 1:54:30, 134 out of 255 overall, 15 out of 21 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report.

• Lifetime Fitness Olympic Distance Tri, July 15: 2:18:32 (shortened due to the heat). 536 out of 976 overall, 408 out of 661 men, 54 out of 82 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Chisago Lakes Sprint Tri, July 30: 1:41:53, 115 out of 668 overall, 93 out of 311 males, 15 out of 39 in age group. Race Report, More Photos.

2006 photos from a big race: My FIRST Triathlon:

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