Archive for August, 2010

Ironman 2010 Race Report

OVERALL PLACE
TOTAL TIME
DIVISION PLACE
SWIM OVR PLACE
SWIM TIME
SWIM 100M PACE
BIKE DIV PLACE
BIKE OVR PLACE
BIKE TIME
BIKE PACE
RUN DIV PLACE
RUN OVR PLACE
RUN TIME
RUN PACE

912
11:58:32
154/328
2034
1:21:55
2:10
137
795
6:01:19
18.6
143
866
4:22:26
10:01

August 29th, 2010 – Penticton British Columbia

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Last minute half marathon training?

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Last minute half marathon training?

i just got asked yesterday to run a half marathon and its in 3 and a half weeks(i know its so sudden!)
right now i can run 4-6 miles on a nice jogging pace non stop before i feel any exhaustion but i was wondering how much can i improve in a little over 3 weeks? what type of training… Continue reading Last minute half marathon training?

Onsite registration for the August 28, 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada event will take place on Monday, August 30, 2010 from 9:00-11:00am. Once the onsite registration has been complete any remaining slots will to go up for ONLINE registration at the following ACTIVE.com Link at 12:00pm PT (12:00pm Penticton Time) on Monday, August 30th. http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1884036Read more…

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