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The story behind the breakthrough! Dan The Man….
posted: January 22nd 2010 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Racing | No Comments »
I would like to dedicate this blog to my friend and athlete Danny Golden from my old hood, The Woodlands, Texas. Danny is the model of a perfect progression leading to a huge breakthrough. Danny ran his first marathon in 4:56 in 2002. 7 years later, this past weekend, he ran a 3:16:09. One hour and forty minutes faster, and accomplished his dream of qualifying for the ever so prestigious Boston Marathon. He is the prime example of what hard work, sacrifice, commitment , and patience can do for any runner. (oh yeah, and a kick ass program and coach, let’s not forget that!) I wanted to take a little behind the scene look at how a runner can PR by almost 2 hours in a marathon.Be patient and think long term. Most runners think short term. They want to run this marathon in 3 months and want…
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Operation Rebound Relay in Vegas
posted: November 24th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Racing | No Comments »
It seems to me that so much hype and attention goes out to the professional athletes and the winners of a race. While this is certainly well deserved, I personally am more motivated and inspired by the CAF, Operation Rebound athletes. These men and women have stared down death in the face. They come home mentally, physically, and emotionally injured. Yet they overcome their new physical challenges and gain strength from their experiences and a new sense of living life to the fullest. They journey on to new challenges, new goals, and seek other ways to fulfill their sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
It was an honor to be part of their relay team. We had a wonderful time and I left the race feeling inspired. This course is known to be one of the hardest half marathons on the circuit. I believe it was as I was running that…
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Silverman 70.3 this weekend with Operation Rebound!
posted: November 5th 2009 | posted in Blog, Race Preview, Training, Travel | No Comments »Quick update.
Vegas baby! Tomorrow I am happy to announce that New Balance is sending me to Vegas to race the Silverman Triathlon with Team Operation Rebound.
www.operationrebound.org
Operation Rebound provides unparalleled sports opportunities and support to our troops and veterans of any branch of service and first responders who have served honorably and have suffered permanent physical injuries.
This is an amazing group of hard core individuals and I am really looking forward to getting to know each and every one of them. How can a double leg amputee guy ride a bike for 56 miles? How can a guy with one arm swim open water for 1.2 miles? One answer, a big big heart. It is truly an inspiration and I am happy to represent New Balance and run the final leg of the relay. I’ll post pics and notes from the weekend.
On a training note, things…
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Fun in the sun!! Life is sooo rough……. :)
posted: October 10th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Travel | No Comments »
Here are some pics from our amazing week in Kona.
The sun feels so good! Here we are taking a break from the surf.
Kim and Scotty chilling
Meg loving the pacific
Kim relaxing after a year of Ironman Training. Mom reading her slut novels!
me ripping it up in Kona…….
In my dreams!!!!!!!!!!
And lastly, my kiddos after a long hike w/ friends Dabbs and Tricia. I miss them soooo much!!
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Adventures in Kona
posted: October 8th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends, Travel | No Comments »We are having a great time vacationing in Kona, while Kim does absolutely nothing to prepare for the race. Stay tuned for some video from the Big Island. On day one my niece and I decided to have a synchronized swimming competition. I am pretty sure I won.
The final
Good times!
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Fall is here
posted: September 28th 2009 | posted in Blog, Training, Travel | No Comments »
I forgot how pretty it is here in Vermont during the fall months. This is the best time of the year to be a runner. One of the things I missed most while I was in Colorado is running in the forest during a New England fall. The smell of fall in the air, crisp cool air, the smell of a forest, and the sound of the leaves crunching under your feet. It’s my favorite time of the year and I am happy to be back feeling good and running every day.Dr Radnay did a great job with my ankle surgery and Brian cracked the whip with my physical therapy sessions. So far so good and I am hoping to make a return to racing in January at the Houston Half Marathon National Championships. It’s a great race with a lot of excitement and I am really looking…
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Good Luck Sissy
posted: August 30th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends | No Comments »Special good luck to the sis as she races Ironman Louisville tomorrow!!!!
Track her on ironman.com :) :)
It just kills me not to be there!
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On The Road To Recovery Again
posted: August 16th 2009 | posted in Blog | No Comments »
I keep telling my family and friends that I need to get a new paw. My left foot has given me trouble since 2005. On a mission to be able to run again pain free I went under the knife yet again. Last October, I was running downhill and sort of jammed my ankle. I had immediate pain and experienced “crunching and grinding” symptoms. I was dealing with this pain up until now. I could run, but the next day I had pain. I went to a great podiatrist in Boulder (Shonka) and a Foot and Ankle Specialist in Long Island NY (Radnay). Both agreed that it was damages within my subtalar joint. Loose bodies, cartlage, scar tissue, whatever…. Rest and PT wasn’t helping.
After the surgery Dr Radnay told me I had a lot of scar tissue and fibrous bands of tissue that was causing impingement between my… -
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Kim's Racing Lake Placid tomorrow! Good luck sissy!
posted: July 25th 2009 | posted in Blog, Family & Friends | No Comments »
This was on ironman.com today
Determined not to be a “bridesmaid” again “I’ve been a bridesmaid here twice, and I don’t want to be a bridesmaid anymore,” Kim Loeffler, pictured here racing at Ironman China earlier this year, said in an interview today. “The first year I was second, in 2005, to Heather Fuhr, it was a breakthrough race for me. I was so happy I got second. I beat so many amazing women. I was just four minutes from Heather Fuhr, who is an amazing athlete with an amazing race resume, and it was the race of my life at that time. Last year I got second and it crushed me. I had the win until mile 23. I thought it was gonna be my day, and once again I got outrun … which is supposed to be my strength. It was really hard to handle,…