Category: Travel

Memorable Rides: Whistler, BC

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Day 1Drive from Seattle to Whistler
Day 2Lost Lake Trails, Whistler Bike Park
Day 3Whistler Bike Park
Day 4Swim in Lost Lake with Wes, Squamish Trails: Half Nelson, Angry Midget, Entrails
Day 5Swim in Lost Lake with Wes, Blackcomb – Dark Crystal, Bungey Jump!
Day 6Sea to Sky Trail, Whistler Bike Park

2023 – Ironman – Texas

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Reasonably last minute, 11 weeks before the event, I decided to sign up for Ironman Texas … a full distance Triathlon has been on my bucket list for a while now. Overall the race did not go according to plan, but most importantly I finished and it was very rewarding experience. Doing something this long for the first time is hard 🙂 Here are a few photos from the event, my favorite was the fun area of “Hippie Hollow”.

Race Report

Taper:

  • Felt maybe a little long, the weather played a role in this.

Packing/Flying:

  • Put AirTag in bike bag for piece of mind. 
  • Put something on top of the seat tube to protect it
  • Didn’t need as much nutrition/hydration stuff, only used about half
  • Didnt need as many tools, take simpler tools maybe? (Torque wrench was nice though!)
  • Shipping stuff to hotel worked well (Co2)
  • Packing the bike took about an hour
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