Beginner Triathlete - EPIC Race Reports articles

At one of my last swim sessions the week of my first Ironman, one of my training partners told me how she was envious..."your first Ironman is fun, you have no pressure and no expectations!"

I can't say it enough, the feeling of treading water for that final minute, helicopters over head, Mike Riley's Iron-voice over the P.A. - just awesome. I cannot believe I'm here!

Thousands of spectators lined the shore and bridges overhead. When the announcer said, “Welcome to the best day of your life,” the possibility was still there for all of us.

I thought of all the times I didn’t attempt something I wanted to do because I was too afraid of trying something new or of failing completely.

When the air horn went off, I did my best to simulate laps in the pool, but that dang panic came over me again, causing me to breaststroke until I could calm my breathing.

Athletes were buzzing around, adding last minute things to their transition bags. The sidewalks and grassy areas are filled with spectators and cameras. Announcements were being made.

A middle-of-the-pack triathlete takes on the iron distance for the first time at Rev3's inaugural full distance race

To help you extract the most from my account, I will highlight the specific take-aways that will not only improve your race time, but reduce unecessary bloodshed.

An age-grouper's journey of training for and completing his first Ironman

I am not tough. I cried during the Lion King stampede, during Armageddon when Liv Tyler collapsed on the TV as her dad wished her farewell and, most embarrassingly, E.T.

Ironman Couer d'Alene 2003 - Inspirational first ironman triathlon devoted to his wife battling cancer.

How Pilates training helped a wanna-be triathlete realize the goal of completing a half-Ironman, Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island.

My personal experience to complete the Ironman 70.3

If you are calm while everyone around you is losing it, you probably don’t know what the hell is going on.

Here's my race report: I started swimming in the first wave. End of race report. Now for the gory details.