Ironman Lake Placid Race Report - 9:49:02

All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible race report, incredible times , incredible perseverance! This swim start is getting scarier every day - and its still a year away.

Congrats David!!!!!!!!! Thanks Brian for sharing the info.

/Gary

And what is scary is that this report from an experienced IM triathlete does not scare me off, it only makes me want to take the challenge even more. Yes, I have completely lost my mind.

Great report and thanks for sharing!!!

Wow, what an experience. It's amazing what those little yellow bracelets can do to light a fire under our butts!!!!

Congrats on the finish, David. What an inspirational story. Best of luck at Vineman!!

Wowie Zowie! That was downright heroic. I loved his "They can pull me outta the race, but I ain't quitting" attitude. Very inspirational!

Unbelievable. That's awesome. Something for me to aspire to.

Wow! Inspiring writing.

ian

On top of it all, did I also mention that Dave is a cancer survivor:

Cancer Survivor, Ironman Champion

It's a story from last yr's Blue Devil IM.

Brian Shea
www.PersonalBestNutrition.com

Why is it when I read these stories do I find myself frightened at what these people do to their bodies. Yet at the same time I feel the need to do the same...

Ian

So after reading the second one, wow, I've got a hell of a lot of respect for this guy. But I have to ask, does he just puke a lot? Or does everyone in IM races just yak their way through it? Or are these just two races where he happened to puke? :-(

Hi Kim,

Regarding your question on getting sick, I tend to get sick quite a bit when racing (definitely more than most). These two races were particularly bad. :-(
For the most part, I race with what I train with so I think's a function of anything new that I'm not used to (e.g. chocolate-flavored GU), eating too acidic, high fiber or spicy foods the day or two before and probably just the stress of racing for an extended period at a effort level harder than at which I normally train.

Cheers,
David

Thanks for your reply. I was thinking "Gosh, if it requires that much puking, I'm crossing it off my lifetime fantasy goal page." I'm not a big fan of puking (uh, yeah Kim, and who is?). Well, anyhow, it was certainly a couple of heroic efforts. Way to go!

I have a great deal of respect for David. WOW!! Very good stuff.

David--thanks for the great race report. Very inspiring! I'll be cheering at the Vineman, so I'll look for the PBN jersey!!

D

yes, incredible story and if you look at the duke blue devil results from the past 2 years, you can see he is going for 3 in a row this October 16th.

Thanks for posting Brian. Great nutrition/supplementation articles on the site as well...I had never taken the time to browse this part of the site before.

Cheers,
Scott