Blog of Craig dos Santos
Posted in Do What You Love, triathlon on Aug 27th, 2007
So I made it! Yesterday at this time, I was somewhere in the Ohio river, taking strokes toward the finish of the swim of Ironman Louisville. To say that I’m happy with my race would be the understatement of the year… Right now, I think it might have just topped […]
Posted in triathlon on Aug 25th, 2007
Afterwards, at the mandatory athlete race briefing, they took all our questions. Although I learned the most from the guy next to me, who is an old hat at this. Some key notes:
Wear a race belt, and attach your number to it. Then just switch it from the back to […]
Posted in triathlon on Aug 24th, 2007
Today we had an open practice swim in the Ohio. A few notes about the Ohio in August.
It’s just as gross as you would think. Brown water that you can see about 6 inches in, and just overall, doesn’t feel clean.
It’s HOT. The YMCA pool, which they keep exceedingly warm for […]
Dear friends and family,
As most of you know, last October I went a bit out of my mind and signed up for the first Ironman Louisville, which will take place this coming Sunday, August 26th. It’s the first time Ironman has come to my hometown of Louisville, and I’m very happy to […]
Posted in Do What You Love, Running, biking on Aug 20th, 2007
I arrived home in Louisville yesterday. I have one week until my Ironman competition. There are so many thoughts going through my mind. I’ve been training for this for 9 months, and it has pretty much taken over my life since February. I’ve faced a few setbacks, including […]