With a dearth of local races and a new web format to test, it became necessary to scout the national results from last weekend to find noteworthy events. Ironman Florida 70.3 was the only event that had merit. Held at DisneyWorld, the Disney Resort in Orlando, one would have assumed that Minnie Mouse and Elmer Fudd would…
By Fred Maggiore Part III – Committed At this point there was nothing left holding me back from committing to my first Ironman. All my friends had declined my offer to join in the fun, and even the specter of racing to honor our departed friend and training partner, Steve Issaris, couldn’t shake anyone loose.…
by Fred Maggiore Part I – Getting Older Prior to nearing the ripe old age of 50, I never had the desire to do an Ironman distance race; it’s funny what the perspective of aging up can do to a person. After more than 16 years of racing triathlons, I started to look ahead to…