Monthly Archives: August 2013

Ironman Louisville

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Will Smith

Pre Race: I knew early on I wanted to drive to the Ironman event. I had so much to take with me and thought flying for my first full distance wasn’t practical for me. I left from my home in … Continue reading →

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Why Ironman?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Will Smith

Why would anyone want to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112, & then run a full marathon? Because if it was easy everyone would be doing it. It’s about doing something because it is hard and testing your limits. You have … Continue reading →

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Triathlon Training: When is my next workout!

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Will Smith

Going from two sports to three sports really changes your mentality. When you’re training with one or two it’s not hard to split it out evenly say over two weeks. When you add a third sport it’s trying to find … Continue reading →

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Cross Training

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Will Smith

If you come from a non active background and were never truly an athlete running 4-5 times a week 12 months a year is virtually impossible. For the first five years of running I never truly understood that. I found … Continue reading →

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My First Marathon Training

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Will Smith

When I first started running late in the fall of 2003/early 2004 I had no idea what I was doing. I had this plan to run a marathon in the fall of 2004 but didn’t really know where to start. … Continue reading →

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Ironman

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Will Smith

On August 25th, 2013 I will be competing (completing) in my first Ironman. This has been a 10 year journey that started in the fall of 2003. In September of 2003 I was in a relationship going down hill quickly. … Continue reading →

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Current and Future Topics

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Will Smith

I decided to write after having all these thoughts and topics in my head that I want to share. I want to share different experiences that have happened in my life and how you can possibly learn from them. I … Continue reading →

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