Tuesday, August 30, 2011
So I am not able to compete this year in the Nation's Triathlon but I will be doing the Seagull Century Ride with my fellow TNT members. We are trying to find a cure for cancer and I am asking for a donation of $24 that is a $1 for each chemotherapy session I will undergo while training for this event. Please give with your heart and share this on your facebook page. http://ping.fm/2rgbL
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Man training for triathlon to aid Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - The Star Democrat: Life
Man training for triathlon to aid Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - The Star Democrat: Life: "- imagine opening your daily paper and find 1/3 of page A5 is about you. That was my day today and wanted to capture it here in my blog for others to read.
Tri For a Cure
Along the way to becoming an Ironman I have been training with the Maryland Chapter of Team In Training. The primary goal here is to help find a cure for Leukemia and Lymphoma so that others might be able become an Ironman. Should you want to join me on this road you can make a donation by clicking on the link that follows: Tri For a Cure
Friday, June 3, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Marine Corps Historic Half
The race was awesome and so was my relay partner/wife Marion. The day started at 4:00 AM with the alarm going off so that I could get the coffee brewing and our oatmeal ready to eat. Nothing better than steel cut oatmeal with homemade apple butter syrup to get the day started. We took our vitamins and started to get our fluids built up as we got ready to run. We were checking out of the hotel and on our way by 5:30 AM to the park and ride to catch the shuttle to the starting line. Marion went on to the starting line and made a last minute stop at the porta potty and then got lined up in the section for a 2:30 finish time, I went to catch my shuttle to the transition point. The race instructions said that our time in transition didn't count against us and yet the person monitoring the area told us that it did count against us. With no way to let Marion know this I took the video of her finishing gave her the camera and took off running.
The course was fun and since I knew that I would be doing some hills I was prepared as you can be. The local residents were out cheering everyone on and there were bands playing along the way. As I was approaching the 10 mile mark I knew that hospital hill was next. Since I was wearing my Team In Training shirt one of the coaches from the National Chapter hooked up with me and helped keep me focused on making it up the hill. To my surprise when we got to the top he wished me luck and peeled off to help someone else. This is why training with TNT is valuable not just for the athlete but for the cancer patients we raise funds to help.
As I approached the finish line it was getting crazy and the runners that already completed their run and the volunteers were going all out to give you that extra push to cross the line. We placed 81 out of 116 finishers here are our timings.
There were 300 teams registered so I think we did really great finishing and Marion ran great. Look at her time and this was the longest run that she has completed to date. Next year we will do the whole thing together and maybe beat our time from this year.
The course was fun and since I knew that I would be doing some hills I was prepared as you can be. The local residents were out cheering everyone on and there were bands playing along the way. As I was approaching the 10 mile mark I knew that hospital hill was next. Since I was wearing my Team In Training shirt one of the coaches from the National Chapter hooked up with me and helped keep me focused on making it up the hill. To my surprise when we got to the top he wished me luck and peeled off to help someone else. This is why training with TNT is valuable not just for the athlete but for the cancer patients we raise funds to help.
As I approached the finish line it was getting crazy and the runners that already completed their run and the volunteers were going all out to give you that extra push to cross the line. We placed 81 out of 116 finishers here are our timings.
81. 2:31:01 AFD Relay Team (1:15:31) ================================================== 1 1:13:29 B60 Brian Lewis 2 1:17:32 A60 Marion Lewis
There were 300 teams registered so I think we did really great finishing and Marion ran great. Look at her time and this was the longest run that she has completed to date. Next year we will do the whole thing together and maybe beat our time from this year.
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| Finish Line photo at the Team In Training tent |
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