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Atlantic City IM 70.3 Relay

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 Race Report On Sunday September 12, 2021 I participated in the Ironman Atlantic City 70.3, as part of a relay.   My cousin wanted to do an IM event, but just wanted to do the run portion.  So I said we can put a relay together. We signed up for 2020.  Which was cancelled.  This year we made it. Things started out as usual, a late start to get to Atlantic City.  No matter how much I plan to leave at a certain time, when driving, time always seems to slip away.  So we wound up getting into AC around 8:30 pm.   Then dealt with a long process to try to check in.  We went to an early pre-race dinner Saturday night.  A great time, great food. But there was a slight interruption at the end.  I was on the phone talking to a friend about something, when it felt like my left quad ripped and started incredible cramps/spasms. It could have been the chemotherapy I am on or perhaps sitting too long.  I am going with a combination....

On The Road Again

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  About to hit my next IRONMAN 70.3 This Sunday. IRONMAN 70.3 Atlantic City Relay, Bike Leg. Yesterday I got on a bike for the first time since October, 2019. I have been on the bike trainer since then, so I am not totally unprepared. According to Garmin I have done about 2,700 miles on the bike since then. But actually getting on the bike on the road. 0. Fortunately my wife is always there to support me. Unfortunately I have corrupted her sense of humor through the years. "Don't worry, it is like riding a bike," she said with sinister laugh. Okay, it was really a giggle, but at this point everything is sinister when it is race week. :) I was too tired to deal with putting a bike rack on the car and driving to the park, since I was still coming off first week of chemo cycle. So I biked back and forth in front of the house, like a 4 year old learning to get on a bike for the first time. At first I was a bit concerned I waited too long to get on the road. But it...