Congratulations to all that participated in Iron-April 2009. I think we were all inspired by your courage, dedication, and initiative. As host, I had the privilege of reading each and every post this month. I watched many struggle to finish by April 30, but was even more inspired by the pledge, made by some who ran out of time, to continue pursuing the distance into May.
I'm very thankful to all who participated and I look forward to 'seeing' you all next year at Iron-April 2010.
Be safe and keep training!
Kev.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Iron-April 2009 Finisher's List
1) Ted Tiles
2) Bill Hogan
3) Mark McKee (double Ironman distance)
4) Team "Kevin & Mimi"
5) Larry Low
6) Team "David Shabelman"
7) Team "Lisa & Brant"
8) Patrick Wagstrom
9) Victor Shum
10) Yoko Kasai
11) Nobu Takahashi
12) Tom McGraw
13) Jamie Lin
14) Rick Graves
15) Jeanette
16) Rebecca Tilley
17) Mitch & Marnabelle
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Iron-April 2009 Athletes
Click your name to enter your webpage and record your progress.
Good luck!
1 Kevin & Mimi Haugh
2 Dave Landa
3 Lisa & Brant Haugh
4 Tim Erenberger
5 Kenneth Schwartzman
6 Phil Seabrease
7 Larry Low
8 Victor Shum
9 Elaine Shum
10 Lorie Laird
11 Pauline Falstrom
12 Yoko Kasai
13 Nobu Takahashi
14 Mitch & Marnabelle
15 Tom McGraw
16 Frances Yang
17 John Griffiths
18 Peter Cross
19 Mark McKee
20 Sunny McKee
21 Jim Wirth
22 Jon Nakamura
23 Rebecca Tilley
24 Bill Hogan
25 Shannon Moore
26 Jason from Sacramento
27 Doug Cameron
28 Bob Morelli
29 Vince
30 Micah Dirksen
31 Jamie Lin
32 Kaori
33 Team Stefan
34 Alex Sigal
35 Rick Graves
36 Ron Scrivani
37 Bob Conover
38 Tom Hoffman
39 Fred Morales
40 Jeanette
41 Team David & Jill
42 Ted Tiles
43 Patrick Wagstrom
Good luck!
1 Kevin & Mimi Haugh
2 Dave Landa
3 Lisa & Brant Haugh
4 Tim Erenberger
5 Kenneth Schwartzman
6 Phil Seabrease
7 Larry Low
8 Victor Shum
9 Elaine Shum
10 Lorie Laird
11 Pauline Falstrom
12 Yoko Kasai
13 Nobu Takahashi
14 Mitch & Marnabelle
15 Tom McGraw
16 Frances Yang
17 John Griffiths
18 Peter Cross
19 Mark McKee
20 Sunny McKee
21 Jim Wirth
22 Jon Nakamura
23 Rebecca Tilley
24 Bill Hogan
25 Shannon Moore
26 Jason from Sacramento
27 Doug Cameron
28 Bob Morelli
29 Vince
30 Micah Dirksen
31 Jamie Lin
32 Kaori
33 Team Stefan
34 Alex Sigal
35 Rick Graves
36 Ron Scrivani
37 Bob Conover
38 Tom Hoffman
39 Fred Morales
40 Jeanette
41 Team David & Jill
42 Ted Tiles
43 Patrick Wagstrom
Monday, March 30, 2009
Training is. . .
I stopped by the Nike store in San Francisco for some Iron-April gear and found this 'blog-worthy' tee shirt. Speaking of shirts. . . I'm searching out folks who might be interested in helping me design a finisher shirt for Iron-April. Let me know if you have have any ideas.
Iron-April 2009 starts in 2 days!!!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Iron-April 2009 (Invitation to 2nd timers)
“Swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, run 26.2 miles. . . brag for the rest of your life”
- John Collins (founder of the Ironman triathlon)
Are you ready to take on Iron-April 2009?
This email is only going out to the athletes that completed Iron-April 2008. First, let me congratulate you again on your accomplishment last year. You made the commitment, massaged your schedules, trained hard, shared your stories, finished strong, and inspired other athletes.
It is time to make that commitment again, but the challenge will be more difficult this year for 2nd timers. . .
There will be no mile sharing for athletes who participated in Iron-April 2008. You can still team up and report team miles, but your mileage at midnight on April 30th, 2009 will be your final mileage for the event.
Newbies for this season will still be able to participate in mile sharing.
You all know the event, but here it is in a nutshell –
1. www.kevinhaugh.blogspot.com (go here on April 1st to report your miles)
2. click your name to view your webpage
3. click ‘comment’ to report your training
4. please provide a weekly summary for me and I’ll post weekly recaps
5. my email address is kevin.haugh@gmail.com
Good luck!!!
You’ll be receiving an updated full event description later today. Please forward the email to anyone interested in giving it a go. I’d love to see some new athletes participate in Iron-April 2009.
Kev.
- John Collins (founder of the Ironman triathlon)
Are you ready to take on Iron-April 2009?
This email is only going out to the athletes that completed Iron-April 2008. First, let me congratulate you again on your accomplishment last year. You made the commitment, massaged your schedules, trained hard, shared your stories, finished strong, and inspired other athletes.
It is time to make that commitment again, but the challenge will be more difficult this year for 2nd timers. . .
There will be no mile sharing for athletes who participated in Iron-April 2008. You can still team up and report team miles, but your mileage at midnight on April 30th, 2009 will be your final mileage for the event.
Newbies for this season will still be able to participate in mile sharing.
You all know the event, but here it is in a nutshell –
1. www.kevinhaugh.blogspot.com (go here on April 1st to report your miles)
2. click your name to view your webpage
3. click ‘comment’ to report your training
4. please provide a weekly summary for me and I’ll post weekly recaps
5. my email address is kevin.haugh@gmail.com
Good luck!!!
You’ll be receiving an updated full event description later today. Please forward the email to anyone interested in giving it a go. I’d love to see some new athletes participate in Iron-April 2009.
Kev.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Polar Bear Success!!!
Our typical 6 a.m. swim group of 4-6 swimmers more than doubled in size this morning on the Vernal Equinox.
14 swimmers waded into the water at 6:30. The water was a balmy 54 degrees. Some folks had already completed the Polar Bear Challenge (40 miles of swimming in S.F. bay without a wetsuit during winter). I was in the anxious group with one more mile to go.
With 39 miles under my belt this winter, you would think getting in would be pretty casual. Well, it isn't and I think that is one of the things I really enjoy about bay swimming - the mental challenge. I've jumped out of an airplane at 13,000 feet and it wasn't as hard as it is getting into the bay each morning. 5 minutes into the swim, it does get easier though. The feel of the water, the lights of the city, the comraderie of swimming with and relying on good friends. It is a wonderful way to start the day.
Our swim this morning was spectacular. When we hit the beach the sun was just beginning to rise. We all cheered and headed into the unsually crowed club. After rewarming in the saunas, we lingered for coffee, doughnuts, and juice provided by Nobu and Jason. We recalled swims in hail, water temps in the mid 40s, sea lions, sunrises and sunsets. I was really proud of everyone in my group that completed Polar Bear 2008/2009.
I'm sleeping in tomorrow. I may sleep in all next week. Such satisfaction from such a random thing, why question it?
* * *
Post script - I found this article in SFGATE.com. Good to see some press on our crazy event. I swam that Sunday but seemed to have missed the party. Maybe next year.
Leah Garchik
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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14 swimmers waded into the water at 6:30. The water was a balmy 54 degrees. Some folks had already completed the Polar Bear Challenge (40 miles of swimming in S.F. bay without a wetsuit during winter). I was in the anxious group with one more mile to go.
With 39 miles under my belt this winter, you would think getting in would be pretty casual. Well, it isn't and I think that is one of the things I really enjoy about bay swimming - the mental challenge. I've jumped out of an airplane at 13,000 feet and it wasn't as hard as it is getting into the bay each morning. 5 minutes into the swim, it does get easier though. The feel of the water, the lights of the city, the comraderie of swimming with and relying on good friends. It is a wonderful way to start the day.
Our swim this morning was spectacular. When we hit the beach the sun was just beginning to rise. We all cheered and headed into the unsually crowed club. After rewarming in the saunas, we lingered for coffee, doughnuts, and juice provided by Nobu and Jason. We recalled swims in hail, water temps in the mid 40s, sea lions, sunrises and sunsets. I was really proud of everyone in my group that completed Polar Bear 2008/2009.
I'm sleeping in tomorrow. I may sleep in all next week. Such satisfaction from such a random thing, why question it?
* * *
Post script - I found this article in SFGATE.com. Good to see some press on our crazy event. I swam that Sunday but seemed to have missed the party. Maybe next year.
Leah Garchik
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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The Vernal Equinox is Friday, and this past weekend members of the Dolphin Club hung out there in an effort to rack up swimming "40 miles between solstices" and, thus, to achieve Winter Polar Bear status. Would-be Bears stayed for hours (even days), dipping into the bay to swim and then emerging for hot soup - minestrone with pistou, roughing it Northern California style - to warm themselves.
On Saturday night, with miles to go before fulfilling the requirement, 25 or so of the swimmers put on pajamas for a sleepover at the club, reports Kate Coleman. They swam at midnight and watched "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," rented just for the occasion.
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