Redemption in Madison

September 2005, first place in the 45-49 age group, and 37th overall, at Ironman Wisconsin. The day featured 95 deg F heat, 85% humidity, and 25 mph winds. Ironman North America director Graham Fraser dubbed the race "Carnage-man": 250 athletes failed to make the bike cutoff, and 400 athletes did not finish, the highest rate of attrition in recent North American Ironman races. Sirens could be heard continuously throughout the late afternoon and evening.

With the win I qualified for Kona in October 2006, which was 13 months away, and decided to take care of some unfinished business in the meantime. More on that in a future post.