PETER SHANKMAN

“Hey Peter – Do you have a time goal for the half-ironman?” “Same day would be nice.” Shiny ball ADD Version: I finished my first ever half-ironman, it hurt like hell, my time was 6:58:22. Long story: I’d heard about the Mightyman from several friends, and when a woman I knew, Carin Fox, told me she was doing it, that sort of tipped me over the edge. I’d been training to do one for a while, with my most recent Triathlon the Olympic distance Triathlon in NYC back in July, I figured if I kept upping my bike and run training, I’d be ready for this one. I guess I was. Keep reading. Montauk is on the very tip of [...]

And sometimes the bear gets you. The 2008 Nautica NYC Triathlon is over, capping a ridiculously busy, and ultimately frustrating weekend for me. Sadly, it didn’t go even remotely the way I wanted it to, resulting in my not participating in the Tri at all, but picking my bike up and walking it home at 5am with a 101 degree fever. Friday morning started off early, as my mornings do. Was called in at the last second to do a spot on Fox Business, which went surprisingly well – one of the best segments I’ve ever done on the show to date! The day continued with me in meetings, more meetings, then a quick run to JFK Airport to get [...]

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