It’s about 2:30am on Wednesday morning, November 24th. If you’re up this late (or this early) you’re probably cooking for a house of people for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving celebration in the US. If you’re up this early in Europe or Asia, well, good Wednesday to you. I woke up about 45 minutes ago, and have been staring at the ceiling ever since. I can’t get back to sleep, I lie here listening to myself breathe, laughing in the delightful irony that is the fact that I can’t sleep, and what I’m worrying about requires lots of sleep. In essence, my inability to sleep is causing me to worry even more about the reason I can’t sleep. Vicious cycle holding on line [...]

One week from today, I will have hopefully completed Ironman Cozumel in under 17 hours. And hopefully, I’ll be in a condition to tell the tale. I’m a little scared. It’s funny… I can go speak in front of thousands of people and never get one butterfly. This, though? This is getting me worried. Sunday, November 28th, 2010. It all comes down to that. TriSmarter has been there with me every step of the way, and they say I’m ready. I hope I am. I’ll keep you posted. A good vibe, prayer, or thought wouldn’t be unwelcome.

Thanks to the guys at MyAthlete Tracking, if you’ve nothing to do around 8am Eastern Time on Sunday morning, September 12th, 2012, click on the link below and watch me represented as a red dot, biking and running all around Washington, DC and the surrounding areas. MyAthlete Tracking: Peter Shankman, Nation’s Triathlon Let’s rip this.

*NOTE: Guest Post by the wonderful Meagan Walker, my most awesome assistant. So Your Boss Wants to Do An Ironman… There are several calls you get as an assistant to a high-powered boss that strike fear into your heart. Few are as demanding though, as the “So I think I’m going to compete in an Ironman.” It makes sense that CEOs or high-powered people gravitate towards the Ironman. a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile marathon isn’t for everyone, and requires a level of determination not often seen by “regular Joe’s” in the workplace. So if you’re the right hand to one of those “Type A” bosses, the Ironman call is one you just might receive. [...]

The entire world stops today, almost all news streamlines into one story (with the exception of a terrible plane crash/act of domestic terrorism in Texas.) Everything has shut down now, as the world waits… Waits… Waits for the Tiger… not to Roar, but to meekly crawl out of his den, wring his hands, shuffle around, apologize, and ask for forgiveness. At least, that’s the script he’ll stick to. In real life? Tiger is sleeping like a baby tonight, the night before he hits the public and the media for the first time since his encounter with a tree, a five-iron to the head, and a dozen or so women. Why? Because it comes down to this: We need Tiger a [...]