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Looks like a good place for an open water swim

Hi Fellow Athlete,

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Ironman had added a race in Alaska.

It seems like an unlikely location - it's not very accessible by most, is expensive, and is not exactly famous for its swim.

But I've been there in the summer and would say the summer climate would be an ideal one to race in. Of course, you'll need a wetsuit, but it's cooler rides and runs like this that I would welcome.

And the scenery and landscape are just amazing.

Definitely a race to consider, especially if you're already in North America.

TOD Heart Attack.

I had just been thinking I hadn't heard much about Tim O'Donnell recently, and then friend and subscriber Ming Wei sent a link about Tim having had a heart attack.

Turns out, he had the heart attack while pushing 300+ watts during Challenge Miami.

Watch this emotional account from the 40 year-old father.

Despite a heart attack during the race, Tim still finished 11th.

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Choose the race distance, then adjust the sliders or type in your paces, speeds, or times into the text boxes.

And if you have an odd or unusual race distance, you can edit those manually, too.

The final time will appear at the bottom.

If you want to be able to save the time you just calculated, you can do so in the IronHacks app.

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ICYMI

In case you missed it, here are a few past articles or links:

Effervescent hydration shootout. Review of Hammer, GU, NUUN, and Precision Hydration.
Interview with legend Joe Friel. My first interview!
Tip #28: Wear Short Socks. Of course wearing no socks may be better, but hey.
Tip #6: Make a Personalized Packing List.
Find your reason for racing. Anyone who is racing fulls, especially, needs to have this reason.

Sprint Reads

Yo Yo Yo! Sam Long is looking good with his Boulder win and Collins Cup aspirations.

Flats suck, so I might order this puncture-resistant tire.

You've probably heard of chocolate milk after training, but why is it so good?

Blummenfelt reveals his Kona strategy here.

Well, that's it for today, I have real work to do!

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