Author Archives: tjfry

Product Review: Speedo Polarized Goggles

By tjfry | October 27, 2011

Recently Speedo announced the release of a new goggle this fall.  They have created what I would consider the first true open water goggle. A fully polarized, mirrored, Speed Socket. (There’s a bunch of people who claim to have an open water specific goggle. I will tell you that until now, the best open water [...]

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Making Peace with the Queen

By tjfry | October 25, 2011

If you’re new to this site, then what you are about to read is my experience during the 2011 Ironman World Championships. I should mention though, that this isn’t the first time I’ve finished Kona. But, it’s the first time I’ve experienced the finish of Kona. Confused? You might want to read this first. I’m [...]

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My 1997 Kona Race Report

By tjfry | September 13, 2011

With less than 30 days until I head back to Kona for the Ironman World Championships, it’s safe to say that I have this great event on my mind. So I thought I would put up my race report from my first trip there in 1997 when I was a pro. Now, “race reports” didn’t [...]

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My Rocky Relationship with the Queen

By tjfry | August 12, 2011

I fell in love with her the first time I saw her. I was 12 years old. Not because she was beautiful, but because of her personality. I still remember that weekend in the winter of 1987. Wide World of Sports was on and they were covering the Ironman. It was a classic Mark Allen-Dave [...]

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