Comments for Martin McCrory

Comment on My Ironman Wisconsin 2009 race strategy. by Lori

Lori — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:08 +0000

Thanks for the nice pointers, I am racing ironman this sunday in AZ…..

Comment on My Response to all the Cynthia Potter Haters Out There. by Linda Baumgartner

Linda Baumgartner — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:04 +0000

I knew Potter in college as I lived down the hall from her in the dorm. Cindy was a great person to know in college and believe me she knew her diving stuff. I can’t believe some the shallow comments others are making based on her voice! OMG! She knows what she is talking about and does a great job of reporting. She is honest and sometimes the truth hurts but she clearly calls the dive for what it is; good, bad, okay. I certainly hope that the powers that be don’t put much stock in the criticism. Potter is qualified, professional announcer.

Comment on Lots of little micro-updates. by bytex64

bytex64 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:45:30 +0000

Thank you for not Twittering.

Comment on Great Floridian Aquabike race report, and my (temporary) retirement from long-course racing. by martinmccrory

martinmccrory — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:37:44 +0000

Fair enough, and thanks for the supportive comment. It’s probably true that if conditions were easier I wouldn’t have had problems to the same degree as I did yesterday.

However, in the end, one of the things a good long course racer has to be able to do is adapt to whatever conditions race day brings. Hot, windy, hills, etc–I should have anticipated all of this and adapted my strategy accordingly. While it’s comforting (and perhaps partially accurate, as you correctly pointed out) to blame the conditions, in the end, by focusing on my performance I can be better prepared for the next time I face these tough conditions again.

Comment on Great Floridian Aquabike race report, and my (temporary) retirement from long-course racing. by Drago Dzerve

Drago Dzerve — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:31:50 +0000

I wouldn’t be so hard on your performance. Apparently approximately 1/2 of all entrants dnf’ed. The conditions were brutal.

Comment on My Ironman Wisconsin 2009 race strategy. by Chito Peppler

Chito Peppler — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:44:34 +0000

Thanks for the great tips. I’ll apply it next time I do this.

Comment on My Response to all the Cynthia Potter Haters Out There. by Bo

Bo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:42:12 +0000

I dunno… It’s kinda hard to like her when she says that a dive is awesome before she sees the slo-mo, and then changes her mind all of a sudden and decides that it’s crap after all.

Comment on I am thankful. by robyn wood

robyn wood — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:41:56 +0000

Hey Marty! Congrats to you! I am thankful that we got to watch you run(and that I wasn’t running, too)! It was good to see you (all) this weekend, understandably short visit, but nice anyway.

Comment on My Ironman Wisconsin 2009 race strategy. by Matt Nelson

Matt Nelson — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:20:25 +0000

Thanks for the notes..Always nice to have it written down.. I cut and pasted a bit of your plan down.. I agree with everything you said.. but nice to have in written form..Congrats on the weight loss too. I myself got sober 4+ yrs ago and triathlon is a helpful outlet along with A.A… Best of luck to you!

Matt

Comment on My Ironman Wisconsin 2009 race strategy. by martinmccrory

martinmccrory — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:48:45 +0000

You got it Dad. Ironman is really all about pacing one’s effort level throughout the whole day. If you get caught up in any distractions, you very well could lose 45 minutes by walking the last 8 miles instead of running.