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I cannot remember when was the last time I had a day without hearing the word HUUUUUUGE AHHH! The Fuccillo Hyundai commercials are by far the worst series I’ve seen since the Jim “The Hammer”

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I know some of you will disagree with me, but I fully support the cop who zapped the crap out of Heidi Gill. I worked the door at a bar for 4 years, heavily intoxicate woman are the last thing a door person or a cop will ever want to deal with.

Think about this, if the cop physically uses his hands to force her onto the ground, she will probably file a complaint against the cop for inappropriate conduct or some sexual harassment BS.

Interesting Fact
TASER stands for Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle, from the Tom Swift series of children’s novels written in the early 20th century

I finished the Olympic distance (.9 mile swim, 24 mile bike and 6.2 mile run) at the Finger Lakes triathlon today. Despite the lack of sleep I had last night, I actually had a pretty race today. My finishing time today was 03:18:00, compared to last year’s 01:53:00 finish at half of the distance, I definitely have gotten faster.

Swim
I mentally broke the course into 6 parts (6 buoys I had to swim around), I was constantly telling myself not to rush, try to find that rhythm, and take it one buoy at a time. I finished the swim in about 40 mins

Bike
It was a bit chilly and very windy on the last 14 miles; Due to the wind I had no choice but to ride in a lighter gear (need to save the legs for the run), I finished the bike course around 01:30:00 with an average speed of 16 mph.

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Legs were little tight for the first 3 miles, things finally loosen up at mile 4. I picked up my pace a little, passed a few people and I finished.

Thank you Lindsay, Dave and Emilos for coming out.

As a 2008 Ironman participant, I have the opportunity to join the Janus Charity Challenge Herr Meets Hare divx . The Janus Charity Challenge is a unique fundraising program designed to help add more depth and meaning to an athlete’s Ironman experience while making a world of difference in the lives of others.

After some serious thinking, I have decided to fundraise for Room To Read Wind River rip .

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Here is a brief video about Room To Read

And last but not least here is my letter to you all,

Hello friends and family,

In March 2005, I decided to quit my pack-a-day smoking lifestyle. I started running as a method to distract myself from the nicotine withdrawal. One mile at a time and two and a half years later, I have finished 2 marathons and also completed a handful of triathlons ranging from the sprint distance to a half ironman.

This year I decided to up the ante: On July 20th 2008, I will be making my first attempt to complete the Ironman Lake Placid Triathlon. The Ironman is a grueling 140.6-mile journey consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike, and a 26.4-mile run. All must be completed in 17 hours for athletes to earn the coveted title of Ironman.

I want this experience to be more than just crossing the finish line, so to make my Ironman journey more meaningful, I have decided to fundraise for Room To Read.

Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure. They seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people to ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries, and future generations. Through the opportunities that only an education can provide, they strive to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.

For more information about Room to Read please go to
http://www.roomtoread.org/

I hope I can count on you to help! To donate, please click here or follow the link below:
https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorreg/donorpledge.asp?ievent=247341&supID=190154246

Thank you,
Alex Tong

My last tri for the season will be next Sunday, that will also be my 1 year anniversary as a triathlete. With 2 sprints and a half iron under my belt, my big lesson learned is to relax and make the race course work for me, not the other way around.

I’m ready and I’m looking forward to have a great race next week.

Special Announcement

Congratulation to Bethany Snyder

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and Greg Day for completing their first half marathon, and everyone please a huge round of applause to Terry Forrest for his 3hrs 8 min finish. He met the qualifying time for BOSTON!!!!

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Just want to say Happy B day to my cousin Heidi

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and my friend Maggie.

The Rochester Marathon is only 2 days away. I just want to wish my good friend Bethany the best of luck. (This will be her first running event) Go kick some butt tiger!

Watch this before you head out to the race on Sunday LOL

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