Early on, I did not appreciate the lifestyle of our sport. I saw it as SPORT as opposed to LIFESTYLE. It was after I won my first Ironman that I looked inside and found the happiness I feel now as an athlete. Ironically, it was not the win in NZ that brought me joy –…
Today was probably my hardest Ironman to date and probably my greatest victory to date – what a way to celebrate my 30th career Ironman! I did not win the race – in fact – I did not even crack the top ten – but I still won the race because I crossed the finish…
Jan 30, 2007 04:30 AM Kate Robertson Toronto Star “I was gutted,” says Lisa Bentley of her second-place finish in Ironman Canada 2006. “I wanted to win. Everyone wanted me to win that race and that is the blessing. I learned what I needed to learn and it’s okay that I didn’t win. But I…
Hello from South America – it was another exciting day at the office – maybe a bit too exciting for January and the first race of the season!!!! I won my 6th consecutive Pucon Half Ironman title by 11 seconds. Last year, after finishing 3rd in Kona and 2nd in the 70.3 World Championships three…
Happy training and stay well!! Lisa
Yesterday was the toughest last 60 minutes of running I have ever had to do – it wasn’t the fastest – but it was the toughest! I had the swim of my life getting out of the water with Karen Smyers and less than 2 minutes behind Belinda Granger and Jo Lawn. I had the…
Hi there – it is Tuesday and I am en route to Kona! I am writing from this email since my outlook won’t send properly in this airport!!! That will soon be a thing of the past when I get my new Dell laptop!!! So, yes the Hawaii IM is more than 3 weeks away,…
Hi there from Kona – I have now been in Kona for about 11 days and I am almost about to start my taper. I have been writing updates for that cell phone update thingy advertised on the Tri Dubai website (www.tridubai.com) – and I keep forgetting to cut and paste them to my website…
Well hello there from Hawaii – just a quick note to say that all is well here – despite the earthquake today!!! It was wicked. I was out running on the Queen K in the middle of nowhere – out here in Waikoloa near Mauna Lani and Puako – and this sound came up –…
Hi there – Ironman is a journey. Sometimes you win and cross the finish line first and sometimes you win and cross the finish line second! I wanted so badly to win my home country race – but most importantly, I wanted to do my best on the day – I wanted to finish what…
