This week in the Ironman 70.3 Traverse City planning process we’re holding our final pre-race agency meeting to make sure all of our pans are ready to go. We’re also dialing in exactly where aid station locations will be, down to the location of each of the tables. Detail is king.
When Do I Work??
I’m lucky enough to have a job where I can work from just about anywhere. Most of the time I work from home. I’m also lucky to have two great daughters, one of which is only 13 weeks old right now, and I also take care of her while I work. Well, lately it’s been more taking care, and much …
Google Earth Pro
If you’re a race director and don’t already use Google Earth Pro to map out your courses and venues, you should. Google Earth Pro is an amazingly powerful, free piece of software from Google. It’s essentially an über souped up version of Google Maps, but that’s not even a fair description. In Google Earth Pro you can view all satellite …
Family First
I’ve always been a head-down-get-the-shit-done kind of guy when work needs to happen. When deadlines loom, I’ll pull an all day or all night, or all day and night marathon to make sure everything is done on deadline. Working these intense sessions usually meant paying less attention to everything else in my life. That’s a lot harder to do when …
This Half Is So Easy
Here’s to hoping that race directing an Ironman 70.3 event is as “easy” as competing in a an Ironman 70.3 event. Photo credit: Dan Gross, IRONMAN 70.3 Coeur D’Alene.
Do Not Disturb
For the last 12 weeks it’s been a challenge working from home. I work from a home office, and my wife, Laura, has been home on maternity leave, along with our newborn daughter, Penelope. I’m lucky to have the flexibility and freedom that working from home affords, but over the last three months there hasn’t been much working. It has …
Ironman Coeur d’Alene: Race Day
Call time for our staff on race day on Sunday was 4:00 am for a 6:00am race start. The entire crew worked their butts off straight until after 8:00 pm, and we had a great event. I walked over 31,000 steps (nearly 13 miles), loaded and unloaded trash from a 24′ box truck, pulled course signs, and so much more …
Ironman Coeur d’Alene day 3
Today at Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene was the day for final built-outs of the venue, finish line set up, swim course buoy placement, and one final staff meeting pre-race. The Ironkids Run also happened this morning. Tomorrow morning all staff will arrive on site no later than 4:00 am, with the race starting at 6:00 am.
Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene day 2
Today was as full day of bag stuffing, site set up, and packet pick up.
I don’t have to, I get to.
There are times in my job as owner and operator of Endurance Evolution that I’m not so thrilled with the tasks I have to do. Most of those times are when I’m super tired or stressed. But, I love the life that this job provides me and my family. It’s a flexible schedule. I can work from just about anywhere. …
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