We’re barely 24 hours post-Glen Arbor Solstice and I’m already knee-deep in another round of Ironman 70.3 Traverse City meetings. Bike aid station 1 During this round of meetings, we’re finalizing aid station locations for the bike and run courses, resident notification pieces, traffic impact notices, and traffic control signage.
Glen Arbor Solstice 2019
Another Endurance Evolution event is in the books. The weather was cool, bordering cold, drizzly and grey. But of all the runners out there today, I don’t think I heard a single one complain about the weather. Complaining about “the hill”, now that’s a different story. Overall it was a great day. No major issues on our end as race …
Race Director Stress
Even after over ten years of race directing, I still get stressed out before each race. The amount of stress, however, has significantly diminished over that same time. I think some of it is because I’m older, and have a different perspective about what I should really be stressed out about. And, most certainly I’m less stressed because I have …
A Little Ironman Mixed In
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m in Traverse City and it’s Glen Arbor Solstice race week. But these days I’m always working on Ironman 70.3 Traverse Citystuff, too. This week is no exception. Tonight (Tuesday) was filled with two township board meetings, and tomorrow morning is a road commission meeting. We’re getting ever closer to getting all the final official approvals …
It’s Glen Arbor Solstice Race Week
This week I’m in Traverse City prepping for the Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K, happening this Saturday, June 15. I’m jamming out the final manuals for my course director, and will be packing aid station bins, first aid kits, and a box truck throughout the latter half of the week. When my buddy and former business partner, Eric …
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
Today in the life of this Ironman Race Director, I’m hashing out details for the signage plan for Ironman 70.3 Traverse City. Dozens of pre-event notification signs, race day signs, barricades, and hundreds (if not thousands) of cones. I’ve probably got too many screens going on here, but it’s great to have the touch interface of the Surface Go, and …
The Ironman Operations Trifecta
As the race director for Ironman 70.3 Traverse City I’m fortunate to have a strong leadership team around me. I’m not the only one leading up the planning for the race. There are three of us: a regional director, an operations director, and me, the race director. The regional director, Frank, is in charge of about a dozen Ironman and …
The Race Director Life
One one of my favorite things about being a race director is that no two days are ever the same. There are definitely tasks I do more often, such as writing manuals, but on a given day I may be writing, designing a venue layout in 3D modeling software, testing RFID timing hardware, visiting a race site, or managing social …
You Are An IRONMAN…Race Director!
It started with an email from an athlete that had participated in a local triathlon I operate and race direct. He asked me if I would be willing at all to get on a call with him to discuss the possibility of bringing and Ironman 70.3 race to our town, Traverse City. As an owner and operator of a small …
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