Marci Madruga finished the Longhorn Half Ironman in approximately 6 hours and 27 minutes. I spoke with Marci’s husband shortly after the race and he told me the temperatures were in the 90’s with high humidity.
Krista, Brad and Doug traveled to Chicago for the marathon. The race was cut short for the first time in the history of the event due to record heat and insufficient water on the course. All three MHM athletes crossed the finish line unofficially. To read more about the event go to https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/cs-071007marathon,1,3050249.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Friday night marked the second annual MHM year end party and Kona send off. The event was well attended by MHM athletes as well as triathletes from the surrounding area. We wished Kelly Lear-Kaul well as she left for the Big Island on Saturday morning. Kelly took second in her age group last year at Kona and won the amateur division at Ironman Arizona in April. this is a great way to wrap up the season. Based on the number of empty beer and wine bottles we found Saturday morning, you can tell most of us are in our off season.
Coach Kathy continues to train for the Tucson marathon in December. Yesterday she ran 17 miles while the kids and I enjoyed a leisurely ride up Waterton Canyon. Following are a few photos which show how lucky we are to have this in our backyard. For those of you who are local, I highly recommend heading up the Canyon in the next few weeks as fall will be in full bloom shortly. 
Written by Peter Alfino
Peter Alfino is a level II USAT certified coach and the owner of Mile High Multisport. An accomplished triathlete who has completed 4 Ironman races, he has successfully coached Triathletes, Open Water Swimmers, Trail Runners and Mountain Bikers of all ages and abilities from sprint to Ironman races. If you are looking for a triathlon coaching plan you may contact Pete at peter.alfino@gmail.com to learn more about the triathlon coaching services he provides via Mile High Multisport.
