Last night, I stopped by Road Runner Sports in Seattle to listen to world class triathlete Chris Lieto (@chrislieto on Twitter) talk about his experiences at this year’s Ironman Championship in Kona. Chris came in a strong second to defending champ Craig Alexander after setting the pace for most of the race. It [...]

A scottstanzel.com reader from New York, Pooyan Aslani, posed a great question on my “Ironman Switzerland Journey Concludes” post. He asked which Ironman race, Wisconsin or Switzerland, I would recommend. Because I’m not sure which aspects of the race might be most important to Pooyan, I decided to break out the main features [...]

I just added two new videos from Ironman Switzerland to my video page. You can also view additional videos from my Ironman Switzerland journey on YouTube and on Facebook.

I just posted pictures from Zurich and the Ironman Switzerland triathlon on my photos page. Click “view slideshow” and then “show info” in the new window to see the larger resolution pictures with captions via my Flickr account.

Ironman Switzerland Photos and Video
Yesterday, I completed the Ironman Switzerland race in Zurich in 11 hours and 5 minutes. The Ironman race is comprised of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and a 26.2 mile run for a total race distance of 140.6 miles. Or, in the European metric style, that’s a [...]

In less than 10 hours, I’ll be swimming in the waters of Lake Zurich with over 2,000 triathletes from all over the world. There has been some restless sleep over the past few nights, with all of the concerns about race preparations playing out repeatedly in my head. What will the weather be like? [...]

ne of the most important aspects of training for any Ironman triathlon is slowly building up endurance for the long distances while staying free from injuries. When spending 15 to 20 hours per week swimming, biking and running over the course of six to nine months, it is important to take steps to avoid [...]

Today, I’m launching my “Tri for Ned” Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training effort. I’m dedicating my participation in the Ironman Switzerland race on July 12 to my dad, Ned Stanzel, who lost his battle with leukemia in October of 1997. Please visit “Tri for Ned” for more information about the important [...]

Boulder may get an Ironman 70.3 race in 2010! I learned this exciting news today via a tweet from @usatriathlon, the national governing body for the triathlon sport. They retweeted an update from @EverymanTri, which confirmed the sale of the Boulder-based 5430 Sports company to the World Triathlon Corporation. The World Triathlon [...]