Winner #3 of the Battle At Midway, ‘08 Goals contest is Jeff Gardner. Below is Jeff’s story and ‘08 goals. Stay tuned for winner #4 of 4.

At the beginning of the year my main goal and focus was training in preparation for Ironman Arizona in April. I had previously finished one Ironman, Florida in 2005, and DNF in Arizona in 2006. In an attempt to have a better experience than I did in 2006 I put together a much more extensive training program and stuck to it all winter. It may not be as much as others train, but I was able to consistently hit 15 to 20 hours a week and felt confident heading into Arizona. To make a long story short, I got dehydrated and DNF’d for the second time in very similar conditions. My discouragement lasted about 12 hours and I have signed up again for Arizona this November. I returned home last week to set a pr at the annual SHAC pool tri, so I guess all that Ironman training did pay off. So in addition to training for Ironman Arizona in November, I will be attempting to qualify for Boston at St George this year, and enjoying the SGTrifecta Race series. I’ll probably make the annual trip to Echo, and possible visit Yuba in Sept.

Jeff Gardner

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