Our final winner of the Battle At Midway, ‘08 Goals contest is Brad Willis. Below is Brad’s story and ‘08 goals.
AFTER A BAD CRASH ON MY BIKE EARLY IN APRIL OF 2007, AND THEN STRUGGLING TO TO PRODUCE ANY OF MY RACE GOALS FOR THE 2007 SEASON, I MADE A DECISION THAT 2008 WAS NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME. WITH NEW GOALS LAID OUT I LOOKE FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING SEASON WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT. I REGISTERED FOR THE VINEMAN 1/2 IRONMAN IN NOVEMBER AND HAVE NOT LOOKED BACK SINCE. THE VINEMAN IS ONE OF THREE KEY RACES FOR ME FOR THE 2008 SEASON. MY GOAL IS TO FINISH THE VINEMAN IN UNDER 5 HOURS AND QUALIFY FOR THE HALFMAX LONG COURSE NATIONALS IN VEGAS THIS FALL. ALONG WITH THAT THE XTERRA MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON MY LIST. THIS IS A VERY TOUGH RACE AND VERY COMPETITIVE TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. A TOP 10 AGE GROUP PLACE IN THIS RACE WOULD BE A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER RACES THAT I WILL RACE IN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON WHICH WILL BE OLYMPIC DISTANCE RACES. MY GOAL FOR ALL OF MY OLYMPIC DISTANCE RACES FOR THE YEAR IS 2:25 OR BETTER. I HAVE BEEN TRAINING VERY HARD THIS PAST WINTER AND THIS SPRING AND THESE GOALS ARE DEFINITELY WITHIN REACH, BUT NOT WITHOUT A LOT OF HARD WORK. I FELL THAT I HAVE PUT IN THE HOURS AND THAT I AM READY FOR A GREAT 2008 SEASON.
BRAD WILLIS
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