The Double Ironman — Racing Through Heat, Grief, and Grit Huntsville, Alabama — 1989–1992 Some races test your legs.Some test your lungs.And some test the deepest corners of your heart. Huntsville’s Double Ironman — known locally as the “90/90” for its brutal 90-degree heat and 90% humidity — was one of those races. For Ted,…
Ted the Biker — Learning to Fly on Two Wheels By the time Ted decided to enter triathlons, he already had two of the three sports under control. He could run. He could swim (in his own very Ted-like way). But cycling? That was a different story. Ted hadn’t ridden a bike seriously since he…
The Leadville 100 — A Test of Grit and Character (1988) Five years after his first attempt at the legendary Leadville 100, Ted was ready to take on the brutal 100-mile mountain race once again. This time, he wasn’t alone. A close friend had decided to try Leadville for the first time and asked Ted…