In 2005, after years of training, competing and waiting, I was able to represent the United States and compete in Triathlon at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. The Olympic Distance race consisted of a mile swim, 25 mile bike ride through the city and then a 6.2 mile race over the hills and dunes of…
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Just when I start thinking that I am getting too old to be running in long distance road races, I think of Israeli Marathoner Ayele Seteng. Mr. Seteng, who finished 20th in the Athens marathon in 2004, 19th in the 2007 World Championship in Osaka, Japan, has a personal best in the marathon of 2:14.21,…
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New York area Maccabiah triathlon qualifiers met up at Union Square in New York City today to discuss the 18th Quaddrennial Games in Israel this summer. Open and Age Group athletes came together to compare notes on training, international travel and what to expect when competing against athletes from around the world. At a brunch…
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Just when you think you have seen every kind of pre- and post-race oddity, you are surprised by some new twist at an international competition. In this time of Thanksgiving, I am thankful that I have been able to finish every race I have started in other countries, despite crashes, dashes and frigid splashes. In…
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As I have done for over 25 years, I run on Thanksgiving Day. I do so to raise money for a worthy charitable cause, because I am thankful that I can do so, and because my clients cannot. This year I took part in the Literacy Volunteers of Morris County and The Interfaith Food Pantry…
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The Nations Triathlon in Washington, D.C. takes participants past an unmatched cornucopia of national monuments, such as the White House, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Kennedy Center, FBI Building, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, etc. But what was equally inspiring were the funds raised to help others and the courage of those racers in the purple…
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It was a perfect day for me, as I like it hot, humid and relatively flat. After a decent swim in the Potomac River and no one successfully passing this Triathlon Trial Lawyer from the moment I got out of the water thanks to fast transitions and a 66 min bike ride (22.6 mph), I…
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Getting together in advance of the DC Nations Triathlon enabled me to catch up with several teammates and team manager Lisa Levin Reichman and her family. We met for a “carbo loading” dinner after pre-registration. Lisa was recently featured in the Washington Examiner as she had just finished her first triathlon, has 3 small children…
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