tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:08:56 +0000http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/Heather FuhrBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-2366559505380249949Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:43:00 +00002008-01-07T18:44:55.106-08:00Heather Fuhr to be inducted into the Triathlete Hall of Fame<!-- CONTENT CONTROL START -->Nov. 30, 2007 -- Press Release: Triathlete magazine has announced former Hawaii Ironman world champion Heather Fuhr as its 2008 inductee into the Triathlete Hall of Fame. One of the most prolific Ironman-distance racers in the history of the sport, Heather owns 15 Ironman titles, including her win at the http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2008/01/hall-of-fame-nomination.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-7637841099142170937Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:57:00 +00002007-11-09T13:40:51.170-08:00Marathon I finally completed my first “ever” straight out marathon on October 7th. Up until now, I have not had a desire to do a marathon, but for some reason the Bizz Johnson Marathon caught my eye. First of all it is all on trail – and a very nice trail at that. Secondly, the course is perfectly suited to me – 10 miles gradually up and then 16 miles gradually down. The only factor that I wasn’t http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2007/10/bizz-johnson-trail-marathon-race-report_1680.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-7088003621592370679Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:07:00 +00002007-09-11T11:11:11.646-07:00 I am happy to say that the 25th running of the Subaru Ironman Canada is now one for the record books. The event in itself certainly did not disappoint. Having never raced this race, despite being a Canadian and having race Ironman races for 18 years – I did not know what to expect. I remember how much support the race received from the community the last time I was here watching many, many yearshttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2007/09/ironman-canada-2007-race-report.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-2675298731044047766Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:19:00 +00002007-07-29T20:22:29.812-07:00 Since the last update, I have been keeping very busy with working, training and racing. This season is all about balance, and doing things that I want to do. Because of this, I have jumped into many more local short races than I normally would. In the past I never really wanted to do a race unless I knew I was prepared. Well for the most part this season, that would mean that I would never be http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2007/07/back-in-swing-of-things.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-117589090856647021Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:12:00 +00002007-04-06T15:29:19.283-07:00We I guess it is about time for an update, since we are already into April. It seems that the time is just flying by – wasn’t New Year’s just last week?? This season has been a little different for me so far – as work has taken more of a forefront thus far. Between the Multisports.com training camps and coaching work along with my new position as Pro Liason for North America Sports, I have http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2007/04/2007-early-season-update.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-116157217887969411Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:54:00 +00002006-10-22T19:56:18.890-07:00Well, the 2006 Ironman World Championships here in Kona has come and gone for another year. A huge congratulations to Michellie Jones (Australia) and Normann Stadler (Germany) for their impressive race from the front wins!!! For Michellie it was her first win here in only her second appearance and for Normann it is his second title after a disappointing race here last year. I wanted to givehttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2006/10/ironman-hawaii-2006.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-115656262891711677Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:17:00 +00002006-08-25T20:23:48.930-07:00 It has been quite some time since my last update after Ironman Japan. A lot has happened since then, and now it is already time to get started in the final preparation for Ironman Hawaii on Oct 21st. It has been a fun 3 months since Ironman Japan, and I have enjoyed doing some shorter races and getting away from the norm by doing some paddleboarding and mountain biking. After Ironman Japanhttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2006/08/beginning-final-push-to-im-hawaii-2006.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-114883936444981337Sun, 28 May 2006 18:00:00 +00002006-05-28T11:02:44.470-07:00This season has been a little different than any other. Being sick for the better part of a couple of months left me questioning when I was going to get my racing season started. My plan was to do some 70.3 races early and then Ironman Coeur D’alene. Well the 70.3 races never happened, and due to certain commitments it looked like IM CDA was going to be questionable. In the middle of April, http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2006/05/2006-racing-season-finally-begins.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-113461780636520761Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:35:00 +00002005-12-16T11:21:24.136-08:00It is hard to believe the Christmas is just around the corner, and that the 2006 Season is coming fast. I have enjoyed these past couple of months since the Ford Ironman World Championships. It was quite clear after the race, that I needed to step away from things to gain some perspective and to give my body and mind some much needed rest. I have done just that. I have always preached tohttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/12/happy-holiday.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-112974083845705988Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:52:00 +00002005-10-19T09:53:58.466-07:00We as we all know, the Ironman World Championship for 2005 are now in the record books. It was a tough day at the office for me. After 15 years, I have experienced the gamut of emotions and performances out on the lava fields. There are those great days, there are those good days, and then there are the days like I had on Saturday. Here is a little account of how things went on race day.http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/10/ironman-hawaii-2005.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-112800515643923671Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:43:00 +00002005-09-29T07:45:56.446-07:00Well, we are pretty much in the 3 week window of Ironman Hawaii. Every year, time seems to go by faster and faster. It is really hard to believe that in less than 2 weeks we will be boarding our flight for Kona – for the 15th time. Yep, this will be the 15th time I have competed in Kona!!!! In some respects it feels every bit of the 15 years, but in other ways, it feels like just yesterday http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/09/2005-ironman-hawaii-three-weeks-and.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-112441040477113367Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:09:00 +00002005-08-18T17:13:24.780-07:00Lynne Bermel wrote this great article for runnersweb.com. Read the entire piece at runnersweb.comhttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/08/heather-fuhr-more-than-pretty-face.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-112303485906776134Wed, 03 Aug 2005 02:00:00 +00002005-08-10T09:14:27.690-07:00 It is always a nice feeling coming back to Lake Placid, this being the 6th time back in 7 years. Everyone in the town has adopted me as their hometown favorite, which makes it awesome out on the course. This year I had a motto in my head, the “drive for 5 in 2005”. I was trying to win my 5th title here in Lake Placid and what a better year than 2005. Being a huge Nascar fan, my favorite http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/08/2005-ironman-usa-lake-placid-race.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-112009366629763993Thu, 30 Jun 2005 01:04:00 +00002005-07-05T09:38:45.976-07:002005 Mid-Season Update Well, it has been a while since I have given an update as to what has been going on. I have been doing a fair bit of traveling over the last month or so. The traveling included, a race in Kona and a trip to Lake Placid for the Multisports.com camp. I was very excited to be heading to Kona to do the Honu Half Ironman on June 5th. Any opportunity to race on the Big http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/06/2005-mid-season-update.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-111602630465723044Fri, 13 May 2005 23:17:00 +00002005-05-16T11:26:56.310-07:00Well I guess it is time to get everyone up to speed as to what has been happening over the past couple of months. I finally got back to racing – starting my season off with the Wildflower ½ on April 30th. It felt great to finally get back to toeing the line of the races rather than watching from the sidelines. The race went well – I crossed the line in 2nd place. You can see my whole race reporthttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/05/wilflower-12-and-dubai-update.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-111198173055224580Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:46:00 +00002005-03-27T19:48:50.556-08:00Well the 2005 race season has officially kicked off in North America with the Ralph’s Half Ironman – on March 19th in Oceanside. I have raced this race every year, and fully planned to start my season off with this race. My body had other plans – a little hip injury had flared up and I needed to make the hard decision not to race. I could have kept training through and been ready to race but http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/03/2005-racing-season-kicks-off.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110858212003743104Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:27:00 +00002005-02-17T07:18:05.676-08:00I am very excited to announce that I am part of a new and exciting triathlon team called TriDubai. The team is focused on Ironman athletes, 10 in total who will represent the City of Dubai, with the goal of promoting the sport of triathlon in the United Arab Emirates and worldwide. Besides including some incredible athletes the team has a unique “charity driven” focus. Through our racing and http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/02/tridubai-triathlon-team-announced.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110718550303450875Tue, 04 Jan 2005 15:30:00 +00002005-02-01T08:20:40.746-08:00It is hard to believe that we are now into 2005. I have been thoroughly enjoying the off-season, doing the thing that I don't usually have time to do. A Christmas tradition is that I bake cookies and send baskets to close friends and sponsors. Happy New Year! Heather, Roch, Nadine and Cleatus This process has evolved over the past few years. Initially, I baked a few different cookies and it ishttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2005/01/happy-new-year.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110726862352303678Wed, 03 Nov 2004 14:35:00 +00002005-02-01T06:57:20.923-08:00Well the season is now over, and I am looking forward to doing some of the things that I don't normally have time to do - hang out with friends, shopping, mountain bike riding, and of course cookie baking!!!! The past couple of weeks have been jam packed with racing. Normally I am finished my season after Hawaii, but this year I had decided that I would not only do the Xterra race the week http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2004/11/triple-header-and-2004-season-wrap-up.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110726867002642269Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:37:00 +00002005-02-01T06:45:40.300-08:00I know I say it every year, but I can't believe it is this time of year again- KONA time!!!! I arrived in Kona last Wednesday to get in some acclimatization to the heat etc. It always feels good to get back over here - after 14 years, it is almost like a second home. I have been able to get in some good pre-race workouts with Lori and Belinda. It's nice to have some training buddies to hang and http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2004/10/2005-ironman-hawaii-update.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110726995808447969Sat, 24 Jul 2004 13:57:00 +00002005-02-01T07:11:00.193-08:00We'll, they say all good things must come to and end, and unfortunately my winning streak of 4 in a row came to and end this Sunday at the Ironman Lake Placid. I toed the line this year in search of my 5th victory at Lake Placid. From the competition, I knew that this would not be any small task and that I was going to have to have a very good day to beat the likes of Kate Major (AUS), and Jo http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2004/07/ironman-lake-placid-race-report.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110727004601531371Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:59:00 +00002005-02-01T07:00:46.016-08:00Well, now that we are pretty much mid-way through the triathlon season, I thought it is time that I do an update as to what I have been doing up until now. As of my last update, I had just completed my first race of the season at the Ralph's ½ Ironman in Oceanside. Since then, I have competed in two other half ironman events - St. Croix on May 2nd, and the Florida Half Ironman at Disneyworld http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2004/06/mid-season-update.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110727032666324565Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:04:00 +00002005-02-01T07:05:26.663-08:00Another Season Begins with the Ralph’s Half Ironman It is hard to believe that another season is upon us – isn’t it still November??? Well no it isn’t and the first race of the season is always a subtle reminder of what is to come. read complete entry at multisports.com http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2004/04/2004-ralphs-half-ironman-report.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110727046170699889Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:05:00 +00002005-02-01T07:08:21.766-08:00For many of us, this is the time of year when we either start racing or start to think about the upcoming races. It is important as we are getting into this racing season to "plan out the season". What does this mean exactly??? Well of course, the training for the season has to be planned out. Even before the training plan can be devised, a race schedule must be chosen. While making this race http://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2004/03/gearing-up-for-upcoming-triathlon.htmlHeather Fuhrtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527792.post-110727077713863351Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:11:00 +00002005-02-01T07:12:57.136-08:00Well, another season has come and gone, and now it is time to reflect a little on the season in general and of course the last couple of races. Going into Ironman Hawaii this year, I knew that I was in good shape and that if I could manage to bring it all together on race day, I could have a solid day. I was feeling good the week before the race - my taper was going well and I was excited to racehttp://heatherfuhr.com/journal/2003/11/2003-season-wrap-up.htmlHeather Fuhr