Meeting a Triathlete Legend

As the Crow Flies book cover

Friday night Mike and I headed up to All3Sports to meet Craig Alexander, 3X Ironman World Champion. He's been traveling around the US doing a book tour and lucky for us, made a stop in Atlanta. His book 'As the Crow Flies' is pretty neat. It's more of a coffee table kinda book with some killer pictures and some good stories and lessons of the tri life. Craig is the only triathlete in history to dominate the 70.3 AND Ironman World Championships in the same year (2011). Craig 'Crowie' splits his time between Boulder, CO and Sydney, AUS. He and his wife, Neri, have two children ...with one more on the way! Needless to say, he's a triathlete legend and very nice on the eyes!

with Craig Alexander

In conjunction with the book signing, All3Sports also had a silent auction going on to raise money for Camp Twin Lakes. There were some pretty cool things up for grabs, including some signed items by Crowie himself. Since I need to get some focused time in the pool with those who know best, I bid on the month of Masters classes at Dynamo Multisport. Coach Heat is going to be pretty pumped by this I'm guessing since one of his (ok our) number one goals is to get me to kick less in the pool! Well lucky me, I won! Looking forward to getting in the pool with some great swimmers/coaches to keep me on track for IMFL

signed custom Newton's by Crowie

Mike also bid on a pair of Newton shoes that were signed by Crowie and used for one of his many races. Thankfully the money we spent on these bad boys goes to charity or else I'd be questioning if my husband lost his mind! They are now beautifully displayed in our 'tri room'... right next to Mike's Ironman Florida and Ironman Louisville medals. They will serve as nice constant reminder of greatness while I get my cycling in on the trainer!