Biography and Stats

Mark Larson
Age: 29
Born: 1/7/77 Indianapolis, IN
Resides: Fitchburg, WI
Status: Engaged to be married (12/30/06 to Jess!)
Employed by: Pacific Cycle
2006 Accomplishments:
1st: 25-29 Sport WORS Big Ring Classic, Wausau, WI
6th: 25-29 Sport WORS Subaru Cup, Devil's Head, WI
2nd Overall: Belleville Bike Race, Belleville, WI
26th Overall: Horribly Hilly Hundreds 200K Bike Ride, Blue Mound, WI

Ironman Goals:
My #1 goal is to become an Ironman Finisher. Everything else is a distant second. My #2 goal is to make it to Taco Bell before they close. My #3 goal is to run half of the marathon (consecutively) without really walking. My #4 goal is to look good and to have people cheer for me!

Equipment (subject to change):
Swim: Quintana Roo Wetsuit, TYR goggles
Bike: Scott CR1 Road Bike w/Vision Aero Bars, Dura-Ace/Ultegra/SRAM R9 components, American Classic Wheels (possibly Specialized Tri Spoke in front), FSA post, Fizik saddle, Truvativ stem and bars, Kenda tires, Garmin Edge 305 GPS. Team Schwinn racing kit with Shimano shoes and Giro Atmos helmet
Run: New Balance 1060 shoes, Pearl Izumi running kit, Sock Guy running socks

What's next? Immediately next is a trip to Florida. Then some mountain bike and cyclocross racing. I plan to do some 10k races this fall to see what kind of time I can lay down. Then December will be the best event of all, our wedding! Following that up will be a cruise and then it will be back to racing season with a focus on road racing.

Stats:
Since signing up for Ironman Madison on 9-12-05 I have:
Swam: 16.93 miles (7.05 Ironmans)
Rode: 3809 miles, including road, mountain and cross (34 Ironmans)
Ran: 579.1 miles (22.1 Ironmans)



Special Thanks: There are a ton of people I want to thank...but that will have to wait until after the Ironman, so I can thank them for helping with my accomplishment!!!