Overall Win for Mroszczyk-McDonald at the 2007 Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid

Lake Placid, NY. July 22, 2007

Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald of the Timex Multisport Team scored his biggest win to date with an overall victory at the 2007 Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid.  The Burlington, VT resident used a sub-3 hour (2:59:36) marathon to capture the overall title with a winning time of 9:16:02.

Canadian Marie Danais battled through foot issues and achieved a 9th place in the women’s only pro race with a total time of 10:17:01.

This is a question I get fairly frequently when people find out I travel for most of the year in a 40ft beauty.  Most of you don’t know, but I’m actually training and rehearsing for the remake of “Over the Top.”  I’m going for the bad guy role, the rival of Lincoln Hawk, who’s played by Stallone.  So, in the truck I’m bulking up to play Kid Falcon and the plot of the sequel is that Kid’s there to whoop Lincoln in arm wrestling.  I mean Stallone’s gotta go down in the 2nd movie, for there to be more movies in the future…you’ve seen it before.  But between muscle-building arm work-outs I have a plethora of gadgets to play with- satellite radio, GPS, and cell phone.  Satellite radio has saved my sanity and the ability to listen to bands like New Kids on the block, Debbie Gibson, Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice, and Keith’s favorite- MC Hammer, make the long days turn into a bad soundtrack of my youth.  With all this stuff going on in the truck, time flies by as state lines and time zones come and go.  Until next time.

Falcon & Kid

What a time Falcon and I have had these past 2 weeks in Arizona. After team camp we headed into the Grand Canyon State for Ironman Arizona…making great time, but that was short-lived as the border patrol invested time into a full body cavity search, much to the chagrin of Falcon, before we hit Tempe. A truck wash was in need ASAP.  We arrived in Tempe just in time to meet up with a few friends and grab some dinner.  This was the start of my Mexican food fiesta.  Within the next 2 weeks, I would utilize the phrase “When in Rome” and indulge my Mexican food obsession for b-fast, lunch, and dinner.  It got so bad that I could count on one hand meals other than Mexican.  Now that I’m into Texas, a little Tex-Mex or a steak should help transition into more diverse eating habits, as well as a little Cajun when I head through Louisiana and then some seafood when I hit Florida.  I was very surprised…no solid mullet sightings in AZ and Laura T. keeps taunting me saying they’re all up in CO.  I’m sure I will see my fair share of them when I head through Louisiana and if I’m lucky I’ll see the Mississippi mudflap…but one can only dream.  My creepy James Bond camera will be ready and waiting for the mulletude.

Falcon & Kid

Hola from AZ! (not you Tim),

I’m just chillin here in Tempe, AZ waiting to setup for the IM this coming week.  Setup on Wednesday and then expo, Thur-Sat, then race day on Sun.  I love race day…cause I get to watch everyone else race.  Keith, you are a brave man!  (FYI, Our Timex Corp. leader will be racing at IM Lake Placid).

It’s freaking HOT here…90 degrees to be accurate.  After leaving Wisco Disco in 30 degree weather, I was psyched to indulge in my virgin visit to Cali with the cold Pacific, beach atmosphere in March, and nice 60-70 degree weather…oh yeah and my favorite crayola color…skin tone.  I headed to Tempe as this was the next stop on the tour for the falcon and I.  We hauled some major “bleep” and rolled in early enough to park at my buddy’s condo and head out for a beer at the local cantina.  So we headed to a local place down the street and found that it was mobbed with local ASU students attired in my favorite color.  How could it get any better you say…well, we hit the bar and asked for a couple Corona’s and then the ‘tender came over and said $1!!!!  WHAT?!?  50-cent Corona’s?!?  We both looked at each other and noted that we’d be taking a cab home later that night.   My first day in AZ it was 93 and was not prepared for the dry hot weather.  I think I got heat stroke while I was getting the truck organized for the long season ahead and what needed to be shipped out to either athletes or to HQ in Wisco.  My goal while I’m in AZ is to eat as much Mexican as I can.  Keith would be jealous of my edible fiesta wonderland that I’ve engulfed myself with so far.  I’m even 2/3 the way into the trifecta today.  For those of you who don’t know a trifecta is a burrito for b-fast, lunch, and dinner.  A Meyer creation and loved by most.  Mmm…I can’t wait for my dinner!

You’ll never believe what I saw yesterday…and I missed out on it.  My white whale!
I saw the Mody Dick of mullets yesterday.  The elusive and very rare Poodle femme mullet.  It was bleach blonde, buzzed closely on the sides, the back partied all the way down past her shoulder-blades, and the top was totally different than the rest…it was permed perfectly.  I couldn’t stand it.  I was freaking out on the inside, but I couldn’t show my emotions.  This was only the 2nd one that I have ever seen in person.  The only other one I saw was when I was working for Trek many years ago.  Keith has witnessed that gorgeous specimen.  What upsets me is that I was sans camera and my heart stopped when I saw her…walking strong in the crowd.  I had just missed a gem.  I felt like I saw something epic, that only I would appreciate and understand.  As she  moved out of sight bitter disappointment set in as I was unable to capture this endangered specie.  I just hope there are more along the way.  It gives me hope that there are more out there, as I have scene something grand this early in the tour.  Here are the stats for the Poodle Mullet-  Mulletude- 9  Aggressiveness- 7.5

On the hunt,

Falcon and Kid

Ladies and Gentleman…boys and girls, keep that champagne handy, cause that cork is going to pop and I’m ready to soak someone. The season has officially started for the Timex Multisport Team. With a stacked team of athletes exiting the Timex Multisport Team Camp in Carlsbad, CA we are all looking forward to seeing great successes and the stories that go hand-in-hand with racing & training hard.

The Falcon and I are off to Tempe, AZ for the IM down there. I heard it’s hotter than the sun down there, so this ought to be interesting. I left Wisco Disco a couple weeks ago and it was in the 30’s and then hit Cali for the first time and it was in the 60-70’s, so I’m just super excited to melt in the dry desert for a couple weeks, but I’ll make sure to get the oil drum of sunscreen.

For those who don’t know the Falcon is the nickname for the Timex Truck, but it’s real name is the Black Falcon and the Kid is a nickname given by DJ jazzy B (aka, Doug) to me because since I have turned 30, I’ve been carded for each time I’ve bought scratch tickets…and that would be 3 times. I’m wondering if I could go back to high school and no one would be the wiser. Now that would be fun. That would be a bit different than the first time around when I looked like a faculty child.

My posts will be stories from the road/races throughout the circuit, from IM Arizona through IM 70.3 World Champs in Clearwater and all the big ones in the middle and lots of truck stops. I have a project this summer and it involves mullet sightings with photo documentation while researching the different/unique styles of this amazing hair style in different parts of the country. I’m hoping to find the elusive Kentucky waterfall, the Camero Mullet (must have camero), and the Mississippi Mud-Flap. But my whale would be the ultimate femme mullet. Ratings will be based on Aggressiveness and Mulletude. Let the sightings begin…and if I’m brave enough I will attempt to “Touch the Mullet,” but this will be extremely hard and may have to put my running shoes on before I attempt.
Falcon and Kid

“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!! What a ride!”