LIer in Ironman event to cure Alzheimer's
Photo credit: Chris Ware | Bill Van Nostrand, of East Setauket, at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai. Van Nostrand is competing in the first NYC Ironman Triathlon on Aug. 11. “Everyone thinks it's all physical. It's actually 90 percent mental,” said Van Nostrand, who is 6-foot-2 and weighs about 185 pounds. (July 24, 2012)
Bill Van Nostrand undertakes Ironman Triathlon
His yellow swim cap and blue goggles appeared, then disappeared, in the water off Cedar Town Beach, about 50 feet from shore. He moved as if gliding atop the waves, crisp arm strokes coupled with quick kicks of his legs.
Every movement was precise. No energy wasted.
For Bill Van Nostrand, 54, of East Setauket, it's the calculated choreography of triathlon training after his work managing...
