Cozumel, Mexico. November 29, 2009. IronMan. 2.4mi/112mi/26.2mi. Guess who signed up for this event??? Yours truely. Not sure what I was thinking - maybe I just wasn't thinking, but I signed up for this event 2 wks ago. Never done a tri before in my life. Guess I'm going to be getting familiar with doing tri's over the next year. Biggest thing is getting the swim under my belt. There is a time limit cutoff for the swim of 2:20hr so I need to make sure I can get most of that distance completed under that time.
I plan on starting a Couch to 5k program as soon as I'm recovered from this bronchitis and to run at least one 5k before the end of the year. I'll also be signing up for at least one sprint, olympic, and half IM prior to the full IM. Will need to get a tri done where I have to do the open water swim as well...guess I should look for one out towards the coast when the weather gets a bit warmer. I'm also contemplating hiring a coach sometime in the late spring/early summer that can help me properly train for the IM.....
Racin'
Well, seems like the new friends I have are pretty sure that I can do some road races in the upcoming year. So, I am signing up for the Inside-Out Sports Cycling Team. I went this afternoon and tried the kit on - as they have to place the order Friday. There are 4 or 5 women on the team as of right now. We will be doing some road races and TT's at LMS next year. I'm really looking forward to doing this!
I guess I might have to re-think the rides I wanted to do next year now. I probably won't be able to do all of rides I did this past year since I'm going to be training for the IM and also participating in some races.
Oh well....I think this is a good thing - I really need some change, something exciting in my life now. I've lived here in NC for 43 years and I'm just not very excited about living here anymore. I'm thinking that once my kiddo graduates from high school, gets into college or the military, I may move. Not sure where tho. A new state, new friends, fresh faces & fresh starts. Maybe towards the NE part of the country as I have quite a few friends up in that area, especially my best friend in NH and the NY guy too. :) Dunno...that decision is about 8-10 months away, so there's plenty of time to decide on the new state of living.....
4 comments:
Bummer about being sick but the Tri sounds really hardcore!
Pretty neat you are going to do some road racing.
NE part of the country is the best part, heh. :)
yea, first time to be sick in something like 4yrs.
all i can do is give my best to train for the IM and stay healthy/injury free. i'm really looking forward to racing. i've wanted to do that for awhile now, but never had the encouragement to do so.
yea, NE part of the country might be on my radar more as the year progresses...will just have to wait and see...
Hey Karen - cool about deciding to go out for the IM. I've thought about doing something like that but not sure my joints could handle the running. Good luck!
Are you sure you want to cycle race as well? You are a very accomplished cyclist, you may find it is a better fit for your training / preparation if you focus on the events you are not as good at (run and swim) and try to compete in some individual run or swim events instead of cycling.
Jon,
The racing will only be 10 events over the course of the season, so I think I'll be able to do that.
I'll just have to see how things play out....
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