Ready or Not, Here I Come!
Swim:2.4M Bike:112M Run:26.2M.
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Showing posts with label rockman half ironman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rockman half ironman. Show all posts
Today IronCraig and I did the Rockman Half Ironman bike course. For me, that makes 2 days in a row. I am tired. My total mileage over the last 3 rides (4days) is 163 miles.
(The picture is me from the 07' Rockman 1/2 Iron) This was my first Reconnaissance ride for the Rockman triathlon. This was a solo ride on my road bike. I kept the cadence high and slowly built a faster pace the entire ride. The first 35 miles was an easy effort, the last 21, not as much.
I started to casually run 5k's, 10k's, and half marathon's in the late 90's. My first real triathlon was the Pigman Half Ironman in 2004. Since then I have slowly but consistently improved my fitness while competing in a variety of multisport races each year. However, I have always shied away from the full Ironman. Until 2009 that is. I am creating this blog to chronicle my quest to become an Ironman on September 13th, 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. On that day, the first and main goal will be to finish. But to me, I hope it is much more than that. This is a way for me to get to know myself better. It is a way to test my limits and see where they might be. I believe that life truly is a game of inches. The inches I need to get better and become an Ironman are all around me. My Ironman prep is in everything I eat, the way I think, the way I train, and the way I influence others. Striving and fighting for those inches is truly living. What am I going to do? Come back here to find out. My blog is a place where I will chronicle my training and give my personal opinions on health and fitness.