I figured it's a good time to update the old blog. The blog definitely helped me document all things Ironman training the last go around so I better get back at it even though Facebook has really made spouting off thoughts easier. No history though and it's good to have a detailed training blog. I'm super anal...er analyzing person so having a detail of how and what really lets me dial in the preparation for this upcoming Ironman. For example, I remember the Ironman marathon wall coming at mile 18 in my head. I went back to my race report and it read, "Mile 14 and the wall, WTF!". It's amazing on how my brain had already made the Ironman not so bad and why not do another one. Crap. See now I know that I got do a better job on my running training than last time and hey being 3 years older isn't going to matter, right.
The background is after last year's resounding success at welcoming my best friend Eric into old age(he turned 40), I knew my 40th was bearing down on me like a pre-teen wanting a Bieber autograph. What should I do to celebrate my 40th birthday and then it came to me, I'll run the prestigious Boston marathon and do an Ironman as well when I'm 40. It will show even old guys can still get stuff done.
The Boston marathon required some planning since you just can't sign up, you have to use another marathon time to qualify. So last March, I started training for the local Baltimore marathon in October. This way I could get my qualifying marathon out of way and use all of 2011 as training for an Ironman once I turn 40 in July. Luckily, I was successful last October and qualified for Boston. Now I just have to fight the internet hordes on sign-up day and hope I get in for April 2012.
The 2nd part was finding an Ironman post July 30th 2011. Ironman Arizona seemed perfect. The temperature is usually warm and Elena's grandpa(Amber's dad) lives in Arizona. The Ironman is right before Thanksgiving so the whole family could come and cheer me on and then we'd stay and celebrate Thanksgiving with grandpa. In order to guarantee myself an entry, I decided to travel out to the race for signup. Elena hadn't seen her grandpa in awhile so I brought Elena with me to sign-up and celebrate Thanksgiving with her grandpa. Elena had a blast and I got to sign up for an Ironman.
So 2011, I'll turn 40 and hopefully if all the training goes well I'll complete my 2nd Ironman. Stay tuned...
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