Ironman - It's no secret that I have my eyes set on becoming an Ironman. And being completely impatient like I am, I really would like it to happen sooner rather than later. So, like any
completely insane rational person, I narrowed down potential races to my top four, based on location, course, weather and time of year.
And thanks to my very scientific methods, I was left with the following (2013 races, of course) ...
At which point, I texted the list to
my fellow potential Ironman Jill and we decided on which one would be our Ironman debut.
Ha. You didn't think I was going to tell you which one, did you?
I mean, someday I will, but not until that registration fee has been processed.
Anyway, I'm totally psyched and mildly freaked out about this. When I threw it out to J, shockingly, he didn't totally scoff. But, he wasn't entirely on board either. So, I think I need some ideas of how to frame it in the best light.
That's where you all come in. J reads this and all of the comments you leave. Let him know how you think this is an epic idea, how it won't be a total time suck and that he's wicked awesome
(which he is. But, sucking up never hurts, right?).
Oh, and if you think this is a horrible idea, just pretend like I never mentioned it ...
Open Water - Since I had a
complete mild freak out during the swim portion of
Ironman 70.3 Texas, I decided that I needed to get some more practice swimming in open water. And the perfect way to do force yourself to do that is to sign up for an
Open Water Race Series. Each of the races is 1500m, with the first taking place on April 29th. *cue panic attack*
In an attempt to determine what I had gotten myself into, I checked out last year's race results.
Big mistake.
In my age group (30 and under), the slowest finishing time in any of the races was 14:40.
Do you know what my fastest 1500m time is?
31:31.
And that was in a pool. I am so going to get schooled. (Note: Only 2 people finished in over 30 minutes. There is a real possibility that I could finish dead last.)
Free Sneakers - Did you know that I am giving away a pair of
New Balance 890s to one lucky reader? Well, have you entered yet? Then you should probably get on that. Just
CLICK HERE to find out all the details.
