Just an Average SKIRT

By some higher power I started to get really psyched about Ironman earlier today. Nothing planned, nothing I expected, I just found myself talking about it earlier and I was thinking ‘Ironman whatever, I can do anything…’.

Now that I’ve embraced my pending IM finish, I’m ready to start training. Run: bring it on….swim: piece of cake…bike: oh boy, gotta commit to some serious time in the saddle. I think the bike is where training is the most challenging, it’s just so time consuming and huge. Which I do realize is the most time consuming and ‘hugest’ part of an IM. But I will put the time in, I’ll do it all and when the time comes I’ll be prepared. I just know that I’m about to ‘go in it’ and there will be no rest until June 23rd. Part of me loves to realize things like, I’m going to be working my sweet skirt off for the next 5 months and then I will have an experience like none other before. I’m going to relish in the virginity of my IM life. As of today, I’m going for sub-14 and as close as I can get to 13. Again, I’m serious…I am this slow but as I’ve proved in the past I’m tough so I have no worries about me getting to the finish line (or maybe I’m just stubborn).

Enough about that, I still have 4 more days of waking on my own delight and not an alarm - believe me I’m going to enjoy it. I’m multi-talented you see, I can train just as well as not train.

Here’s a photo from Sunday’s race. I am running in this photo, my husband pointed out that I looked like I was walking. Much to the contrary, I’m actually running as fast as I can in this photo. Note to self: work on form in 08.

Having fun as always!

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