I received word on Friday that I’d been accepted to Ironman. My first inclination was to go out and start running or swimming or biking. Now that my entry had been accepted, I was overwhelmed by it all. Where should I start? How long should I swim? How hard do I run? What type of bike do I need? Do I have to wear those skimpy speedos or can I just wear trunks?
My wife’s inclination was to go out to eat with the kids and have one last family food binge before I started to eat right…I went with my wife’s inclination.
I ate very well. We had steak (except for my eight year old Seth – he’s still in the mac and cheese stage) and stayed up late and watched an old Hawaii Ironman to get inspired. It was a good time and late that night (or early morning) as I fell asleep, I couldn’t wait to get my training started.
Unfortunately, that emotion didn’t carry over to the morning. I was dog tired and the last thing I wanted to do was work out. But I did. I managed 5 miles on a treadmill (I usually run outside, but it was way below freezing). I was happy to get a workout started, but considering how tired I was after just running 5 miles – It came down hard that I had a long way to go before I could even think of running Ironman Louisville.
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