I have been delaying this post because I am nowhere close to meeting most of my goals this year. It's been a whirlwind of events, busy work schedule, two stress fractures, and so on and so on. You know, life.
The original plan:
Swim - 250,000 meters
Bike - 4000 miles
Run - 900 miles
What I've done so far:
Swim - 18,016 meters
Bike - 901 miles
Run - 331 miles
Eek. The swimming is a lost cause. My swim mojo left town long ago, and I have yet to lure it back. I could set a new swimming goal, but I'm not going to. Because I have no interest in forcing myself to do something that I currently detest. The biking mileage is on the pathetic side, but it's recoverable. I likely won't hit 4000 miles, but I think with some determination I can come close to last years distance. I'm actually proud of the running total. It may look small to many of you, but with two major injuries, this isn't so bad. It's only a couple hundred short 2009 overall. And I have at least 2 half marathons, 1 marathon, and 1 ultramarathon left this year. And a half ironman.
Oh yes, a half ironman. On Sunday. If I can get through the swim, then the biggest hurdle of the day will be cleared. The next big hurdle will be getting to the finish line in under 8 hours. It's going to be a painful day, but as long as I can go buy the awesome Vineman jersey afterwards, then my goal for the day will be met. The real reason I'm going down to California -- wine tasting and to pick up my 6 cases of wine that are waiting for me.
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You are an Ironman, you will get it done Sunday! (Cuz you know if you quit cuz you're tired I WILL come kick your butt!) :-) IMCDA? Nice!
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