While watching the Ironman World Championships last week I got a wild hair up, well you know. My experience in triathlon is limited at best; I have completed two sprint distance and two half Ironman races in my short career, my times are nothing to brag about, but I love to see what my body can handle. I have not seriously trained for any of the races, which is not a big deal for the sprint distance, but the half Ironman's were a struggle to finish.
So back to the story; after watching the Ironman World Championships I told my wife that I wanted to do a Full Ironman before I turned 40. While I have quite a few years before hitting that mark I figure I might as well get it out of the way now, when I am young and have the time to train.This led me on a hunt for a "flat" Ironman course to race next year. After researching and reading many posts from people who have raced I settled on Ironman Arizona 2011.
This idea of this blog is to hold me accountable to train and ultimately finish my first Ironman. It all starts the day after IMAZ 2010 when they open up the registration for the 2011 race. That gives me a year to get into Ironman shape and prepare myself for the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run.
