Odd Inspirations

It's Friday night, I am tired. The thought of getting up at 5 AM for tomorrow's usual Saturday brick is gnawing away at me. I just want to sleep and my stomach hurts. The whiny side of brain won't stop complaining.

I convince myself to wait until the morning to see how I feel. I turn on the TV looking for a good movie and who should I see? Ironman Sister Extraordinaire Madonna Buder. She is 77 years old for God's sake. If she can do 20 IM's then surely I can train for one.

Decision made.

Off season...What Off season

I have finally registered for Ironman Florida and training starts this Saturday. My overly long off season is over. It feels good to be focused on a race goal.

But with my lingering foot problems I am modifying my race schedule to accommodate a longer healing period. I cannot realistically train for a spring HM or HIM so they are out. I feel a gradual build in race distance over the summer will work best and still allow me to adequately prepare for the Ironman.

This. Is. It!!!!! The start of my Ironman year...Yippee!

Feeling Nervous

I don't know why I haven't completed the registration for Ironman Florida. I keep looking at the paper and putting it off one more day. I feel nervous about not being able to run even though I KNOW my foot will be better eventually.

I'm hoping that writing down this irrational fear will release my anxiety demons. I need to just pay the damn money. I did book my condo though, I guess that 's progress.

It's Official

I am training for an Ironman race. On November 4, 2007 I registered for IMFL 2008. Well I reserved a space anyway... I have one month to complete the registration process or chicken out.

Hmmm, what will I do. Stay tuned.