After going over it with Esther, and thanks to the encouragement of Maggs,Esther and I have decided to write about our travails as we attempt to complete the 2009 Iroman Race at Lake Placid, NY. We don't know who will be interested on reading it, but we think that it will be a useful tool to track our workouts, as well as getting pointers and advice from other people.
So our Ironman experience started by a long car ride from NYC to Lake Placid. We picked up Maggs Sunday night around midnight, who was in town to compete in the NYC Triathlon on Sunday and to sign up for Ironman. She will be competing later this year in Kona, where we are sure she will kick ass!
A few observations and musings:
- Driving was as exciting as watching paint dry, especially since I was the only one awake.
- It sure was cold up there at Lake Placid. My summer flip flops were not doing much for me.
- Leave it to me to get in trouble with the cops in about 5 minutes. I was about to get a ticket for parking in front of the registration tent. As soon as I moved the car, the spot was taken by other car, and they had no problems. Go figure.
- If a few years ago I was told that I would wait in line 4 hrs to pay $525, to sign up for an Ironman race, I would have laughed. Now...
So on to July 26, 2009.
Next races:
- NJ State Tri (Olympic) 07/27
- Quakerman Tri (Half-Iron) 09/06
- Fall Bassman (Half-Iron) 10/05
- Philly Marathon 11/23
1 comment:
2 half irons and a marathon still to do this year. You are making me feel like a slacker!
Very cool that you are signed up for IMLP. I'm not sure that is ever going to be on my to do list. But as you said, a few years ago it wasn't on yours either. Funny how addictive this stuff is.
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