Ironman Insanity

I really hadn't planned on doing an Ironman til 2012 at the earliest, but when I saw that Ironman Canada registration was still open online *gasp* days after it opened the possibility began to take root in my head. I actually opened up the page to register for it when my husband had the good sense to ask me 'where in Canada it was?'...good question...mapquested it...turns out it's so far north it may as well be Alaska...a mere 48 hour drive. Scratch that. I signed up for Eagleman Ironman 70.3 and tried to be satisfied. That really should be challenge enough right?! If I can't do an Ironman, I can do two half ironmans for the same price. I'll sign up for Providence again or maybe Timberman...maybe volunteer at Lake Placid. Much more sensible! And then of course a few days later (after my husband...my voice of reason departed) I had to notice registration was open for Ironman Louisville in Kentucky. Debated...texted a friend for a voice of reason...friend said go for it...I said no...next year...finally I did it...I signed up for it...an Ironman. I was grinning like the Chesire Cat and giggling like a lunatic. Fast forward to 3 am when I bolt upright in bed and think...AN IRONMAN...are you insane?! You've never biked 112 miles or run 26.2 miles...and the last time you swam 2 miles was probably swim practice in college and that was in a pool. WTF did you do?????!!! So here I am...training for an ironman. First workout of the week was 20 minutes on my rollers watching Mila Jovovich kick some zombie butt, as my son had the day off from school and I wasn't able to get outside. Tomorrow its an 8 mile run! =)

Training Plan for the week:

Monday: BIKE (20-30 minutes on rollers)
Tues: RUN (8 miles)
Wed: SWIM (15) / BIKE (120 minutes)
Thursday: Swim (30 minutes)
Fri: Run (20-30 minutes)
Sat: Bike (50-60 minutes)


Let the good times roll!