I am now safely ensconced in my hotel for IMWI. Got up her this afternoon, got registered and am all set. Did some light training today before heading up. Nothing for tomorrow and then a little spin on Saturday. Sunday is game time.
It has been 5 years of blood clots, pulmonary embolisms, injuries and frustration to get to this point.....but the goal line is finally insight!
For those of you bored on Sunday, or need something to fill in the commercials during the football games, you can track my progress at the link below. My bib # is 2281, but the link should take you straight to my page. The site * should* update after I cross a timing mat.
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=wisconsin&y=2014#axzz3CMA6Z64B
People say not to put any time goals out there for your first, but screw that. Yeah, I wanna finish (and finish running), but I want to test myself as well. 12 hours should be pretty obtainable and 11:30 my "realistic" time goal. If all goes perfectly on the run (hah!!), I may tickle 11 hours, but I think that is gonna be a bit of a stretch.
Swim - 1:15
T1 - 10 minutes
Bike - 5:35 / 5:45 (hilly course)
T2 - 6
Run - 4:20ish
There....it is out there for me to own.
