One week later

One week out from Ironman and I keep remembering some random things along the way. I am running again as I want to keep moving - my body doesn't like to stop moving - plus, I have a marathon to do on Nov 7! I got on the bike again - not as much fun as I wanted it to be. We are planning on starting to kayak more now that we have time to do it and we are really excited about it. We are also planning on visiting some friends in the Boston area for a couple of days which should be fun and a different pace for us. I remember more of the good things from Ironman day now that I am farther away from the pain and stomach problems. I also now remember some random things - like I saw a Santa on a motorcycle while I was biking (another sign that I was delusional maybe, but it was real, I swear, just like Michael Phelps*). I also remember bouncing off of the swimmers who were all around me - I recognize that if this was my first Ironman swim, it would not have been a very good experience but because I had done it before it wasn't as bad as I knew that it could have been. I remember the ATVs offering volunteers rides back to their cars and I kept telling them that they should offer me a ride too! I am still in awe that I completed 140.6 miles in a day, twice for that matter!!! I still dream of the finish line and know that it was an amazing experience both times. I remember why I do this: because there is nothing better than accomplishing the impossible. What an amazing journey I had and I really do love that I have been able to accomplish this.


* BTW - I have decided that Michael Phelps should have to appologize to me for making me think I was delusional on the course!!! I wouldn't mind actually meeting the swimmer Michael Phelps - maybe he could teach me better swim mechanics.

My July stats:
Swim 12.15 miles
Swim time 8 hrs 16 min
Bike 406 miles
Bike time: 30 hrs 15 min
Run 77.1 miles
Run time 15 hrs 23 min

Total miles: 495.25 miles
Total time: 53 hrs 53 min

Total miles to date for the year: 2137.67 miles
Total time to date for the year: 238 hrs 28 min (about 10 days)

We will see what I can pull for numbers for the rest of the year.