Its Official !!!!

A beautiful sun filled day was what Ironman Wisconsin competitors was blessed with. This day was followed only by a gloomy and rainy day. For me this rainy day was more important to me than the sun filled race day. As I began standing in line at 6:30 AM to register for the 2009 Ironman Wisconsin race, I thought to myself, this is where it all starts. All of the running, swimming, weights, yoga, and cycling has gotten me to this point. Standing in the rain, at the crack of dawn waiting to spend $525.00 dollars to just to race in an Ironman. Some would call it lunacy to have to pay that kind of money to put yourself through the tortuous day of racing that is an Ironman, but I call it beauty.

The purpose of this blog was to have an outlet for my training and life while I pursue a dream of racing in an Ironman. After having witnessed one of these events first hand, I can see myself being closely tied to these events for a very long time to come. So it begins, the story of the next year.

I recently just registered for my second FULL marathon. It is in Austin, TX on February 15th. It will be nice to shift the emphasis from Triathlon training to running. I will also start to work on some weight training excersices after the triathlon season is over and through the winter. So with a positive outlook and a fresh body the training will commence.

So to everyone who reads this mark your calendar for September 13th and plan on being in Madison, Wisconsin. I need all the support I can get. To anyone who has ever done an endurance event, it is a great psychological boost to see a friendly face in the crowd at mile 20 of the marathon or mile 90 on 112 mile ride. Not to mention having someone there for you at the finish line of a race. I have raced in so many races where I had no support after finishing and its far better to see family and friends after racing for some 12 hours. 

So to Grandma, Mom, Dad, Lauren, Donnie, Brooke, Jeff, Devon, Andrew, and William, I expect you to be there. And as Jeff said in his blog post, I would welcome and love anyone who would run along the sidewalks while I run the 2 - 13.1 mile loops in Madison.

Matt B -- I expect you to be there since it's only 2hrs from where you live.

Laura W-- You now have another reason to come up to Madison, other than just wanting to get a fish bowl and Wando's...