I thought it would be fun to blog this year. This blog will be all over the place, because my life is much that way. Mostly it will be about my life, my love (Susie and Triathlon), technology, and training for the Ironman.
Let me answer the number one question I get...why do you want to do an Ironman? It's really simple...when I was battling cancer in 1997 I watched the race on tv, and decided it was something that I wanted accomplish to prove that I beat cancer. Well approaching 11 years later I have not crossed that finish line, I know that I have beat cancer, but there is some unfinished business. I tried in 2003 to do my first Ironman, but suffered a blood clot 6 weeks before the race. In 2005 I broke my leg, and suffered another blood clot. Finally, I feel great, and ready to tackle this beast of a race. With full support of my beautiful wife, we decided that this would be a great year for me to chase this dream. So the chase has started...
People often ask me what it is like to train for a race like this, so I decided to keep my training diary for other's to read and support me through the process.
Here is today's entry in my TriBlog:
75 minutes on the trainer with a focus on high cadence sets.
35 minutes easy run.
Weight: 182.5 lbs
Resting Heart rate: 57
The race is November 1, 2008 in Panama City, Florida; with my first race this year being a Half Ironman on the same course on May 10. For those of you that are new to the world of triathlon, an Ironman consist of the following:
2.4 mile Ocean Swim
112 mile Bike
26.2 mile Run
and yes I have a full time job that fully supports my insanity...thanks Turner Sports!
Well that's the first of many postings...
Livestrong,
Sean
