Ironman

On November 7, 2010 in Henderson, Nevada, I completed my fifth Ironman distance triathlon. The race called Silverman had a cutoff time of 16 hours. I beat that cutoff with a bit over an hour to spare. It was a good day. Here are some photos.

I cut back on training and racing in 2011 since the preparation for Silverman was pretty intense and I just wanted to rest up. I did complete the California Half Ironman on April 2, 2011, my 10th half Ironman distance triathlon.

Goals for 2012 are to complete both the California Half Ironman on March 31, 2012 and the Boulder Half Ironman on August 5, 2012. Ending the year with the full Florida Ironman on November 3, 2012, will make for a wonderful year of training and racing.

2012 calls for a modified training schedule. It will consist of three swims a week and the same for biking and running. Pilates workouts will continue to be mandatory. However, there will be no gut busting bike on Tuesdays or gut busting run on Thursdays.

Frankly, I just want to stay in good shape, enjoy the workouts and have successful events. I’m hoping my new program will keep me healthy and strong enough to continue racing for the next 20 years.

See you out there. Train safe. Train smart.