A Partridge in a Pear Tree

2018 was originally about one goal and one goal only...
to hear "Rose Scovel from Indianapolis, Indiana YOU are an IRONMAN." But a funny thing happened on the way...

In 2018 I...
swam 200 miles (longest swim 10,000 yards)

biked 3,283 miles (longest ride 116 miles)
ran 1,005 miles (longest run 26.2 miles)

But I also...
lost 40 pounds (back up a bit since the lowest weight)
went off diabetes medicine
got my blood pressure WAY down
worked through some of my issues
changed jobs

And while I was at it I set some personal records...
Donut 5K Holiday Run 12/22/2018 5K 0:28:38 (first time sub-30)
St. Nikolaus Lauf 12/1/18 5 mi 0:48:09 [3rd AG]
Monumental Half Marathon* 11/3/2018 10K 1:04:57
Monumental Half Marathon 11/3/201813.1 mi 2:15:13
Carmel Marathon 3/31/2018 26.2 mi 5:29:44 (first sub-5:30)

Derby City Trifecta Olympic 8/12/18 1500; 40K; 10K 3:24:41 [3rd Athena]
Grand Rapids Triathlon 6/10/2018 70.3 6:52:23 (first sub-7:00)

And, oh yeah...I finished Ironman Louisville in October. Finish time of 14:33:50. Dream fulfilled.

On tap for 2019...
Sub-2:15 half marathon
1:00:00 10K
IM 70.3 Chattanooga
IM 70.3 Traverse City
3:15 Oly tri?
25th HS reunion (if we're having one)
20th wedding anniversary
10th marathon???

Comments

Iron Rose 2020

Some race reports are easier to write than others. Some take a while to process everything that happened. On September 26 th I set out to do my own full Ironman distance triathlon (2.4 miles swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run). When coach at I first started talking about it we talked about maybe as a one day effort (race format) or three days (like some of the virtual options have been). My last big training weekend (biking 100 on Saturday, running 20 on Sunday, and swimming 2.2 miles open water on Monday) confirmed that I needed to shoot for single day because I had come so close to the three day in training. So we were full steam ahead with the plan already in motion. I had planned routes, marked my bike course, secured volunteers for aid stations (amazing people all around), dropped off aid bags…finished training and tapered. Race morning Trena arrived at my house early and we headed over to Andy’s for the swim. Trena and Jen were doing safety kayaking for me. And...

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All but Official

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