Decision Made!

After weeks of being on the fence, I have made a decision and have signed up for Ironman CDA on June 26th, 2011. This race will be on Tammy and my 11th anniversary, happy anniversary honey! I have wanted to compete in an Ironman for several years since I saw my brother Mike suffer through one. Most recently my brother Pat completed his first one earlier this year. I am hoping to follow in their footsteps. Pat will also be competing in IMCDA as well and with any luck we will get Mike to join us.  My procrastination led me to have to purchase one of the Ironman Foundation spots, which is good because half of the entry fee is donated to a local charity in the CDA area. (good for the charity, bad for me).

As an avid Crossfitter and believer in Crossfit Endurance, I am going to train for IM using these two protocols exclusively.  I am still working through the CFE programming but the overall schedule should be CF 4-5 times and 2 run, 2 bike and 2 swim CFE’s weekly. I need to huddle with Craig and John to review my plan but all this training will make for a busy year.  Luckily I have been following this protocol to prepare for the Chicago Marathon coming up on 10/10/10 without the bike and swim so I have some idea for what I am getting myself into.  I am excited to get this plan in action and start training. I won’t mix in the bike or swim CFE’s until I am done with the marathon.

For anyone that doesn’t know, the Ironman is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run.  Participants are given 17 hours to complete the total event, and each sport also has an individual time cutoff.   To join me, or for more information, visit www.ironman.com.  I choose the Coeur d’Alene, ID location because of all the friends and family that we have in the area. To visit the IMCDA site, http://www.ironmancda.com/. 

I am going to use this log to track my progress.  I hope you enjoy.