It's been a busy few months so I haven't been on the board for a while. I just finished (survived might be a better choice here) my first Ironman 70.3, competing here in Las Vegas at the Ironman World Championships. Brutal day with temperatures of 100 degrees and 40% humidity. it's truly torture. I wish the swim (1.2 miles) had been on the end because I was just looking for a dunk tank by the end of the bike ride (the hardest part by far with 56 miles of seemingly vertical hills) followed by a half marathon. Most of that was just trying to get around the 3 loops but in the end, I finished. So what did I do for recovery? I went to California this last weekend, one week after the Ironman, and ran a half marathon. The motivation was the hardest. But I can't stand to waste 50 bucks so there you go. Turned in a new PR surprisingly with a 2:17.55 time. I think I could have knocked off another 20 minutes or so if it wasn't close to the Ironman. My legs didn't have much life for the last 5 miles.

I think it's time for some genuine recovery now and make my new plans / challenges. Until the next entry....