I still remember the last Ironman and while, "fun" isn't exactly how I would describe it, I did have a good time. I have not been on my bike in over a year, and I am embarrassed to say that I haven't been in a pool in at least 18 months.
I just started running about 2 weeks ago a few times a week. I feel pretty confident that I could run 8 miles before I would need to quit. So that leaves getting in shape to swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles all in less than 7 weeks. I still think I should have told Mike he was crazy to do an Ironman in 7 weeks, but alas I have a hard time saying no to a good challenge. So here we go with another adventure in training.
Day 1.
I went swimming this morning. It turns out I still remember how to swim. I swam 3,000 yards this morning and at moments I felt pretty good. There was a moment where the guy in the lane next to me passed me while flutter kicking on his kick board and it really emphasized how slow I was going. I felt like one of the old lap swimmers that I used to watch when I was younger. The old swimmers always seemed to make a lot of movement without actually moving anywhere in the water. I only swam freestyle and a little backstroke. I still hold onto the assumption that the only stroke I ever need to swim is freestyle except during summers when you need to swim backstroke to even out your tan while swimming outside. Lucky for me the outdoor pool opens the day after the Ironman. I guess the tan will have to wait.
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