All Blog Posts Tagged 'ironman' (3)

Well... I have been up to ... well.. nothing! I was training for an Ironman race up until mid- march when I realized my support system was eternally flawed...and there was nothing I could do about it. As a single parent of a very busy preschooler... support is/was essential. Thus I sent a withdrawal notice in for the race which will be in mid June. I hated to do it ... but... I'd rather have a DNS (did not start/show) classification than a DNF (Did not finish) on the record books. So.. I've been… Continue

I am in. Ironman Coeur D'Alene 2009 - registered !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh. After about 25 refreshes of the active.com site, I was finally able to view the race registration page (apparently the site was bombarded at the time of release at 3:00pm EST/Noon PST) Inside sources say that the site was deliberately limited.... ? Why I"m unsure... they're pretty much guaranteed a rush.. it is IM afterall.... and one of a few qualifying races for Kona. Anyways... I even got to… Continue

So... to register or not... as in register for Ironman Coeur D'Alene 2009? This is today's decision with which I'm grappling. I've always wanted to participate in and complete an Ironman race...since I began watching the event broadcasts on Saturday afternoons on NBC, in the early 80's, wayyyyy back when, in my Indiana living room. Year after year I watched Paula Newby Fraser and others, kicking butt. I'd never really seen women work THAT hard in sports before. And those wh… Continue