It still doesn't seem to have completely sunk in that the Ironman is over, AND I made my goal. Since then race, I haven't been exactly idle, having ridden 4 times, ran twice, and swam twice, but yesterday, just because I could, I did nothing as far as working out. I can tell it will be a few weeks yet before I feel strong enough to stomp on anything. I can do all those things now, but I am pacing myself. My lower back is still feeling sore from the race. It took me one week to decide that another Ironman isn't out of the question. If I maintain my base level of conditioning, I could get ready much easier and faster than this first go around, starting from scratch. To put things in perspective, here is where I started from:


September 2006

to this:


November 2009

    So far, my plans for 2010 are to run the McDowell Mountain Frenzy 25k trail run in January, and I registered for the lottery drawing for the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco in May. Other than that, I can wing it and pick and choose what I want to do. 

    I can't thank my sponsors enough for the help they gave me to get from Sept 2006 to Nov 2009. Please support them any way you can if you need any of their services. Also, a huge thank you to everyone that volunteered at the race. It was the five start treatment for racers. I felt like I was assigned a volunteer at every aid station and transition area. Absolutely amazing. God Bless you all.