Ironman Canada 2010

1 more week

Wow! what a month it's been. I've had a pretty busy August and it has'nt included much training but it has certainly been full of second guessing this whole journey of completing a full ironman triathlon. These eight months have been full of ups and downs and side tracks, and that's before I have even registered! However, I've managed to stay focused and remain dedicated to my goal.So the oil change has been done on the car,the hotel confirmation phone call has just been placed and the financial shell game continues but I'm all in for a road trip to Penticton to sign up and officially Ironmaninize!!!

Getting closer

So with six months gone by since I started this journey, I'm starting to feel the excitement of things as it gets closer to registration day for the IM.Even though it's only the registration,it represents a hell of a lot to me and I expect things to be turned up once that takes place. With a five hundred plus entry fee,I just want to be officially all in! until then I'm just enjoying summer healthy and training six days a week.

Bring on July

It's been a horrible June and I'm looking forward to July or at least summer actually arriving! Not only has the weather been grey and gloomy but I've been recovering from a slight calf strain which has kept me from training as much as i'd like.I've also been approached for promotion in my company so these past few weeks have also included some trying times for my future plans going forward as far as work is concerned and today I have an interview for this possible new position,so more to follow on that I'm sure. This morning I received a confirmation for this years Ironman volunteer position so we'll be working the finish line handing out medals to this years participants from 5pm-9pm so that will be cool being on the opposite side as I plan to earn one of those medals next year! I'm going for a nice swim now.

volunteering

I've been contacted by someone from the Vancouver Triathlon about my volunteer application, so July 3,4th will be spent down at Spanish Banks beach.Next year I plan on participating in this race and it will probably be the last one before Penticton. My wife Izumi will also be volunteering with me which is cool! I actually talked her into doing the same in Penticton so we'll be working together there as well,good job Yome!

rolling right along

Trying to figure out which bike to buy is really difficult and I`m glad that I can`t afford one at the moment because I keep changing my mind. Training is still a little casual but I anticipated that and that`s why I`ve given myself plenty of time to adjust. Getting stronger and more focused though and I plan to time it just right with the registration in August, my 39th birthday. Rest in peace Dennis Hopper.

3 months

Now that I was able to lock up a place to stay in Penticton I now now have three months left until lockdown! To me that means 90 days to be prepared to spend a year training for this Ironman. A long lonely journey it will be as i don`t know any runners,swimmers or cyclers but could probably fill the room for the after party. I`m still trying to figure out which bike to purchase and it`s leaning towards a solid road bike, yesterday it was an entry level tri bike but that saga still continues.So for now I`ll just make sure to swim more and more and more!