I Want to Be Half An (Iron) Man

I guess I just need the threat of complete failure and possible death to keep me motivated to exercise. In that spirit, last week at one in the morning one night, I signed up for a half ironman in March--1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run. I also applied for a lottery slot on the real ironman (double the half) in Kona. It may come down to something this:


7 comments:

  1. This is where it ends. I will convert all of my energy spent trying to get free tabernacle choir songs on lds.org to trying to put a stop to these ridiculous races and the culture that has spawned them.

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  2. I am starting to see that there must be a tipping point at which exercise turns from being beneficial to being detrimental.

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  3. Oh, that. I've had that. But mine usually happens when I try to walk all the way out to the car without stopping. Usually there's an old lady or someone nearby to carry me the rest of the way. It makes them feel good.

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  4. where are the details for this? ill at least pretend for now that im going to do it with you and partially train for it for a few months.

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  5. I say go for it. The bragging rights from these things are very appealing to me, but I don't know if I could go that long without eating.

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  6. I definitely plan on eating throughout the race....

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