I'm scheduled off today, since I have to work Saturday. Yes, this sucks for a bunch of reasons. First, I hate working Saturdays for "straight" time. Its one thing to give up your Saturday for OT, but on straight time, it sucks. Second, I have to miss my tri class...which also means I will miss the TT in the 200 free. This particular weekend sucks even more, since I was scheduled LAST Saturday (200 TT #1) as well.
I'm going to miss tri class tonight as well, since I'm going to see the movie about the Leadville 100 mountain bike race from this past August. http://www.raceacrossthesky.com/ I decided early in the day that I was going to head down to Rowan to get a swim workout in, sometime around 12. The pool is closed from 9-12 on weekday mornings, so 12 would be the earliest that I could get there.
The swim was good, and I did the same workout that I'd do if I were heading to class tonight. Ran into a guy I know, but haven't seen in a while, and shot the breeze with him for a little bit.
SWIM, 200wu, broken 1650, 200cd
Welcome to my Ironman training blog. My goal is to transform myself from 2 time defending "DONUT DERBY" champion to finisher at IRONMAN Lake Placid 2010.
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Hi. My name is Joe Skelly and I want to be an IRONMAN. Yes, easier said than done, I know...considering that my greatest athletic feat to date is winning the Lehigh Valley Wheelmen's annual DONUT DERBY 2x in a row. Really. Check this out: watch! Now, to defend myself a bit, it takes quite a bit of technique and stamina to win this event. After all, its not that easy to ride 36 miles AND house 28 donuts in less than 2:15. What? Yes, of course I realize that none of this will matter during my training for the IRONMAN USA race in Lake Placid, NY next summer. (Unless, of course, we can substitute the 28 donuts for the "other" 76 miles of hilly terrain) I seriously doubt that, though.So, I'm in. I went to the 2009 race as a volunteer. I saw a friend of mine accomplish his dream of becoming an Ironman. It was an amazing experience, and definitely one that I think everyone should see at some point in their life. The things you see in that last hour alone are worth the trip.So...I used my volunteer T-shirt to get me into the preferred registration line for the 2010 event...I paid my $550 registration fee...and I began my journey towards this dream of mine.My goal is only to finish. Anything more is gravy. I know I have a lot of work ahead of me. But...I THINK I'm ready.
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