50 miler

I'm thinking about signing up for a 50 mile trail run. 52.4 actually. A double marathon.  WTF.

over before it began

My last post on here all the way back in February was about doing another Ironman. Finally.  I had to make the hard decision last weekend- just a few weeks out from the race- that I can't do it.  I can't stop crying.  I know I can ultimately do the distances and make the 17 hour cutoff and that's more than a lot of people are 'guaranteed' going into one of these events. But, for my future self, I had to evaluate what that day would mean in terms of lasting pain and recovery.

I bit off more than I could chew. Since March 2015- my first 70.3 after all this injury/surgery crap- to now. I've done too much. More big events and races than probably my younger uninjured self could have handled.


March- 70.3
April- 2 5k's (both with a PR)
May- 3 half marathons
June- 70.3
July- ragnar
August- sprint tri
October- 5 miler and half marathon
November - NYC  full marathon
March- won my age group at a tough 5k
May- half marathon and first trail 50k
July- 4 events in under 2 weeks, including a fast sprint tri and Ragnar
August- 70.3

These, plus a bunch of other 5k's thrown in and all the long training hours really amount to no down time, except for the 2 times I was so sick I could hardly get out of bed for days and the effect lasted for weeks. I also started a new job early 2015, then again Feb 2016 and June 2016. And had a couple relationships start and end.  Apparently I can't get my shit together.

So, here I am. Just 3 weeks away from Ironman Maryland and I'm on the couch with ice on my knee, redesigning the next few weeks of running so I can at least get through the NYC marathon and kicking myself for not purchasing the insurance for IM.  $700 out of my wallet. That's 2 plane tickets back to Seattle.

Or half the cost to rent a Uhaul and drive it back.....

Ironman #4

I didn't think I'd do it again. I've registered for my 4th Ironman.... Maryland in October. At the time this race comes up it will have been almost 5 years since my last.  I am scared to death to say the least.

After that race in Nov 2011, I had 3 surgeries.  Shoulder April 2012, Hip April 2013 and Knee October 2013.

However, when I started training again last year, I went a little nuts.

In 2015 I did:  Puerto Rico 70.3 in March, 3 half marathons in May (with 2 PR's), 70.3 Syracuse in June, Ragnar in Seattle in July, the Boston sprint tri in August, a half marathon in October and NYC marathon is November- plus a half dozen or so 5k's throughout the year.

This year I'm already looking at a half marathon May 1, my first ultra trail run on May 29, Ragnar in July, Timberman 70.3 in August and now IMMD in October. I'm almost hoping I don't get into NYC again...

What have I done. This is crazy.