So, why another IronMan????

So, you may ask (or I may ask) why another IronMan. IMWI 2009 will be my 3rd year in a row doing an IronMan. Well here is a list of why and why not:


-- because I love doing 7 hour training rides on my road bike – ummm, NO

-- because I love swimming lap after lap after lap in the pool all winter – ummmm, NO

-- because I love the 18+ training weeks as IronMan approaches – ummm, NO

-- because I love to spend $500+ for race entry – ummm, NO

-- because I love to step on the scale and see 171 lbs and being able to eat anything that I choose – ummm, YES

-- because I love the fact that my Cholesterol went from 209 to 150 – ummm, YES

-- Because I love the fact that I’m forced to do those 7 hour training rides and those mega laps in the pool – without IronMan in the background, I just wouldn’t do it. YES

-- Because I love the fact that I’m 43 years old and I’m in by far the best shape of my life. YES

-- Because I feel if I take a year off from IronMan, it’ll be just that much harder to get back in the game. YES

-- Because I know that I can enter any endurance race/sport/etc out there and I’ll be able to complete it. YES

-- Because I love the challenge that IronMan brings. I’m just a Finisher, so each year will bring me different challenges (weather, training, injury, etc) that I’ll need to overcome. YES

-- Because my body has held up great to the 2-in-a-row IronMan’s – I have no injuries, no problems, no blisters, nothing. YES

-- Because I plan on being around to participate in anything that my boy’s invite me to participate in when they get older. YES, YES, YES