"Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life"

This is the the quote form the very first Ironman Triathlon rules and regulations packet. The event took place in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in 1978 and was organized by a Naval Commander and he wanted to see who was the tougher athlete; the swimmer, the cyclist, or the runner... What better way to test this then by combining the big races into one triathlon! Most Ironman events have a strict time limit of 17 hours to complete the race. The Ironman race starts at 7:00 AM; the mandatory swim cut off for the 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim is 9:20 AM (2 hours 20 minutes), the mandatory bike cut off time is 5:30 PM (8 hours 10 minutes), and the mandatory marathon cut off is midnight (6 hours 30 minutes). Any participant that manages to complete the triathlon within these timings becomes an Ironman.

So.... this sounds horrible, grueling, exhausting, painful.... Your probably thinking, Who the hell wants to put their body through 140.6 miles in one day??? THIS GIRL DOES!!

This blog is going to serve as a sound board. Somewhere that I can write my thoughts, trials and tribulations, accomplishments, training, and anything else that I can think of as I travel down this road (very long and painful one) to become an Ironman finisher!!