IRONMANnie

After a screening of the new Triathlon documentary "What It Takes" (now available on DVD!) my friend Annie signed up to do Ironman Arizona. I was very excited because I think it would be a lot of fun to cheer someone on during an Ironman and Arizona isn't too far away. I told her I would support her any way I could. I immediately came up with a premilnary T-shirt design. I booked my hotel in Tempe. I'll drive people or gear out to Arizona with me. Yessiree, I completely support this adventure of hers 100%. Whatever she needs. Well, today she invited me along on an upcoming 60-mile training ride.

Do what now?

See, I kind of thought that supporting an Ironman contender was all about making posters & t-shirts, attending carb-load dinners, and sending out positive emails. And I'm very good at all of those things. But now I realize I may actually have to do work and stuff.

I'll be in my marathon-tapering zone for the ride, so I got Coach Gerald's blessing to do only half the distance. For the next ride, I assume I'll be in the marathon-recovery zone, so I can milk that a bit. But then I'll be out of excuses.

Why couldn't she simply say she was going to be in a play in April and invite me to attend that?