1 month to Kona

jonathan22 - 2008-09-11 12:30 PM I keep waiting for someone to post a "Kona Peeps - What's up" or "Kona Checkin" or "Kona - how is the training going" thread but guess with only a handful of people doing the race, I'll have to cheer myself on. So since you asked, what's been going on? Well, after initially being unsure if I was even going to go, I paid up and HTFU. The training build during June, July and August was a ton of work. Everything I have read about Ironman training is true: it consumes you, you won't talk to your wife or kids, etc. My long rides are 100 milers and long runs are 18 milers. It amazes me that I do an Ironman in volume alone every week in training at this point. Other than me changing my bike fit early in the season (and the pain associated with that), I have been healthy and injury free (mostly). My shoulder has been iffy the past few weeks but doing rotator cuff exercises and laying off the swim for a day or two helped. My swim coach thinks its a combo of swim volume (I went from just starting swimming Dec 06 to almost 13000 yards per week in under 2 years) and too much paddle work. It's 1 month to the day away. 2 more weeks of hard living then taper time. HTFU! PS - Happy to answer any questions you may have but I'm not taking advice unless your name is Ninja, Susan or Mike.

Millco - 2008-09-11 1:41 PM

congratulations on going, did you qualify or go via lottery?

I am 0 for 4 in qualifying and 0 for 4 in the lottery

But I am feeling stonger and luckier every day!!!!

CourtneyM - 2008-09-11 1:55 PM

I'll cheer you on! Starting on this Sunday's long run!

jonathan22 - 2008-09-11 10:30 PM Will you bring a cowbell this Sunday?