I've found the long-distance race for me:
Challenge Copenhagen. First issue this year:
Accessible by train, late in the season (mid-August) and a flat bike leg.
Now I just have to run a Marathon before I dare. Like, ever....
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05-08-2009, 06:05 AM #1
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If I ever do an ironman...
It's a little secret you didn't know about us women. We're all closet Visigoths.
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05-08-2009, 06:42 AM #2
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Sounds like you are considering it......that is the first step I think
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05-08-2009, 08:41 AM #3
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Alpine... take this for what it's worth..
I, as well as all my friends, think that a stand alone marathon is WAY harder than an Ironman marathon...
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05-08-2009, 08:53 AM #4
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Hmmmm....really?! Hmmmmm....maybe my plan in my head is not so crazy....2010
Why do you think it is easier?
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05-08-2009, 09:30 AM #5
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I don't know Kacie... Maybe it's that by the time you make it to the marathon your body is so beat down it's numb??
Actually I think it's the varied training that goes into IM training. You are much fitter- overall fitness. Not just run fit.
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05-08-2009, 11:06 AM #6
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alpinerabbit, please send link for copenhagen thingy, am looking for a race in DK to combine visit to Dad (danish) and a tri
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