IMAZ 07 is ON!!!!

[tprevost]

Come ON Melisa, sign up!!!! I'm the official cheerleader!!!! NEXT year I'm coming without kids so I can stay there the WHOLE time!!!!

Denise, I'm SO happy you are doing IMAZ again!!! YEAH!!!!

Lisa, Nanci????? Come on, start scrounging pennies for an airline ticket and help me yell!!!!

Trac'

[Lise]

When I said, "I don't want to", I meant I don't want to travel 140.6 miles under my own power! Mainly I don't want to run 26.2 miles. Could we do an Ironman that ends with a nice little 5K?

But I *DO* want to come cheer! Let's make it happen!

[Running Mommy]

Well I just put the 480 clams down and am IN!! We have almost a year to plan on a sweet reunion! I would offer up my spare bedroom, but my cousin Terrie would probably KILL me! But I do have plenty of room, and enough couches to house at least 4 people. It could be a TE campout!!

As I was registering I kept thinking to myself " I can't believe after all the stress I went through, I'm going to do it AGAIN!!"...

[Nanci]

This one will be easier, because now you know you can do it!!

[maillotpois]

Yippee!! That's so great. The next one should be even better because you'll have the experience and confidence to really enjoy it! (Not that you didn't enjoy the first one - but its always nice to be able to tell yourself - "Hey, I've done this! I can do it again!")

[Running Mommy]

Well the race itself may be "easier" (did I just use the term easy in reference to an IM??) but I suspect the training will be harder. With the first one everything is new. It's exciting- uncharted territory.. Dragging your butt out the door for your umpteenth 100/10 mile brick is going to be a BIG mental game!!
I'm hoping this doesn't happen, but it did w/ my 2nd mary, so I suspect this will be no different. Of course I also KNOW that IM is a distance you can't cheat in training. You either put in the miles, or you didn't. And if you didn't it will be either a really LOONNGG day, or a really short day- as in DNF. And since I didn't leave much room to give in the first race, I need to be looking for a big time PR!
I'm just hoping I can keep the motivation up. Ever since the race I've been super motivated to eat better and work on my fitness. I'm looking for a swim coach, been working on my bike, cutting out certain foods that I KNOW I shouldn't eat etc... I just need to keep this up!
sigh.. I wish they had a pill for motivation! ha ha

[Lise]

Denise, it seems to me that your motivation just grows and grows. I know there are "down" days when it's hard to drag your butt out the door to do whatever. Taking a step back, though, and looking over your athletic life, you've done some progressively amazing things. I have a great deal of respect for the hard work you put in. Some get depressed after finishing a big goal. You've gotten more motivated. You're an inspiration to me. Thank you. Lise

[KSH]

Well I just put the 480 clams down and am IN!! We have almost a year to plan on a sweet reunion! I would offer up my spare bedroom, but my cousin Terrie would probably KILL me! But I do have plenty of room, and enough couches to house at least 4 people. It could be a TE campout!!

As I was registering I kept thinking to myself " I can't believe after all the stress I went through, I'm going to do it AGAIN!!"...

Where exactly in Arizona does this happen? I have relatives in Phoneix... I think. It might be interesting to travel with my Dad in the RV to visit them... and to watch you in the IM! Sounds like a nice trip.

Yea... I might be there doing it in like 2010... I have so many more milestones to accomplish before I take on such a huge undertaking.

Hey, you mentioned the 10 mile loop that you do... aren't there groups or other areas you could ride to get your 100 miles in? I can't imagine doing 10 loops like that... talk about mind numbing. But it certainly does prepare you mentally for the race!