tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17549049.post114252897667686650..comments2023-12-10T03:22:13.522-06:00Comments on Becoming Ironman: Legacy: To The Edgext4http://www.blogger.com/profile/15308795755496807869noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17549049.post-1142726960862376782006-03-18T18:09:00.000-06:002006-03-18T18:09:00.000-06:00I thought that I posted this last night, but I do ...I thought that I posted this last night, but I do not see it :( so I am reposting it. <BR/><BR/>How are you managing without a taper? Don't know just am :)<BR/><BR/>Does your training change at all? If anything it seems to be getting longer.<BR/><BR/>Is IMAZ your ultimate goal, or do you have plans for another IM later this year that AZ are part of? The ultimate goal for me is an IM I have wanted to do this since I was 12. I have done sprints, internationals and a 1/2. IMAZ is the goal for right now. I will do another one later, but I have other obligations that I have to attend to before I do the next one!! <BR/><BR/>I was at a race once and Sister Madonna Buder was there and she is just incredible. I had her sign my hat and I thought to my self, if she can do it, so can I!! I am not sure if you knnow who she is, but here is a site with a few facts http://www.slowtwitch.com/agegroup/profiles/buder.html<BR/><BR/>What's your bib number? I have not received my bib number, I think that I will receive it at check in. I will post it for you later :) . I will be some where in the back of the pack hehehehe, but at least I willbe there...<BR/><BR/>When all is said and done I will definitely let you knnow how it all goes. <BR/><BR/>Your training is way more extensive and prepared (a very good thing) then mine. Awesome job. And keep up the great work!! <BR/><BR/>KathiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17549049.post-1142616644899607692006-03-17T11:30:00.000-06:002006-03-17T11:30:00.000-06:00Probably a fine line between courage and foolishne...Probably a fine line between courage and foolishness, M...but how can you make the definition without practical application of a little of both??? (enter smiley emoticon here). Thanks dude, glad you're along for the ride...xt4https://www.blogger.com/profile/15308795755496807869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17549049.post-1142616547449810982006-03-17T11:29:00.000-06:002006-03-17T11:29:00.000-06:00Thanks so much Libor - I follow your progress a bi...Thanks so much Libor - I follow your progress a bit as well through Trifuel, so your thoughts and words are especially significant to me. Thanks for the encouragement and status check - hard sometimes not to just shake my head and wonder what the hell I'm doing. Helpful to me to have a veteran's input. I really, really appreciate you stopping by!xt4https://www.blogger.com/profile/15308795755496807869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17549049.post-1142540619236242152006-03-16T14:23:00.000-06:002006-03-16T14:23:00.000-06:00So great to get your perspective, Kathi. The thou...So great to get your perspective, Kathi. The thoughts of another IMer are really appreciated. And you're right about the snow...I suppose it does make one stronger. Though considering it'll probably be some 90 degrees on race day, who knows?<BR/><BR/>I tend to find that "zone" better on the bike than on the run - I don't think I'm a strong enough runner to go on autopilot. It's a constant struggle with me.<BR/><BR/>How are you managing without a taper? Does your training change at all? Is IMAZ your ultimate goal, or do you have plans for another IM later this year that AZ are part of? Good luck as you get into this home stretch. What's your bib number? I'll be sure to keep track at Ironman Live, and hope you'll check in afterwards for how it all went.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the quotes and perspective. I really appreciate it.xt4https://www.blogger.com/profile/15308795755496807869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17549049.post-1142532972936014742006-03-16T12:16:00.000-06:002006-03-16T12:16:00.000-06:00Hi Chris,Great to read about your run. It sounds l...Hi Chris,<BR/><BR/>Great to read about your run. It sounds like it was a hard day, but I am glad to hear that you kept going!! :) That is the mental toughness that will take you through IM. I know you said that you were sick of winter, but it is a good thing and makes you stronger. Where I am winter really does not exist.<BR/><BR/>I know that you said that when your mind wanders, that you begin to lose form and slow down. I find sometimes though that when riding or running, you get into a zone and and end up ticking away a lot of miles before you realize what has happened. I am really not a runner and I am going to do a run/walk in the IM. I know that some people have turned in their best marathons this way.<BR/><BR/>I am really not tapering before the race, because there has been too much this year (2 surgeries, one major the other minor) that have cut into my training. I am just looking at the race as another training day and just shooting for that 17 hour mark, make it or not, I will not let them remove me from the course until I reach the finish. :)... If I do not make the cut, I will not have the title of Ironman, but I still did it and that is what matters, I did not quit.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday my sister and I did a 51 mile bike ride and then my boyfriend picked up our bikes in the middle of town and we ran/walked home from there. We ended up going 13 miles, so all in all it was a good day. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the inspiration!<BR/><BR/>Have a great day and enjoy the snow.<BR/><BR/>Kathi<BR/><BR/>P.S.<BR/><BR/>When you spoke of just holding your pace in your post it made me think of this quote that I saw on a website which was:<BR/><BR/>"If you can't build your effort, just hold it where it is... if you can't hold it- just hold on!!"<BR/><BR/>Some other quotes to think of while training or when you feel like quiting :) !!<BR/><BR/>"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do."<BR/>-Eleanor Roosevelt<BR/><BR/>"If you're going through hell, keep going."<BR/>-Winston Churchill<BR/><BR/>Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.<BR/>-- TS ElliotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com