The countdown continues... T-minus 2 weeks

With 14 days to go, we are officially in full blown taper mode. Weeks and weeks of training will hopefully pay off with another personal best time. Shooting for a sub 13-hour, which would be 23 minutes better than IM Arizona 2008. Here are my goal times:

Swim: 70 minutes
T1: 3-5 minutes
Bike: 6h 15m
T2: 4 minutes
Run: 4h 30m

Total: 12h 10m, which gives a little cushion.

In looking over the training log for this training period, I accumulated over 180,000 yards of swimming, 1850 miles of biking and close to 450 miles of running (so far). By the end of the year, I will be well over 225,000 yards swimming, 2500 miles of biking and 600 miles of running. I am tired just thinking about it. Okay hold on, I need to focus.

Ironman has become a way of life for us. My ultimate goal of course is to make it to Kona. But for now, I want to compete in every Ironman event in North America. Next up is Ironman St. George, Utah in May 2010. I still have 4 other venues after St. George to conquer. That would bring my total to 10 at that point. Woo Hoo.

So in the meantime, it is time to get focused and relax and begin the taper process. Jen will most likely blog during the event as we continue our adventure to Ironman.

Until next post...