Some random notions I've had since the race. Some will warrant deeper posts. But for now, it's fun to just let the mind ramble about impressions from a really great day!
I want to do another Ironman. I wasn't sure I would, but I do.
Doing an Ironman every year seems too aggressive for me. The physical aspect is almost the least of it. I takes up so much of me mentally.
I think the idea of challenging myself on the Ironman course. I'm quite sure I'll go back to Ironman Florida.
I can break 13 hours. I know I can. That will be my goal.
While a November race can make you bonkers--so late in the year--I like the timing. My kids' schedule allows me to train uninterrupted in August and September. Some of our best weather here in New England goes into October. When I return home after the race, I'm right in sync with the seasons. It's getting cold, it's dark in the morning. Time to take some rest, enjoy the holidays, then gear up at the New Year.
Working with Life Coach Julie Mele to realign my mental energy and head space was the key to my incredibly centered and powerful state on race day. More on this in another post.
Steve Cunningham of Bodywork Revolution is the most skilled body work professional I have ever known--and I've seen a million of them. He is one of the main reasons why I made it through the training and the race uninjured.
Have to give props to Triggerpoint too. Rolling on those devices 2x/day everyday helped keep these aging bones (and tendons and muscles!) in the game.
TriSlide rocks. Really helps get on the wetsuit.
2009 will be devoted to figuring out how to minimize the quad issues in the marathon. What to do about my feet? Break up some old scar tissue in the quads? Take a look at my biomechanics? Would plyometrics be helpful? All of it and more I'm sure.
I wasted lots of time on the run doing this and that, and creating what Coach Rich Strauss calls "too much friction." Streamlining tasks and getting out of my own way will be a goal for the next Ironman.
I need to watch my overall nutrition in training and in life a bit more. Quite sure I need to up my protein intake.
Dr. Robb Friedmann took my iron issues seriously, and helped fortify me from the inside out.
Succeed S-caps are my savior in races. From nausea to cramping, popping 1-2/hour keep me going without any of those nasty troubles.
Do I even have to say another word about the effectiveness, value, and rockin' fun over at Endurance Nation?
More in a separate post about the support of my husband Keith. My rock. No way could I do any of this without him.
