Ironman Arizona – And So It Begins….

This past weekend I went to Ironman Arizona to volunteer as a wetsuit stripper.  The reason for this is so that I would have been guaranteed an entry into the 2019 Ironman Arizona event……and I got in!

Alana (my sister) and I are now registered to do the 2019 Ironman Arizona

 

This is one for the most popular Ironman for first timers due to the great weather and pretty flat bike and run courses.  It is also very spectator friendly so you can get a lot of friends and family support.  It sells out within minutes once open to the general public.

My 2019 year is now set.  I am 20 weeks away from the Ironman 70.3 FL in April.  Then once that is done and after about a 2-week break, I would jump right into a 30-week Ironman training plan.

Ironman 70.3 Florida – What Have I Done

I have been eyeing the Ironman 70.3 FL for a while.  It is on April 14, 2019 and registration opened today.  I found a co-worker that was willing to do it and so I have registered!

 

This will be my first triathlon as I doubt I would do any other shorter ones before this.  This has now become much more real!  This will be my first stepping stone on the way to a full Ironman.

I’ll probably end up following a 16-18 week training plan which gives me about 19-20 weeks to work on my base, especially my swimming.