Ironman season 2010

Quick updates on the 2010 season. I did complete my first Ironman!

April:

I warmed up for the season by racing the Wildflower Half Ironman

(6:29). Good checkpoint - I was on track as an average 1/2-Ironman in my age group.

Definitely an amazingly strong event worth repeating as the 'A race' -

World Champion Michael Raelert finished in 3:56.

May:

I ran barefoot Bay to Breakers (12km) - I got tons of attention

yet it was a total blast to run barefoot on clean San Francisco streets.

Most of May I was swimming in the bay as often as I could

to prepare for the Alcatraz Challenge 1.5 mile swim.

The Alcatraz swim ended up being harder mentally than physically.

I had decided I would need a vacation with warm water

as a reward the day after I complete Alcatraz.

June:

I had a very exciting vacation on Papua in Indonesia:

lots of pictures and stories to share. While it derailed my Ironman training plan,

high altitude trekking and skindiving kept me in shape.

July:

I completed in July the Vineman Ironman (13:23). Running was the biggest challenge as half-way on the marathon my knee stopped cooperating, yet I still finished in the middle of my age group.

I am pleased to report I am an average Ironman distance triathlete

a year after learning to swim and starting to run.