The List Is Up/I'm Not A Politician, I Don't Have To Be Consistent

I searched and found a number of non-iron ironman races and have listed them for your convenience. They've created the only reason to visit Oklahoma, which is something.

Now that I've sobered up a bit, I'm hedging on the New Zealand Ironman, simply for financial reasons. I wish it were something romantic, like I lost all I had in the stock market. But when you're looking at $2400 just to fly me and my love to the race, that's some serious dough. But maybe I could do two podunk iron distance triathlons in the states for the one in New Zealand. Plus a non-triathlon vacation for that matter. I'll keep it on the back burner, but it seems entirely unrealistic given my retirement plans in twenty years.

I'm taking a pretty close look at the one in Nevada. I like the time of year because once the taper hits, the lousy weather starts settling in and I'll be ready to get a reprise of summer. The course sounds tough, but Grand Coulee was no picnic, and Coeur d'Alene either.

This week I start back to some training after over a month off. I just got my wheel back yesterday and it's time to start filling some of this extravagant laying around time with work in the gym and some bike rides when the pavement is dry. I still have some time before I need to start thinking about race training, so some simple swim workouts, easy runs and weights will get me into enough fitness to be ready to hit the ground running when I start getting 4-6 months out from the next iron distance race, whatever that might be.