So in the days before an ironman we often find ourselves watching too much day time TV, reading an old tri magazine for the third time, and arranging our nutrition a dozen times.  This time I have decided to add a little blog entry to pass time.  I pledged to Joel Myers (Final Kick interviewer/comedian and triathlete extordinaire) about five months ago that I could update this thing every other week.  I have failed, slightly, but knowing that I have an Ironman this week, people might check in to see how I am really doing:

#1-  I feel sluggish, big surprise.  The blessing of added glycogen, you feel just so weird.

#2-  I am hating doing intervals or pick-ups, which always has sucked the week of a marathon or ironman.  Moderate feels to hard, hard feels too easy.

#3- I am being a complete wise-ass, and even more so than normal.  This is likely a defense mechanism against showing my cards to my fitness and just wanting to pass time with a joke even if it is at my subjects expense.  Today it was Tim Snow, a great funny Bostonite, normally more sarcastic than myself.  Yesterday I walked up and Tim stated, “I thought I smelled something.”  Today I finally retorted, “I love coming to races you are entered because I know I will always do one place better.”  (keep in mind that has always happened with us)

#4-  I am having a difficult time sleeping. This is no joke, when I come to sea level I don’t need as much sleep and my body just won’t relax as well at night.

#5-  Honestly, the best thing about ironmans, seeing so many people from previous races and previous adventures.   This ironman is fantastic as there is a large crew from Virginia Beach taking to the water and roads of Lake Placid.  A great cycling training partner from back in when I was going long for the first couple years, Marco, is doing this for the first time.   I have shared many stories of todays and yesteryears cycling with him  (Marco was a wicked fast junior cyclists back when they had square wheels).

So I have come up with a bunch of crap and a little bit of sentimental fun for the blog.  I hope you have enjoyed.  For more enjoyment track all the rockstars on raceday at www.ironman.com.  Let’s hope the weather prevails and we get cold rain all day (here comes that race week sarcasm again).

later,

billy

ps, almost forgot, thanks to 2xu and colorado multisport, for the last minute help leading up to this race