THE BEGINNING...

This marks the end of week #1 in the 9 month build-up to IM Arizona, my first full Ironman race.  So far, I've noticed the workouts have increased my overall energy and focus quite a bit.  

Feeling good since there's an excellent coach behind the preparation for this race.  Jeff Trieber has trained me for the past 4 years for Olympic and Half distance tri's, and two marathons.  It's also noteworthy to mention that Jeff is a Marine and the former captain of the Armed Forces Triathlon Team...when a workout is missed, he screams in my face and makes me "hit the deck" and do push-ups to failure.  Okay, I made that up...just trying to add interesting content to this first blog.

Paying more attention to nutrition this time around, and plan on splurging and buying a Cervelo bike soon...stay tuned for a picture of this beauty!!

If anyone is interested in coming to watch me suffer for about 11-12 hours in Arizona, the race link is below.  I will be getting a block of hotel rooms.  

http://ironmanarizona.com/