tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041456273795950735.post7216564418660090403..comments2023-06-01T06:45:30.777-05:00Comments on The Blonde Mule: Half Ironman 70.3 Augusta - One Year LaterThe Blonde Mulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06540036388820868775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041456273795950735.post-78958224051468530282015-10-08T14:37:08.711-05:002015-10-08T14:37:08.711-05:00Tracy, Yeah, after I typed that I remembered that ...Tracy, Yeah, after I typed that I remembered that you said you were doing B2B on your blog. That race is great! You're going to love it! I haven't done it, but a lot of my friends have. Good luck and have fun on your race day! Come back and let me know how it went!The Blonde Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540036388820868775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041456273795950735.post-60232833137177050272015-10-08T13:04:54.682-05:002015-10-08T13:04:54.682-05:00Thanks, Kim! The race I'm doing is Beach2Battl...Thanks, Kim! The race I'm doing is Beach2Battleship in Wilmington (not IM brand). I really wanted to do IM Princeton 70.3 but after 4 months of waiting for registration to open, they announced earlier this year that it was canceled. So no official IM for me, but maybe I'll just save that for the full thing (if I ever get there) ;) So no race signups before or after the race, got it! I have a couple 10ks I'm signed up for in the weeks after, but I'm planning to run them completely for fun. I have the same thoughts as you about being ready for future races...I've run marathons back-to-back like that which SEEMED like a good idea at the time, but I had the same experience with training. Definitely something to think about for the coming year! And yes, I think half of my finish line photos are of me looking at my watch so I need to be careful of that haha!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938307313027495753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041456273795950735.post-53489439087041924102015-10-08T11:56:49.429-05:002015-10-08T11:56:49.429-05:00Hi Tracy! I just read your blog and am loving it s...Hi Tracy! I just read your blog and am loving it so far, too! First of all, good luck and good taper! Which HIM are you doing? Maryland? I'll tell you what so many told me, now is not the time to make any decisions about future races (contrary to the barrage of emails you're about to get from Ironman). No one thinks straight during a taper, trust that. You're also not going to be thinking straight for about 2 weeks after your race. A month or so after my race, I signed up for another HIM and ended up not doing it. Going from doing one in September to doing another one in May seemed like a good idea because I would stay in shape, but it was a terrible idea! My body was exhausted and I was so sick of working out. I couldn't make myself go to any of my training workouts. I basically took about $500 and set it on fire. But lesson learned! Good luck at your race! If no one's told you already, wear a headlamp to transition on race day and when you get to the finish chute, keep smiling and don't look down or mess with your watch. Keep me posted!The Blonde Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540036388820868775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041456273795950735.post-40587967532244569142015-10-04T14:22:01.264-05:002015-10-04T14:22:01.264-05:00I just found your blog and am loving it so far! My...I just found your blog and am loving it so far! My first half Ironman is in 2 weeks and I can honestly see myself feeling the same way afterward. The training has been much harder and more intense than I ever imagined it would be, and I can't say I've enjoyed all of it. It's been going pretty well the last few weeks and I'm excited for my race, don't get me wrong, but it's definitely left me questioning whether I want to do this again (or do any longer distance). Looking forward to following along with your adventures, whatever they end up being :)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938307313027495753noreply@blogger.com