In the beginning...

The best place to start is the begnning but I'd rather begin with where I am hoping to end, at least in the more immediate sense of the word. Ochsner Ironman 70.3 in New Orleans and an "M dot" tattoo to celebrate finishing the race. While a full Ironman is another goal, it is for another time as well, perhaps in the future this blog will show my training for it, as it is, for now this blog will be my journal for my training.

http://ironmanneworleans.com/

Course

Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans is a Long distance triathlon consisting of:
1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run.

Swim Course

(1.2 miles)
2011 Ironman 70.3 New Orleans Swim Course Map

Bike Course

(56 miles)
2011 Ironman 70.3 New Orleans Bike Course Map

Run Course

(13.1 miles)



My past experiences in the sport of triathlon consists of many sprints and olympic distance races, this will be my first half iron distance race. I have ran half marathons, cycled centuries, and swam the full distance, but never all at once. It will be a trial and I am hoping a great bit of fun with the accompanying pain.

I will be updating this blog weekly, I will try to post each of my workouts and give a weekly summary of how everything went. Seeing how many of my past training schedules have met with issues (injuries, time, exhaustion, drinking,...) this blog should show how well a part time "athlete" (term very loosely applied) can go from start to finish in a little over 5 months.