Triathlon - First time IM

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12bar
11-02-09, 02:56 AM
I have been training for the 2010 IM FL for about 9 months and now it is only a year away :eek:. I was wondering what people thought after their first long course race, would you do it again or was once enough.

Plew
11-02-09, 03:09 PM
Ironman is like crack..... Mmmmmmm..... Roctane.......

Anyways, it looks like you're going to have proper training and IMFL is an awesome course..... I expect you to crush the bike! That is all.

Have fun on it! And I'll see you there in 2011, lol.
caelric
11-03-09, 06:52 AM
Did my first iron distance tri about 3 months back (Vineman full, in 11:59) and headed to IMAZ in 3 weeks for my second.

Will do Vineman full again next year, who knows, after that.

cjbruin
11-04-09, 09:31 AM
10 miles into the run, I thought "No effing way am I ever doing this again." I think it only lasted until around breakfast the following morning.
flip18436572
11-05-09, 08:19 AM
10 miles into the run, I thought "No effing way am I ever doing this again." I think it only lasted until around breakfast the following morning.

I have heard multiple pepole say something very similar!!!!
cjbruin
11-05-09, 08:31 AM
Yeah, a lot of things go through your head during the day. I think it was about Mile 18 on the run when I was thinking about the Kona Lottery that was happening the next day and I remember thinking to myself, "Please God...don't let them draw my name tomorrow."
flip18436572
11-05-09, 12:09 PM
Yeah, a lot of things go through your head during the day. I think it was about Mile 18 on the run when I was thinking about the Kona Lottery that was happening the next day and I remember thinking to myself, "Please God...don't let them draw my name tomorrow."


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Sort of like that ^

But, the next day you were praying that you would get your name drawn.
Tundra_Man
11-06-09, 08:15 AM
10 miles into the run, I thought "No effing way am I ever doing this again." I think it only lasted until around breakfast the following morning.
Heck, I think that around mile 1 during a sprint! :D
12bar
11-09-09, 05:16 AM
Well the 2010 IMFL sold out in short order and due to overloaded servers on Active I wasn't able to get in. But all is not lost I did sign up for The Great Floridian which is a couple of weeks before IMFL. TGF is an iron distance race but not part of the I dot M business.
Triguy
12-12-09, 10:57 PM
I'm actually going for a non M Dot race for my next Ironman. I'm doing vineman this upcoming summer.
caelric
12-12-09, 10:59 PM
I'm actually going for a non M Dot race for my next Ironman. I'm doing vineman this upcoming summer.


Cool! See you there, its a great race.
Triguy
12-12-09, 11:26 PM
Awesome! I definitely expect it to be different than IMAZ. Hopefully I can finish it off at CA (I blew up 4 miles from the finish at AZ and had to walk for about 25 minutes.)
transamman1999
01-25-10, 01:32 PM
Well the 2010 IMFL sold out in short order and due to overloaded servers on Active I wasn't able to get in. But all is not lost I did sign up for The Great Floridian which is a couple of weeks before IMFL. TGF is an iron distance race but not part of the I dot M business.
that sucks man! i was lucky enough to get in and register.

i'm crazy stoked! (even though a skiier plowed into me and tore my MCL 4 weeks ago i'm already back in the saddle pounding the pedals!!)

sorry to hear you weren't able to register but good luck on becoming an Ironman!!!!!