Tuesday 6 July 2010

Ooops

Well few things have changed since the last time I wrote. The main thing is that I am not NOT doing IM Louisville. I thought about it for a very long time and i have decided to do a local ironman distance race here in the UK called The Big Woody . The reason behind it is that Shaun will be in the UK for two weeks during that time and I realised that he probably did not want to be dragged half-way across the world to Kentucky to watch me race. I thought he would rather just relax and do things the easy way. And he kind of agreed. Of course he would have come with me and all that, but those two weeks are not about me, they are about him. And I am fine with not doing Louisville and am actually really looking forward to doing a local race. It will be fun.

So I am still training for ironman and on Saturday I had a 100 mile ride on the plan. My legs were really not happy about it. The first 20-30 miles they did not want to play at all. I found myself thinking things like "Angelina, you are sooo stupid. Why are you doing this? Why? You are not doing an ironman next year. It is far too long". But then the legs decided to join the play ans they started feeling better and by mile 80-90 I was riding thinking which ironman I should do next year. Is it that easy to change your mind!? And so before you know it I am signed up for a great race next year - it will be their 10th anniversary and promises to be amazing.


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yay for Shaun being home during that time, I think it's great that you will stay local and still racing an IM - WOOHOO :). Next years race will be amazing!! Everyone said that race is unbelievable and I can't wait to live vicariously through you.

Maggs said...

haha. I've had rides like that.

Beth said...

That is so awesome that Shaun will be home for 2 weeks and doing your IM! I would have also wanted to change to the IM close to home - FUN!! And IM Germany - awesome!! Like ER said, I will live vicariously through you next year! :)

jessithompson said...

So glad you're going to have Shaun home. Good call on racing closer to home... don't waste all that precious time on traveling.

Lisa T said...

Glad you found a new race!

GoBigGreen said...

that sounds like a really good plan:) plenty of time to travel back to the ol U S of A. stay put and enjoy yourselves!