Okay… a few weeks ago, the Edmonds and the Michaelises were having dinner together.  Eric and I were chatting outside and  the topic of the Ironman came up.  Not sure exactly how it happened, but when I woke up that morning, I distinctly remembered that Eric and I had committed to doing the Coeur d’Alene Ironman. 

That’s: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile rune (a marathon).  As my high school math teacher taught me, “It will be like poking yourself in the eye.  It feels really good to stop.”

What do you know, to sign up you just have to be their the day after the race (you wouldn’t believe how many crazy people there are that want to do this race), $500, and a significant level of insanity.

As Eric leaves the house to sign-up, he calls to his wife, “Well, I’m going to go and bet $500 that I can loose 50 pounds in the next year.”

All this to say, I am signed up for the Ironman… Yikes!  My experience: Never swum more than a mile, never run a marathon, never biked 100 miles in one day.  Should be “interesting.”

Better start training…

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