my first (untrained) half

i thought it was on sunday.  it wasn't.  i was waiting for the hill on mile 2, i think its more like mile 2.5 and its a bitch.  a total bitch.  its long and its steep.  but i mustered up it and felt great the whole way down.  at the turnaround it started back up the steady inclined and i killed it.  i felt amazing.  mile 12 hurt a little bit and i was ready for the finish.

1:53 and i was done.  i was alone and it felt good.  let's get this year started......

a mix of emotions

and so the journey begins......

 i was stuck on the "sign the waiver" page for about 20 minutes until finally i made myself $600 poorer and clicked on confirm for the IRONMAN St. George, Utah.   In between updating my facebook status and sametiming with my good friend MKC about what i had just done, a sudden sense of peace came over me and i realized that this was the answer.

so now in exactly 361 days i will be swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112, and running a full marathon of 26.2 miles. 

this is my journey.