I just got entry to Ironman Canada 2006. I can't beleive it. Thanks to the folks at Multisports.com for helping me out. They also got my friend Matthew Reynolds in. I'm pretty excited. I have felt as fit as I do right now in more than 2 years. I only have 4 weeks to get ready, but I think I'm fine. I'll probably try to get in 3 big bike rides / bricks, and 2 or 3 two hour runs. After that, I'll just recover. I'm really going to "go for it" at this Ironman becuase it might be my last for quite a while. I have a lot of experience in IM now and I know what it takes. I want to get sub-9:50. I should be able to swim 1 hour, bike 5:05, and run 3:30. This may be my last race of the year, so I have no reason to give it everything I've got. I won't take the Hawaii slot if I qualify since I will have a new baby girl in October.

What a shock and dissappointment! I'm waiting to hear the results of the B sample, but I honestly can't take this anymore. I'm tired of seeing my heros of cycling turn out to be fakes and cheats. I used to admire pro cyclists as superheros because they seemed superhuman. Now it seems to be turning out that they are not super in any type of way. Maybe you could actually take any person off the street, dope them up enough and maybe they could ride in the pro peleton. Maybe these athelets have no gift whatsoever. Its just sad.

 

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