Ground Zero

September 2007 --- I had the chance to go to Ironman Wisconsin (IMWi) to support my friend Drew and volunteer on raceday.  Madison and IMWi.07 are my 'ground zero' for me -- as this is where I lined up in the cold rain the day after the race to secure my spot for IMWi.08.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, and since I was successful in convincing a friend, Julie, to sign up, I had no way out.

The clock no longer says 365 days and since then I have paid my dues and other than six more months of training, the only thing left is to book the restaurant for our pre-race pasta feed with our families and friends.

channeling the inner.IRONman

As I start out with this blog, there is one thing for certain in my mind --- until you are the guy that crosses the ironman finish line, you are only a guy who may or may not have an inner.IRONman.

I think there are two kind of people in regards to doing an ironman triathlon; you either sit watching the ironman on TV and say, "Why in the world would anyone ever even think of doing such a thing?" or you say, "Hmmm, I could do that..."  Well I was that second guy, and now here I am, channeling my inner.IRONman. 

The clock is already ticking and the countdown nearing the six month mark.  So here it is, a journal, a blog, a corner of the www that is mine --- and maybe yours --- where I will begin to learn more about the ironman inside of me.