IM Descision

I've decided that I'm going to drop IM Wisconsin completely from the sched. I don't want to DNF it, I think that'd be too difficult mentally to do. I know that I would want to get out there and finish it, which would be bad for Kona. So, now that that's out of the way, I can look at doing some other 1/2 IM distances this summer.

The new race schedule for the rest of the season looks something like this:

• 20 May - Terre Haute - Sprint
• 29 May - 11 Hills Kirkland - Century Bike
• 17 Jun - HHH - 200k Bike
• 25 Jun - BSLT - 1/2 IM
• 23 Jul - Spirit of Racine - 1/2 IM
• 13 Aug - Lake Zurich - Oly
• 27 Aug - Mideast Regionals - Oly
• 16 Sep - USAT National 1/2 Championship - 1/2 IM
• 21 Oct - Ironman Hawaii - IM

Should be a lot more fun, as I've added 2 more 1/2 IMs to the mix. It'll be a much bigger mental boost to kick ass at a 1/2 IM, than to DNF an IM prior to Kona. And I think I stand a shot at getting pretty darn close to the 5:00 mark for the 1/2 distance this year. If I break it down, I should be able to do pretty close to the following:

• Swim: 30m
• Bike: 2h40m
• Run: 1h45m
• Transitions: 5m

That's 5h on the nose. Any improvements on the bike or run, and I'll be under that. Ohhh yeah, bring it on baby!