Ironman Florida -

I had a nice recovery week. Didn't do to much. I swam once, biked once and ran once and they were all low key efforts. I mainly focused on recovery and recharging the batteries. As a result I'm feeling pretty good right now and ready to start planning/training for my next A priority race (Ironman Florida).

After much negotiation, my wife has signed off on me hiring a coach. I was initially going to fly solo but I think my best opportunity for success at this stage in my triathlon career involves a coach. I should have that complete later this week. My official training for Florida will probably start around May 1st. In the meantime, I'm going to do some group workouts with the negative split racing group for the next few weeks and ride with Tidwell on the weekends.

This next dance with the Ironman is going to be a bit different. Ironman Arizona was all about finishing. Florida is of course about finishing but it will also have a time goal attached to it. It should be a lot of fun. I'll have a lot of family there and we can hopefully turn it into a mini-vacation after the race.

So, I think I'm ready. I've got 2 weeks to find the Eye of the Tiger....

Pics from New Orleans....