Ironman Louisville 2015 registration has been the buzz as of late. I was hesitant to sign up for a full distance or half distance Ironman triathlon event until after I completed Beach to Battleship 2014. I knew my body needed to experience the Half distance and then decide on my 2015 triathlon event goals.
Prior to Beach to Battleship I contemplated attempting an Ironman Full event early in the year. Ironman Texas looked appealing due to the early date and potentially warmer water. After I encountered a struggling run effort in B2B, I knew if I wanted to go the distance, my run would require a lot more work and training.
I couldn’t help noticing that several of my Team Ignite teammates had already signed up for Ironman Louisville. My initial reaction was why would they want to race in such a possibly hot event. As I browsed over the official Ironman race dates, I noticed that Ironman Louisville had been moved to October from August. Ah Ha, that explains it. IM took the weather out of the equation. They also took away the purse which means no Pros will be there 🙂 Too bad, I’d like to compare my bike times with them.
Training is obviously a very important aspect of preparing for any triathlon event, especially ironman half and full distance events. With multiple Ignite teammates already signing up, I knew I would have training partners willing to group train all of 2015. This was a very beneficial deciding factor in signing up. Now I know putting in all of the base miles on the run and bike will be fun rather than boring and solo.
With that in mind, I jumped on board the Ironman Louisville 2015 bandwagon. 832.50 later, I am registered for my first full distance Ironman event. That’s the easy part. There will e a lot of long rigorous training days between now and then. Over the winter, I’ll focus on base miles, and strength training. I have no doubt that neglecting core strength work hurt my efforts at B2B. That will never happen again!
Now that my Ironman Louisville registration is secure, I need to pick a properly timed half distance event. I can’t help to wonder if I should register for an Ironman half distance event. I hear the IM events are over the top and can be exciting. I would think that participating in a half, might help calm my nerves and better prepare me for the full event experience.
The Ironman half event that I really like is near Kona Hawaii. I’ve been there, I’ve biked from Kona to Hawi, and I know it’s a hot, super windy, and tough course. My good friends and Ironman volunteers are generous enough to let us stay with them for the week. Plus we can make a vacation out of it. Even better, I love Kona, Hawaii, the BIG Island.
So Game On! Ironman Louisville 2015, here We come!