It’s now 10:30 AM, Tuesday, and I still have not left the driveway.  With all the hustle of packing, stuffing, and maneuvering items into the truck, I miss placed the one key item I needed.  My keys!  I more excited than nervous.

I have spent three months in a run focus, three months in a bike focus, and then another four months of combining all three sports together.  We’ve had some solid long rides were each of us suffered at least once.   Either off the back, or just trying to hold onto a wheel so we could make it back to our cars and drive straight home and crash on the couch.

More than the gain in fitness is the friendship you develop with the others you train with.  I mean after multiple many long runs and very long rides, there is no more casual conversation about the weather.  At this point all conversations are personal, that's how I feel.   One on One.  Only the good stuff is left to discuss.

Thanks to everyone who has shared a story.  I’ll cherish them all.  

Fyi, I found the keys on the bumper.

peace out

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I was out riding late October and snapped this photo while on Robinson Rd, adding in a last few intervals before Ironman Florida.  The sun went down a bit quicker than I thought it would and I stopped to take this quick pic, which turned out good.  I would recommend not putting the digital camera in the bento box on the front of the bike, my camera seems to have rewired itself with the help of my perspiration.  

This year I have put a lot of miles on the bike at Rocky Mount and ERBC to Mansfield.  We even got to see a cougar on the side of the road one weekend out on HWY 1 between Ellerbe and the General Store about five miles out.   The cougar was not alive, ...I don't know if a car hit the cougar or it was killed and placed there.   Jeff and Seth also spotted the cougar but none of us stopped to whip out the phone and take a pic.  Next time the workout will have to stop for a moment to capture the event.  The cougar was gone the next day.

I'm feeling pretty good about IMFL.  The training has been great, and I'm as fit as I have ever been.  I'm ready.  Bring it on.

cn

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2009 Ironman Lottery To Open October 1

Application deadline is February 28, 2009

The 2009 Ironman Lottery Program will officially open on Wednesday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Athletes interested in earning a slot through the Ironman Lottery must apply by Saturday, February 28, 2009 with all winning entries being announced on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

Register for the Ironman Lottery Now!

A vision of Ironman founder, John Collins, the Ironman Lottery began in 1983 as a way to provide athletes of all abilities the opportunity to qualify for the world’s most challenging endurance event. The Ironman Lottery awards 150 domestic, 50 international and 5 physically challenged slots that are chosen randomly from more than 7,000 lottery entries.

 
For more information visit www.ironman.com/faq/lotteryfaq or the Lottery Registration page

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