I Should Write for Inside Triathlon

So the issue I just received (I still do not know why I get these magazines--not learning anything, OK pretty pictures especially of BIKES) has an article called "2 Ironmans in 3 Months Can You Handle It?

Yes. 2003 DNF'ed IMWI (after 1/2 the marathon so close enough); GFT 8 weeks later
Yes. 2004 IMCAN and then IMHI 7 weeks later
Yes. 2007 IMLP and then full NothingMan 7 weeks later
Yes. 2008 IMLP and then full NothingMan 7 weeks later again

YES YES YES YES YES.

Why are they asking me??? And why are they giving people THREE MONTHS to do a double? That is just plain wussy.

As you should know by now, I am the totally wrong person to ask, "Can I....?" It should not be a question of can--it should be a question of are you fit enough. Should I have done it in 2003? Maybe not, because I did suffer at GFT, and by suffer I mean my legs were not right and I wasn't really fit enough for the double so close together. In 2004? No problemo. First and second fastest IM's at the time. 2007? Piece of cake. 2008? I'm looking more forward to NothingMan 2 ("Nothing is Impossible if you Really Try") than IMLP, because do you know how fit I will be after IMLP? Really fucking fit! And then I just roll that fitness on to NothingMan 2 with a ton of biking, a little swimming, and maintenance running.

Actually, I think it's better that you don't separate your double by more than 3 months. Why? Because otherwise you really risk burnout. Which is why in 2006 I did Brazil and was registered for Florida, and they were just so far apart, I couldn't mentally handle that I'd need to stay fit for that long, and there is no way I could slack in between. So I just bagged IMFL. I had boatloads of fun biking a lot, and look what has happened since that time...

Now if you qualify for Kona early in the year, you've got some serious mindset adjustments to make so you don't burnout. I hope I have that problem one of these days...

I swear, I could write books...

Food, Awesome Deal for Ladies and General Updates

First pic is last night's dinner--it's farfalle with a sausage, tomato and cabbage sauce, and Ahi tuna seared in a sauce of Marsala, Vidalia onions and ordinary white mushrooms. Man can I cook or what? Notice the tri content--just got Inside (but you already knew all this crap) Triathlon, and I guess to match Tri(constantly repeating content)Athlete magazine, the feature is on the physique. They shoulda put me in there, I swear. Anyway, when you get it, you will see that some of the women weigh EVEN LESS THAN ME!!! I am 5'3" 110 pounds, and on page 55 you see this woman who is only 37, 5'3" 108 pounds, and while she is quite lean, I think I look better than her, so I guess those 2 pounds I have on her are good stuff! Anyway, it goes to show you why when someone says I'm skinny I sometimes go postal on them because I'm not.

The other 2 pics are of a backpack that I bought specifically for when I start riding a bike (the MTB) to the outdoor pool in a month. It's fucking awesome! I got it at the online Kiefer store for $25 plus whatever shipping, and it retails for $45. I'm thinking Kiefer made a mistake with the pricing since you can't find that low of a price anywhere else. As you can see, it also comes in blue. Anyway, I found its measurements (17" x 12.5", but I think it's actually bigger) and figured it would hold my kickboard (they don't supply those at my outdoor pool) and all my other crap. Which is why I took a pic of the kickboard, pull buoy and fins in there, and there's boatloads more room. It also has little pockets for an iPod, goggles and other stuff. The only thing is there is no mesh bag inside, but hey, I always bring plastic grocery bags for my wet crap. Anyway, I love how pink it is, to the point of *SHININESS*.

In other news, I received a bunch of plants that I ordered yesterday, so I'm going to have to plant those this weekend as well as a bunch of flower seeds. I have some interior painting touchups to do, I need new garden hoses (and I found *pink* ones!) and may need to make another trip to the bike shop if my MTB is ready with new pedals and shoes. Oh, and the Barbies got some new digs--let's just say the Tiki Hut is getting a severe upgrade.

In other news, as you can see from the time I posted this, I am still not sleeping much, but seem to feel OK. This week is pure madness with all the training I'm doing. I already did dishes this morning because, well the amount of bottles was getting out of control. And then I'm cooking, too, so it just adds up. I don't know how you people manage in households with multiple people--just my own bottle/dishes mess plus laundry plus general triathlon crap strewn everywhere is enough to make someone go crazy--duh, I already am :)