26 Weeks Out - I signed up

26 Weeks Out

I signed up

      

Well I have been thinking about this for a long time and I finally just pulled the trigger... I signed up for my first Ironman. My head is spinning thinking about all the things that are going into this. How long should I stay for? Should I book my hotel now? Do I book flights now? What did I just do?

Swim:
I just started swimming again and I feel like I have gotten so much more comfortable in the water but I pulled my back swimming a few weeks ago so I have had to really ease back (HAH pun!) into things. Also - the water temperature COULD be too hot for a wetsuit legal swim (unlikely). I don't know if I can do a 2.4 mile swim without a wetsuit. Hell I don't even know if I can do it WITH a wetsuit.

Bike:
Should I rent a bike? My friend told me I could borrow his high end tri bike he used when he did an ironman. Should I ask to borrow that for 6 months (so I can train with it?) In the mean time I am trying to retrofit my current bike with my old aerobars since they don't fit perfectly.

Run:
The thing I am the most worried about with the run is training for this in the winter. The treadmill can get pretty boring and I have a lot of 15+ mile runs on the schedule. Yikes

Other things on my mind:

• Can I find an early triathlon so I can practice swimming in open water?
• Should I invite a whole bunch of people to come and see me try and pull this off? 
• Can I pull this off???
• What else do I need to buy?
• What have I not even thought of yet?