Half An Ironman Better Than None

It's done. It's over. No more running at 6am, swimming in freezing waters and risking life and limb on the highway. This past Satuday, 11/01, marked the first ever Beach2Battleship Ironman and Half Ironman Triatlon in Wilmington NC. As a 50 year old triathlete wannabe I was more than a little relieved to cross the finish line 7 grueling hours after beginning the half. The upside was the setting of the race. Wilmington NC is a port city and home to the Battleship North Carolina which serves as a museum and icon of another time in our history. The event starts with an open water swim in the sound of Wrightsville Beach. Victims I mean contestants then bike through four counties on their way to the battleship park where they begin a scenic run around the river waterfront of downtown Wilmington and return to the battleship for the finish. It was the hardest thing physically I have ever done but I am very glad to have finished. Now the question is do I continue training for the full or do i regain my sanity and stick to shorter races like normal humans. Stay tuned.

For more info on the race or Wilmington go to:

http://www.ci.wilmington.nc.us/

http://www.beach2battleship.com/

For more info on me or my partner/wife go to:

http://www.MissionPossibleAgents.com

Thanks