2010 is a transition year for me. It will be my last year of Ironman racing for a long time, if not forever. I love the sport but want to do some new things. Specifically, I want to race the Leadville 100 trail run. That's the goal in 2011. That being said, I can't wait for this years races. The goal is to qualify for Ironman World Championships again. I'll make my attempt in early summer. Along the way, I'll be doing some road races and shorter triathlons. The only events I know I'm doing are:
Winter Series-races 3 (10 miles) and 4 (20k) Feb13th and 27th
BolderBoulder 10k on Memorial Day-50,000 people do it. Great event.
Other than that, I'll just play it by ear. I want to find some longer events to really test my long distance endurance early in the season. I'm racing the 10 mile Winter Series event here in the Colorado Springs area on Saturday. Normally, I wouldn't think anything of it. This is different because it will be the first time I've raced since Hawaii in early October 2009. It's the longest I've gone without racing in 10+ years so I'm a little unsure of what to expect. I'm just hoping it will be business as usual but I can honestly say, I'm a little intimidated. I shouldn't be with my experience but I just respect the distance and effort it takes to succeed. After my Ironman qualifying attempt this summer, I'll have a better idea of what the second half of the year will look like.
