Did you know that I married a superhero? I mean, I know his name on here is the Knight, so we already knew that he was heroic, but only just recently did he confirm that he is, in fact, a true superhero.
My Knight is an Ironman.
That's right, ladies, keep your hands to yourself - he's mine and he has buns and abs of Iron.
All joking aside, I am proud to brag on my better (probably much better) half for his recent participation in and completion of the Austin 70.3 Ironman Triathlon.
This was only his third triathlon, and his first Ironman event. Despite strong winds, 90 degree heat, and absolutely no shade, my Knight, along with 2,600 other gluttons for punishment, swam 1.2 miles, biked 56 miles, and ran 13.1 miles.
It makes me grin from ear to ear to tell you that the Knight finished the course in 6 hours and 40 seconds (his goal was to finish in 6 hours, so I think it is fair to say that he achieved that), and he placed in the top third of the finishers (751/2600).
Congrats to my handsome Knight for completing such a tremendous physical feat! I am so proud of him, his hard work, his disciplined training - even though he is rapidly closing the gap in our respective weights. I keep telling him "now is the time to drink some beer and eat some cookies!" He thinks it is because I want to spoil him, but really it is because I don't want the scale to get confused when I step on it and weigh more than him. :)
He is taking the rest of the winter off to relax by "only" training for the Ragnar Relay (scheduled next weekend) and getting ready for the Natchez Trace Adventure Race and Natchez Race Triathlon next March.
Seriously, I thought growing a child was an accomplishment, but he is making me look lazy! So proud to be his IronMate!
Austin winds and Ironman genes,
My Knight is an Ironman.
All joking aside, I am proud to brag on my better (probably much better) half for his recent participation in and completion of the Austin 70.3 Ironman Triathlon.
This was only his third triathlon, and his first Ironman event. Despite strong winds, 90 degree heat, and absolutely no shade, my Knight, along with 2,600 other gluttons for punishment, swam 1.2 miles, biked 56 miles, and ran 13.1 miles.
Congrats to my handsome Knight for completing such a tremendous physical feat! I am so proud of him, his hard work, his disciplined training - even though he is rapidly closing the gap in our respective weights. I keep telling him "now is the time to drink some beer and eat some cookies!" He thinks it is because I want to spoil him, but really it is because I don't want the scale to get confused when I step on it and weigh more than him. :)
He is taking the rest of the winter off to relax by "only" training for the Ragnar Relay (scheduled next weekend) and getting ready for the Natchez Trace Adventure Race and Natchez Race Triathlon next March.
Seriously, I thought growing a child was an accomplishment, but he is making me look lazy! So proud to be his IronMate!
Austin winds and Ironman genes,
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That's awesome! My goal is to do Oly's next year and a 70.3 the following year! I'd love to hear what he thought about the Austin course, how was the swim, was the bike course hilly, interesting or boring run course.
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