First Ironman August 30th
HI all,
It's been a LONG time since I posted on here. Just wanted to update you all that I will be participating in my first full Ironman on August 30th. So much training has gone into this...but I can do it!! So glad I lost the weight and became a healthier, and much stronger, me!
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
Congratulations and good luck!!!
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
Pretty impressive fitness resume. Good luck on the iron man.
Surgery Date 04-22-14 HW 2011 388(lost 60lbs on WW, regained 40) Surgery Consult Weight 1/10/14 - 367 SW 357 - CW 9/15 210.
Stalls are your body's way of telling you not to get too cocky.
5K - 1st 59:00(9/14) PR 33:45(9/15)
10K - 1:14(10/15) 1/2 - 1st 3/20/16
Good Luck on your Ironman. You know that is in a class by itself. Many of us can do the sprint distances (well, not me yet, but I will). Some people go so far as to do the olympic distance. BUT, when you hit Ironman, you have been training your butt off, your life is Ironman. Congratulations!!
Age 61 5'4" Consult-6/2/15: 238 SW-8/4/15: 210 CW:145 (6/30/18) M1-16#, M2-17#, M3-14#, M4-10#, M5-6#, M6-5#, M7-1#, M8 -3# Range 133-138 DexaScan 4/16/17 19% body fat---- 2016 wt avg 142-146, 2017, wt. avg 132-136, 2018 avg weight 144-146 bounce back is real.
Thank you. It's a crazy amount of work i'm putting in. And I won't do it again for awhile, simply because it's so much time away from my family. I will do Half Ironman's and marathons for the next few years. I love the HIM distance, and i'm still trying to make it to Boston.
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
Which IM did you do? How did you do and feel? I'm not a distance runner but have worked up to Olympic distance and might, just might be thinking about a half after I've had the surgery and lost some weight. I'm afraid to set my race schedule with so much unknown. It is so hard to find triathletes who have also had bariatric surgery to get suggestions on fueling etc.
