In 2014 I challenged myself to complete an Ironman triathlon. The infamous race takes most of a day to complete. It became famous when footage of competitors crawling to cross the finish line aired on national television.

I have spent most of my life running races from 1 to 6 miles and wanted to test myself on a much longer 140.6 mile course. I also thought learning how to swim & bike for speed would be a fun challenge that stretched me.

I successfully completed an Ironman in 11:01:10 on November 16, 2014. Below is a photo of my finish as well as blog posts about my preparation and race experience.

• 2014 Challenge
• Complete an Ironman – Update 1
• Complete an Ironman – Update 2 – Big Goals & New Bikes
• Complete an Ironman – Update 3 – Setbacks & Getbacks
• Complete an Ironman – Update 4 – Midpoint Progress Check
• Complete an Ironman – Update 5 – My Training Plan
• Complete an Ironman – Update 6 – A week in the Life of an Iroman (Hopeful)
• Complete an Ironman – Update 7 – Fuel & Nutrition
• Complete an Ironman – Update 8 – Staying Motivated While Training for an Ironman
• Complete an Ironman – Update 9 – Gettin’ Aero Wit It
• Complete an Ironman – Update 10 – Race Strategy
• Complete an Ironman – Update 11 – Ironman Lake Tahoe 2014 Was Cancelled
• Complete an Ironman – Update 12 – Ironman Arizona Here I Come
• Complete an Ironman – Update 13 – Race Strategy (Again)
• Complete an Ironman – Finished – Race Report
• 2014 Challenge – Review