Dan (my fiance) put this idea in my head probably around February of this year. He texted me and said, "It would be so cool to do the half-Ironman in Oceanside [California]." Side note: Dan was in the Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in Southern California. I am from San Diego. We met there. Now we live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Back to the story. I Googled what he was talking about. I looked at all of the races and immediately knew I had to do at least a half-Ironman. Let me be real here for a minute, when I ran my first half marathon, I knew I would be signing up for a full marathon when I got to Mile 12 - in other words, before I was even finished I knew I would be running a full 26.2 marathon - which I am. So I know that when I do my half-Iron I will be thinking, "when can I do a full Ironman?"
Dan, of course, was supportive and on board with this adventure. Looking at the half-Ironman calendar, I had only a couple months to pick from. Being in law school, knowing I would be in my third year, graduating, and studying for the Bar Exam, and running the NYC Marathon in November, so the best months for me were: January, February, March, and April. One of my life goals is to do a race (half-marathon or greater for running and/or Olympic triathlon or greater for triathlons) in every state. New Orleans seemed perfect for me! I knew the Camp Pendleton hills would be the death of me for my first half-Iron (and I have done a half-marathon in San Diego and doing the Disneyland Half in August). I have never been to New Orleans and honestly, what better way to see New Orleans than to see 70.3 miles of it?
I am seriously so excited. I also joined a triathlon training group at the Y. Training starts today. The target race is a sprint tri in August.
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