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Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch
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Ironman Anonymous,  a 12 Step Program

For all of you getting ready to plan an IM Free Year, I thought I'd provide a little guidance on how to make it one of the best years ever!

Step 1.  Cross the finish line of an Ironman to be caught by your hubby and coaches after setting a huge PR.  See this Race Report for details: http://www.endurancenation.us/en_forums/showthread.php?t=4291



Step 2.  Fly home the day after your IM, pack up your house, and move to a new state.  That should help, right?



 

Step 3.  Enjoy your Vacation Time with REAL vacations with your hubby!

Step 4.  Do some volunteering



 

Step 5.  Do a bunch of fun local races and get on the podium while setting new PR’s!

Step 6.  Celebrate your 43rd B-day by taking the B-Day Challenge (Swim 4000 yards, Bike 54 miles, and Run 3 miles within 24 hours).  Sounds easy- but your birthday is in FEBRUARY!  See this thread for details. http://www.endurancenation.us/en_forums/showthread.php?t=6315

Step 7.  Join up with fellow ENers for the inaugural EN Skyline Drive tour. See this thread for details. http://www.endurancenation.us/en_forums/showthread.php?t=6870

 Step 8  Make friends with the roadies in your new home town.

Step 9.  Have a blast with the Team East Coast Peeps at the EN East vs West  Challenge

 Step 10.  Obtain redemption at a race that used to kick your ass by setting a course PR of 35 minutes: http://www.endurancenation.us/en_forums/showthread.php?t=7821

Step 11.  Travel to Ironman Louisville to be an EN Sherpa for the weekend!  Get your ass handed to you on a ride with R&P, loose your voice while cheering for the whole race along with the best fellow EN Sherpa ever, and then smack talk R&P right back over beers for sporting weak Sherpa Fu. http://www.endurancenation.us/en_forums/showthread.php?t=8777

Step 12.  Register for your next IM race with 14 of your closest EN Chickas on a roller coaster day that was simply a once in a lifetime experience of supreme girl power momentum.  http://www.endurancenation.us/en_forums/showthread.php?t=8938 

That’s it!  Your IM Free year is over     But the fun has just begun- it’s time to start the EN Out Season! 

Anyone else have suggestions for the folks planning their Ironman Free year ahead????

 

Comments

  • Kevin WalterKevin Walter

     Nemo,

     

    This will be my first IM free year in seven years! I am taking notes! What a great way to show how much more there is to life and sport than IM.

  • jetskrjetskr

    Wow!  That's some year.  Who needs an Ironman with all those accomplishments?

    After doing my first IM I'm going to take a fun year like this.  Do a couple halves and all the fun races that I didn't get to do because of IM training.  If I can pull of a fraction of all the things you did I'll consider it a very successful year.

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