Podcast - Ironbaby 2009!
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8:13AM 
Chalk marks in driveway to count the 8+ loops of running.
Join in for the biggest ZenTri episode of the year - The IronBaby self-supported Ironman! I take you along for the ride as I swim 2.4 miles at a local pool, bike 112 miles around my town, and then finish it off with 26.2 miles of running around my neighborhood.
Swam next to the Texas A&M women's swim team.
That's right, a self-supported Ironman! It's an amazing experience and I encourage you to try it yourself. This is my third and each is better than the last.
Roxy joining in on the run.
Not only was the race free, we raised over $1200 for charity. And there was lots of carnage along the way. I had to get out of the way for guys training to be Navy SEALs, a hellacious front came through on the bike, I wrecked, flatted, and so much more.
Kai biking with me on the run.
I cap off the show with some other great audio. Not only did I record some night trail running in a lightning storm, I also captured the sounds of backpacking through the national forest with my son and dad.
Here's a link to the official page and race course times. Enjoy the show and let's see you out there with me next year!
SHOWNOTES:
- Prepping all the gear.
- Course is measured, but using GPS as backup just in case.
- Driving to swim with Emily.
- There should be a Mom App on the iPhone.
- Roxy is angry with us.
- Emily threatens to shove me into a mailbox. She is so sweet!
- Race review with werewolves and Kai.
- Night trail running with friends.
- Backpacking with three generations of studs in the Sam Houston National Forest.
- Grading your races by "Happiness Index".
Reader Comments (2)
Good job Brett! What about doing this an event in the likes of World Wide Festival of Races? So we could all join you no matter where in the world we are (in my case, Brazil)! Anyways, keep up with the podcast, it's awesome to hear it!
I have just found your podcast and really enjoyed listening to this podcast - it reminded me of a looong time ago when my husband and I were training for the Big Sur Marathon and did a "self supported marathon" as part of our training. Our dog, Jake, actually carried our supplies in a doggie pack - he LOVED it.
Anyway, your Bento Box comments made me put an entry in my blog (I'm just coming back to training, am almost 50, and am going to do Louisville Ironman) - if you need a laugh, it's in about the 2nd or 3rd paragraph in my post for today: http://www.beabondgrrl.com/blog/2009/11/14/bento-box-who-knew/
Still laughing at myself....