9th Annual Ironbaby is Sunday!

The Ironbaby is a self-supported iron-distance triathlon I've been doing every year since 2004. (Link to page here) While I do the full distance, others are invited to come do as much or little of it as they want. The two other full-distance finishers are @Triboomer (2011) and @Mchristian (2012), and we might add another to this list in 2013 - @KingOfPain.

I started doing this because my son was born prematurely and I was sent home to basically do nothing... for two months! I decided to show how hard I would work to save his life if given the chance, so I went out and did the hardest thing I knew - A solo Ironman. I had never done one before and it was definitely the toughest thing I've ever done in my life.

The next year, it struck me that this would be a great event to do annually. So I did it again and gave it a name - The Ironbaby.

The following year, I started promoting March of Dimes as the charity since they help with kid's hospitals. And then friends also started joining in! As the swim, bike, or run happens, other people can jump in and do however much as they want. It is now a giant endurance sports party!

A few years ago, we added Suunto, Freebirds and Aggieland Cycles as sponsors. And then New Republic Brewery joined in last year. This year, we now include Brazos Running Company.

So come by and join in on the fun! Who can pass up free beer and burritos while watching others suffer? If you donate to the March of Dimes, send me an email with how much you gave so I can keep track. Maps and more about the course can be found here on the Ironbaby's permanent page.

So you can get an inside look at how a self-supported Ironman comes together, I've included a live viewer into the planning document below. Keep your eyes on it and you will see items expand or get checked off over the next few days.