Wendy Mastripolito

I'm IN!... Ironman New York, August 11, 2012: The inaugural Ironman U.S. Championship begins with a wave start, 2.4-mile point-to-point swim in the Hudson River. The 112-mile bike course spans the cliffs of Palisades Parkway followed by a 26.2-mile run course over the George Washington Bridge and finishing at 81st Street in the heart of the city. I WAS SO EXCITED about the new Ironman debuting in 2012 in New York and had a careful conversation with Joe about me competing in it. It would be a rather large expense and given the amount of training needed, I would need his full support. With his blessing, I attempted to sign up. [Registration opened up at 12 noon on Wednesday, June 15th and all general spots sold out in 11 minutes.] I was so nervous about trying to sign up, we were camping at the beach and the only internet connection and computer was dad’s paid by megabits, and if we went over allocation it would just shut off. And so I waited, watching the clock…..sigh.... ME, bei...

Cambridge, Maryland Sunday, June 12, 2011 Half Ironman : 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run Weather: HOT, start was 70 degrees @ 6am and ended up around 85 with heat indexes in the 90’s by 3pm. Swim: Water 82 degrees, warm, calm (except when fat boys swam by)..TIME: 1:15:56.. Garmin picked up 1.46miles ( that’s because I swam wide to get away from the fat boys) Bike: Some winds, flat, warm… TIME: 3:28:11 (16.14 MPH avg) Run: HOT, flat, no shade, did I mention HOT ..TIME: 2:32:25 (11:38 avg) Motivation. What causes someone to wake up early, on their day off, so they can spend 7+ hours in the hot sun? Motivation? Dedication? Insanity? Because they are dumb as a board? Sometimes I have to wonder WHY?..Why am I doing this....... and why do I continue to do this!? Originally, I was going to qualify for Kona ...YEAH... that was 4 years ago... REALity check... realized that after Eagleman 2008, qualifying was going to take A LOT MORE then dedicated training and hardwork , it ...