It's kind of funny how quickly I revolt against and then embrace the idea of new feats of athleticism.
Last year when someone was like, "Oh, you've done halfs... now you should do a full!" immediately I was all, "Hell no... I could never do that... and I wouldn't want to." But the seed was planted, and after awhile I was all about doing a full, and well, here I am.
Today someone was talking about doing an Ironman before he's 40. Initially I was thinking "Hell no! I could never train that much, I don't have it in me... I could never do that." But again... I think the seed has been planted. Because I've been thinking about it all day. Maybe I need an outlandish goal for my upcoming decade. The more I realize what I can do training-wise, the more I want to push that boundary.
We'll see how this marathon goes, obviously. I think I could eventually get comfortable enough with biking to train on a bike, and I think I could hire someone to give me swim lessons so I can keep improving--you know, after I have a better job and can afford such things. And I can keep working on running faster in the meantime. It would certainly be the challenge to end all challenges. I'm definitely not talking about the near future, but more long-term, like in the next 7-10 years.
I can't believe I've been thinking about this, really. It's probably ridiculous. But I'm also intrigued.
I think it's awesome, and I would be so excited to know an ironwoman! But I think you should also consider the Man vs Horse marathon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon), which I learned about when I reading up on barefoot running and how we were evolutionarily designed to run.
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