Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas 2012 : Official Thread

Since I'm bored I'll start things off.

My name is Chris, I'm a former teacher now stay-at-home-Dad (again), 4 kids (6,5,4,3mo), my wife Rowena is a family practice Doc in the Navy which is why we're out here in Okinawa. 

We'll be moving to Chicago/Great Lakes area sometime by the end of the year so I'm already worried about the cold weather training then racing in the heat. 

Take it easy, I'm off to clean the house so the wife doesn't dock my pay

Thanks for getting this thread started! My name is Aaron, I'm a technology manager for a credit union. This will be my first IM...the heat doesn't worry me since we get just as hot and then hotter here in AZ, but I'm going to have to get creative with the humidity. I'm thinking this justifies a couple trips down to Mexico every month for a couple months before for beach-front humidity training, yes?

-Aaron

Volunteered this year at the finish line and did the on-site registration the next morning.  First Ironman for me.  I live here in The Woodlands and ride much of the bike route regularly.  I look forward to chatting with everyone and hope we get another good turnout.

Craig

Hello, my name is Shannon and I'm an addict, I mean triathlete ... this will be my second IM and second IMTX!

Good luck to everyone!

* Edited title to add year. 

Carry on.

I'm not sure if you saw Keith's post in the old IMTX thread, but he said:

"It's half full right now!!!!! 
I guess it'll be full within a week, maybe faster "

I'm in. First IM. Done 6-8 sprint's and a 1/4IM but have not raced in 2 yrs, and in the last 2 years have probably ridden my bike 100 miles and run 20. Swim? What is that again? Have worked in the ER for 4 yrs as a tech, just finished nursing school and currently work nights as a nurse in the ER at Memorial Hermann in Houston.

Bring it!

I just signed up; again!

I know the weather will be hotter than this year, but I am up for it.   Maybe the sub 10hr finishers will not be.

guess the wine worked!  Well played sir.

DO IT....It'll be a blast and I haven't seen you since the middle of the bike at IMFL in 08' when you were out cheering...you probably don't remember that, but I do.  See you in Texas next year

touche

I officially drank the kool aid at 8:45am this morning!  

IMTX 2012 will be my second IM following IMAZ in 2010. It was such a blast volunteering in T1 last weekend - congrats to all finishers. I live in Spring TX just 12 miles from the Woodlands so no excuses..

Phil

I did it last night, but this morning all I can think about is the last few weeks of training this year when all I wanted to do was NOTHING!  At least I only have short distance races left this summer/fall.  Now I need to figure a way to fit a early march marathon in that I signed my wife and I up for.  Now I will love to just run it for fun with my wife where as before I was going to try and BQ

Judging by your run time at IMTX, you should be able to take it easy and still BQ! You had a great race!

 I only have 2 races on my calendar for the rest of the year and both are in September. One is a 70.3 distance and I want to go sub 5 (i have to find 19minutes from my Galveston time) so I wll train pretty hard for that starting in June. Alot of speed work in my future.

I thought about doing the Dallas White Rock marathon in December before IMTX training will kick off in January but I am still on the fence about that. Other than that, its Galveston in April and IMTX again in May ... pretty much my next 12 months in a nutshell

I'm in for 2012.  Just hit submit this afternoon.

I had too much fun in my first IM doing IMTX a few days ago, that I just had to sign up again!

Need to sign up for a few races this fall, but first I need to relax and do some wake boarding and wake surfing.