Adventure Alaska: What to do post Ironman

What do you do after you spend 6 months preparing for the biggest race you've ever done? After the race you surely come down from a high. With that said, I think there's more than one answer. Rest, fun, think about your next race, and catch up on the neglect to your friends, family and house. The rest part was somewhat enjoyable. I rested for a couple days and then on day 4 I was out on the fat tire bike with Todd and the dogs. After my bike crash at the beginning of training in the summer I didn't ride my mountain bike at all to avoid the jarring to my shoulder. I so missed it! Glad to be back out there. I must say I have been fighting the urge to swim and run. Why? I don't really know why. I think because I told myself I was just not going to swim or run during the winter. I must say I do feel a calling when I pass by the pool. Maybe I'll jump in one day soon. I may go for a run tomorrow as it's warmed up enough to melt all the snow we had and ruin the skiing I had planned for this week. Hoping things cool down enough to get us back to a normal Alaskan winter.

Out enjoying a fat bike ride on a really cold day. Temps hovering around Zero! Burr

Ranger rockin his new coat on the ATV. He loves riding it.

This off season I'm going to focus on getting leaner and getting my strength back. I have been in the gym lifting almost every day and I have really been enjoying it. I forgot how much I enjoy lifting. I'm not a gym talker though. I like to put my hat on, put my headphones in and get my workout on. Sometimes I don't even look at people. So if I see you in the gym and I don't tell you hi I'm not ignoring you, I just haven't noticed you. I will tell you hello, but don't expect to stand around and chat for too long...just sayin'.

Another though is to work on cycling. As much as I thought I was so done with sitting on the bike trainer. It's like I've been having withdrawals of that too. Weird huh? Definitely feels weird to me. But I think I may use a cycling book I have to work on my bike power. I feel like I've lost power over the years. I definitely have the endurance now after sitting in the saddle so long. Time for a new challenge.

I think the biggest thing I'm looking forward to is working with my new trainer and nutrition coach! Her name is Tiffany and she's a bad ass! She recently won her category at a national bodybuilding championship. I used to be so much better at all this stuff, but now I feel that when I think about nutrition I just go blank. It will be nice to have professional guidance in this area. I know it's what I need. Congrats Tiff I know Dave is proud of you and your Alaska family are super stoked for you!!!

My new coach! She rocks...I know I'm going to love/hate her :)

Well, it's Thanksgiving day and I feel like I got a lot done. We finished painting the big room downstairs and we also changed out all of the receptacles and switches. It's nice to have them all matching and fresh paint on the walls. It looks like a whole new room that I actually want to spend time in. Since it's warm and slushy which equals major muddy dogs we chose to stay home and do some work here. It was nice to get some things organized into piles of donate, garbage and keep. I love getting rid of things that I don't need, use or better yet that someone else can get some use out of.