2017 Totals

My First Tattoo

After Ironman I took September and October off. I started running a bit in November, and my ankle seems to be fine after a long break.

Here is my Ironman tattoo. It may take you a minute to see the 140.6

I love it. Check out my Pre Ironman post for the story behind the Octopus. The short joke I've been using is that I am a lot like an octopus; I'm a good swimmer, I run slow in land, and I look silly on a bike. If you want to beat an analogy to death, octopodes are also smart, have long arms, and often try to go unnoticed (camouflage). 

As far as the tattoo goes, I also love that's it isn't terribly obvious that it's Ironman. You don't notice the 140.6 in the arms right away, but once you see it you can't see anything else. It's awesome.

4 Year Comparison

On these graphs, all my triathlon races are in chronological order.

2014

River City Days Sprint

Lake Marion Sprint

2015

Lake Minnetonka Sprint

Graniteman Clearwater Relay

Bemidji Olympic

Lake Marion Olympic

Hopkins Royal Sprint

2016

NewBriTri Sprint

Liberty 70.3

Graniteman Clearwater Relay

MN Toughman 70.3

2017

NewBriTri Sprint

Minneapolis Olympic

MN Toughman 70.3

I did not include Ironman Wisconsin on the graphs, because I was just too slow.