The hardest part...

They say the hardest part about training for any event, isn't the race itself, but rather just getting to the start line. You find a way to get yourself through the countless hours of training, thousands of miles, and the seemingly never-ending aches and pains. But in the end, when you toe the line, you know it was all worth it. It's the same for any endurance event...you just trust your training and everything you have inside of you to get through the day.

Here's a glimpse of the past year in our home...a look at how Mike has found his way here, to IronWeek.

Hopefully he won't kill me for posting this without him even seeing it first!! In fact, I'm pretty sure he has no idea I've done this. ;)