2011 Season Wrap up - Ironman Training IPOD Playlist recap

2011 was filled with complete craziness. It started with Ragnar Miami to Key West 190 mile relay race in January. My friend and I got 'stuck' in Key West with the Atlanta ice storm canceling all flights back, darn it, such a shame. 

Started a new job in February after working in International corporate wellness consulting in SE Asia for a couple of years. Hooked up with TNT and started fundraising and training for Ironman Arizona with an amazing group of athletes (and now great friends) in March. This was my first triathlon season in 7 years - yes, I said 7 years. 

First tri was Peachtree City International. Loved this race, challenging but not too bad. Especially since I had been out of the game for so long. You can see my race report in my blog so I'll spare the details here.

Second tri was the Augusta Half Ironman. Great time with the team, struggled with nutrition but finished with a smile so there you go. Race report filed for this too.

Season ended with Ironman Arizona. That.Just.Happened. as my friend Paige would say. I can't wait to volunteer for her Ironman Debut at Ironman CDA in 2012. She is going to KILL it!

I've got some totals from ironman training for the year that our coaches sent:

Swim: 337,475 yards (which equals 191.75 miles)

Bike: 3,227 miles

Run: 729.3 miles

Total Hours Training:  507:26:00 (which equals 21 days, 3 hours, 26 minutes)

Total Training Miles:  4,148

Finally, I have to share a portion of my 2011 Ironman training playlist since music has been such a big piece of my blog. Bizarre taste I know but hey, it got me through the miles listed above so it can't be all bad:

Indoor trainer rides, treadmill runs and on the way to or from practices:

Bleed it out – Linkin Park

Check the Rhime (sic) – A tribe called quest

Did it On’em – Nicki Minaj

Distant Early Warning – Rush

Everlong – Foo Fighters

Fool For You – Cee Lo Green

From tha church to da palace – Snoop Dogg

Go!  - Common

Good Feeling – Flo Rida

Headlines – Drake

Hello, Good Morning – Diddy – Dirty Money and TI

Higher Ground – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Kick Push – Lupe Fiasco

Lips Like Sugar – Echo and the Bunneymen

Magnificent – U2
Moment for life - Nicki Minaj

Money Grabber – Fitz and the Tantrums

My Sharona – The Knack

Numb – Jay-Z and Linkin Park

On to the Next One – Jay Z

One Slip – Pink Floyd

Only Girl – Rihanna

Party Rock – LMFAO

Peacock  - Katy Perry

The Pretender – Foo Fighters

Pump it – Black Eyed Peas

Rocket – Def Leppard

Run Like Hell – Pink Floyd

Run the World - Beyonce

She Will – Lil Wayne and Drake

Stay Fly – Three 6 Mafia

Strickly Business – EPMD

Sweet Disposition – The temper trap

‘Till I collapse – Eminem

Train in Vain  - Clash

Unchained – Van Halen

Universal Mind Control – Common

Walking on a dream – Empire of the sun

You better run – Pat Benatar

Stretch/Cool Down

Big Log – Robert Plant

Breakdown – Tom Petty

Bringin’ on the heartbreak – Def Leppard

The ghost in you – Psychedelic Furs

Into the mystic – Van Morrison

Policy of Truth – Depeche Mode

Run – Collective Soul

Say it right – Nelly Furtado

Wish you were here – Pink Floyd

2012 will be shorter distances and trying to regain my speed. Thanks for following along for 2011, can't wait to get 2012 cracking!