We had intended for Ironman #5 to be "the flat Ironman", but then we fell in love with the pictures for the inaugural Ironman Mont-Tremblant, and that's where we ended up in 2012. We had not forgotten our flat intentions, though, and so 2013 became the Year of the Flat Ironman!
Panama City Beach, FL: Ironman Eve
Some background, for those who don't know Ironman. An Ironman-distance triathlon is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and a marathon (26.2 mile run) back to back. You start at 7am and must cross the finish line by midnight of that same day. This would be my sixth Ironman. If you'd like to read my previous Ironman race reports, they're all collected here. Fair warning: I do not write short race reports. Seriously. I will not be offended if you find them too long to be enjoyable and don't read them. Otherwise..