On November 20th, my husband signed me up for Ironman Arizona (www.ironmanarizona.com)! This race sold out in 10 minutes, so I feel really lucky to get in. I plan on blogging about my training here.
The race is to take place on November18th, 2012 in Tempe Arizona.
I am really excited, but I have a lot of training to do.
Of course, 2 weeks after David signed me up for this race, I fell and hurt my tailbone. I wasn’t able to work out for a week, but I did start to bike and swim again this week. I am still not able to run yet, but I am hopeful by next year I will be running again 
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Please check back to get a status on my training asI begin to document my journey to complete Ironman Arizona as a full time working mom.
Lena, My best wishes to you. I had a terrible accident on May 1, 1999 where I broke my coccyx. About to snorkel in Cancun, I was sliding off a wave runner in and impaled my tailbone as I slipped into the water. That single accident took about two years to recover and of course, there is no surgery or anything anyone can do. I sat on a “donut cushion” and carried it with me everytime I got on an airplane for two years..it was ridiculous. I still occasionally need that damn cushion:). Take care and recover. I no that you will be ready come 11/18/ 2012. Yours, Jane
Hi Aunt Jane! Thank you for the post. I am sorry to hear about your accident. My tailbone hurt for 2 years after I gave birth to Parker. It hurt to even sit, like yours….This one is a bit different as I hit it a little bit higher, so it doesn’t hurt to sit. But it is very painful when I run. The pain isn’t that bad when I bike and swim at least. I know these injuries take a really long time to heal and it’s so painful. I am not sure if mine is broken or not…The doc said either way it’s the same treatment, just takes longer to heal if broken.
. I am glad this happen now and not 2 weeks before the race!
Right now, I am just waiting until I can stand the pain enough the run. The doctor also said you can’t make it worse by exercising, it’s just how much pain you can tolerate