1st post!

So this is my first ever blog post.
I am putting this together to document my journey towards completing an ironman in 2013. My hope is that this will serve as a record for me and as a source of information for others who plan to train via the cfe method.
A bit of background first. I have been active for most of my adult life. A few years back I got the bug to complete a marathon. I read and followed "the non-runner's guide to marathons" and completed my first 26.2 at the Cowtown marathon in feb of 2009. I felt good for the first 16-18mi then muscle cramps got the better of me and I did a good bit of walking. Time was 5:08.
After the race I crossed 26.2 off of my list and looked for something else. But I kept coming back to running. So I decided that I would see if I could run a better race and improve my time. In 2010 I ran 5:04 then in June I ran 4:56.
At that point I was frustrated. I couldn't figure out how to improve in a meaningful way.
Enter Crossfit. It was suggested by a stranger. I showed up to class with my marathon ego and was promptly whipped by some soccer moms. I was totally hooked.
Crossfit led to Crossfit endurance which led to me dropping 25lbs, running 4:20 and 4:30 marathons this year and seeing big 13.1 improvements as I dropped from 2:20 to 1:45.
I still cramp at around mile 18...
This summer, in an effort to stay in touch with endurance sport and engage in longer events, I took up tri.
I worked up to and completed a 70.3 in Austin about 9 days ago. Here is proof!
Going forward, I have 3 main goals for 2012
Complete a sub 4hr 26.2
Complete a sub 6th 70.3
Sign up for a 140.6.

For the marathon, I am taking only 1 shot this year. The cowtown on feb 26.
For the 70.3, I have 2 set up. One in Canada in June and Austin in October.

Right now I am on my marathon prep schedule which is as follows:
Monday cf strength, swimming
Tuesday interval run, cf
Wed rest
Thursday tempo run, cf
Friday interval bike, cf
Saturday long slow run
Sunday long bike.

This year I going to log more longer runs, experiment with walk breaks on the long runs, and make sure that my long runs are at or above race pace.