A great post on when to start considering moving up to the 140.6 mile Ironman distance. I’m looking at 2014 as my goal, but I might even push that back a year. I first want to finish three half-Ironman events and progress from wide-eyed noob to someone who can handle the distance. I currently have four Sprint and one Olympic distance triathlons under my belt, and a tremendous amount of learning ahead, especially handling the running part after the bike, since I’ve always approached it from the “I’m already a runner” perspective, and that doesn’t really seem to work. I’ve swum, biked and run the half distances, but never together. I know I’m not ready for the full distance yet, and will need at least a full year to train.