So, I did an Ironman distance event.  Unsupported.  I don’t really have any revelations.  It was long.  I was very hungry at the end and was hungry for days.  It was pretty tiring.  It was pretty uneventful.  It takes a lot of prep, not just training but the logistics.  I am not terribly inspired to do it again.  I honestly don’t think I could ever run a marathon, let alone run one at the end of an IM.  I can’t imagine paying 700 dollars, plus travel, hotel, bike shipping, etc. to do one.  They do have a new one starting in Boulder, but if I did an actual paid for event I would want to do very specific training.  That would require quite a bit of time.  I don’t see that happening any time soon.