Finding Mike Reilly

Disclaimer: I swear I'm not a stalker.

It's inescapable the sway that Chris Brown's "Forever" song has over me.* Domestic violence aside, I get seriously fired up at the first beats of that tune.

When I run with my iPod, "Forever" gets put on repeat - several times.

And the song always conjures the same image in my mind: me, running down the chute at Ironman Arizona, heading toward the finish line and official Ironman announcer Mike Reilly, who, incidentally is blasting "Forever" from the announcer's box.

Then it hit me today: Find Mike Reilly and ask him to play "Forever" at Ironman Arizona!

Now, mind you, this idea came to me after several hours on my bike, so I wasn't exactly "with it." But now that the idea has firmly lodged itself in my frontal lobe, I must act on it. I must find Mike Reilly. And I don't have much time left.

So, bring on LinkedIn. Bring on Facebook. Bring on Googling up the wazoo. Bring on tweeting and texting and tri-ing my hardest to find Mike.

Yes, this is a strange mission. And yes, I think training for Ironman has finally, wholly consumed me. But, considering that the dude gets accosted by Ironmen and women on a regular basis, I bet he's up for this challenge.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some Googling to do...

*As evidenced by the fact that this is my second post devoting way too much time to this song...