The short of IRONMAN Canada: It wasn’t my day. I gave everything I had and then some, but came up short of my goal (which was, no surprise, a Kona spot). I know I…
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I almost asked coach if I could race Ironman Canada this weekend. Because FOMO. As my first 140.6 distance race, Whistler holds a special place in my heart, and I’m a little sad to not…
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Despite having my own personal photographer at IRONMAN Canada – my sister takes amazing pics! – there were a few taken by on-course photographers I wanted to buy. Spending $25 per .jpg download, however,…
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This is my last post about IRONMAN Canada… I promise! When we registered for IRONMAN Canada last October, we were pretty clueless about the logistics. I figured we’d get around to booking lodging eventually…
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All I could think about during my 4:18 T2 was how bad I had to pee. Twenty-two miles is a long way to bike when you have to go! After the awesome volunteer dumped…
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Oh, the IRONMAN Canada bike! There were many long, slow climbs (thank you, 12-27 cassette), screaming descents (top speed = 46.4 mph!) and smiles the entire way. Like the swim, much of the bike…
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Race morning, August 25, started out like any other: 4a alarm, gluten-free PB+honey toast, double shot espresso and last minute gear check. Thirty minutes later, friend Sonia arrived and we were out the door…
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IT’S RACE WEEK! Not sure how that happened, but let’s dive right in… Monday Just a rest day today. We spent part of the evening deciding what to pack for the trip. Tuesday Mornings…