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Some Long Overdo Updates!

Wow, my last blog was 8 weeks ago! Jeez how do some athletes remember to take the time to blog everyday! ??

Well, alot has happened since my last blog. I had a great time in CDA watching Kel race the Ironman. Once I returned home, it was time to buckle down and put the finishing touches on my IMLP prep. My training had gone really well and I was fortunate to be able to spend several long weekends in Lake Placid, thanks to my good friends Lethe and Frank. My pace on the run and bike course were the best they’ve ever been and I was really excited to race my favorite Ironman.

Unfortunatley, the day before the race, I woke up feeling extremely fatigued and queezy. I thought it was just from having a really bad allergy season or from the new allergy meds I was put on. I woke up race morning and felt worse; nausceous and weak. I chalked it up to nerves and moved on with my morning. By the second loop of the swim, my breakfast was coming up. As if swimming isn’t hard enough!! I tried to bounce back on the bike, but it was just one of those days when you wake up sick and cant keep anything down. I am not going to go into the gory details of the day. I quit at mile 10 of the run. Quitting is always a hard thing to do, but I believe there are times when we should push and there are times when we should throw in the towel and save it for a better day. I trained very hard for Lake Placid. I was fit and I want my hard work and fitness to be rewarded with a GREAT race. I had to look at the big picture and look at my goals for the year, which are to get to Kona, get back into the top ten there and have a GREAT Ironman. I was pretty bummed out after the race . Ironman Lake Placid is a very special race for me. But, the more I thought about it, the more I know I made the right decision. I know I will not become one of those people who just quit because they are having a bad day. I had some pretty bad races, where I soldiered on and finished. I woke up sick and if I finished, I would have had a very long recovery and that might have been the end of my year.

So what now, well I still have my goals and I am not giving up on them, so I will be at the startng line in Louisville where I hope to get my Kona slot and have a great race. I know as a pro, I am really fortunate to have this opportunity to make a little comeback and get a second chance. I don’t take this for granted. I will seize this opportunity and I will cross the finish line!

IMCDA

Some photos of our week in Coeur D’ Alene. Special thanks to Cindy and Kevin for welcoming us into their beautiful home for the week!

Checking out the bike course

Kelly finished 9th at IM CDA!

So proud of Kelly who placed 9th at IMCDA yesterday. She has encountered many obstacles over the past few months with an ankle injury and a hectic shool and work schedule. She never gave up and yesterday she duked it out with some of the best Ironman Athletes in the world. She ran a 3:16 with only 2 days of running a week since April! So proud of Kel! I’ll post some pics when I get home. It’s been a great week, lots of fun, but man am I beat. Being support crew is hard work!!! Now I really REALLY appreciate everything mom, Brian and Kelly do for me!! Thanks guys!