This is my last
blog post before the biggest race of my life. I’ve spent 19 weeks and change
training for this one race. Every workout, meal, nap, bedtime, wake up call, time
spent with friends had a purpose; getting me to Kona.
Tuesday morning I
hop on a plane (several to be exact but you get the point) to take the long
trip to the Ironman World Championships. Saturday I will embark on the most
challenging race of my life and Sunday, I rest.
Oh, how I wish it
were going to be that easy.
Regardless, of what
Madame Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes decides to throw at me and the
rest of the competitors I know it will be one of the most amazing and grueling
days of my life. It is my goal to enjoy every minute and remember to smile…even when it hurts.
I have
many thoughts swirling through my head as I try to recap 20 weeks of training and I keep going back to a few moments
that shaped my future and kept me moving forward. The moment I learned I
qualified for Kona and dropping to my knees half crying and laughing. The long
lonely workouts I had to talk myself through. The weekend I got to spend with my
college roommates and their kids and how they cheered for me as I ran by the
house. The 70.3 World Championships and feeling like I had finally trained
myself to a place were holding back (just a little bit) allowed me to still
hold my own with the best in the world.
I’m ready.
There’s nothing left to do but race.
I’ve trained long
and hard. Hot and humid weather was like a training partner I couldn’t get rid
of, but grateful I had.
I’ve leaned on my
friends and family to get me through the hardest days and weeks of my training
and have been reminded daily just how lucky I am to have these people in my
life.
I’ve learned that
racing with the best in the world doesn’t mean you race them it means you MUST race
within yourself.
To everyone that
has taken time out of their days to read my blogs I hope you’ve been
entertained, inspired, and have a better appreciation for what it takes to train
for an Ironman. To the few that I train, thank you for your patience with my
constant eating, compression sock wearing, and racing from a workout. To everyone that donated to
my gofundme.com fundraising website I can’t thank you enough. You allowed me to
pay for my stay in Mont Tremblant and airfare to Hawaii which was a huge relief to me.
The biggest race
of my life is only a few days away and I can’t wait to toe the line.
If you’re
interested in tracking me throughout the race follow the link below, punch in
my bib number, and go about the rest of your day. It’s going to be long race
just make sure you hit the refresh button every hour to check in.
SK
Bib #1707
Saturday Oct. 11th
7am swim start
(That’s Kona time. You’ll be 6 hours ahead!)
Athlete
Tracker: Ironman World Championships
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