IM Cozumel 2012

I completed my 15th Ironman. How can I put this in words... HOT, WINDY and disorganized.

1. The swim: Longer than 2.4 mi. More than 300 people didn't finish the swim. Strong current on the way back and the winds picked up. You were swimming in an endless pool.
2. The Bike: Three laps - Lap 1 consistent... strong winds. Lap 2... they ran ou gels and bars... that didn't matter cause I had my own nutrition. I had a flat. Lap 3... I crashed. Road rash and had to bike the last 25 miles with one arm only. On the east side of the island they had strong cross winds; so when i was passing someone.... the wind pushed him right in front of me so I ran right in front of him. Abbrations and road rash on the right side and had to bike with one arm only  on the bike.
3. The run... things were going good but in 13 my body told me... "look you crashed... back it down." Running with a sling around your arm isn't pretty!

So I paced myself till the last four miles and picked it up.

I feel great today despite the battle field wounds.

Two days before Race Day - IM Mont Tremblant

 Day Three IM Mont Tremblant

Woke up with daylight... haven’t done that in a  long while. I then noticed it was only 5 am. The weather is nice cool and crisp. I then went to the swim start for a swim at 7 am and a 30 min run. It felt great! 

The view is amazing! No complaints at all. Got back to the Hotel and the staff knew me already and provided me a salad bowl for my spinach and  egg white omelet. 

Went for the tour bike route... the bike ride isn’t that bad.... just a few rollers. I’m excited for the race. This is my strategy plan for the race:

Swim - Front of the pack

Bike - Hold back on the bike... keep my power at 175 watts. Don’t go above 230 watts... if there is no way I can control it going up the hill... I will have to pace myself. 

Run - Hold back till mile 18. I will be doing 10 and 1.... nice and steady... I can’t start to hard cause then I will die. I have to remember New Zealand in 2009. I had a very successful run... I will need to replicate that again. It will happen even I have to hold significantly on the bike. I feel very good for this race. 

We were meant for great things! This is just an opportunity in which God has given us to showcase what we are capable. I hope people understand the strong will, mentality and drive that we as triathletes have! Anything is possible!

2nd Day of IM Mont Tremblant

Woke up this morning for a great swim next to the hotel. The water was crisp and clear... despite being a lake.  The water felt good with a long sleeve wet suit and then went for a 30 min run. ( I just love the feeling of crisp cool morning run) Then went to my room and did a little bit of core. As the food is very expensive, I went to the grocery store and brought my own food. Also, there isn't much I can eat in these things. So I had for breakfast:
Veggie Bed:
1 cup of spinach
1 cup of Vegetable medley
1/4 cup of Mix Nut/Chia seeds
Toppings:
1 peach
1 banana
1/4 cup of cottage cheese
1/4 cup of greek yogurt
1/4 cup of tofu

All mixed together... it tasted good.

Then, we went for packet pick up and bike pickup. I'm very excited to say that the support crew here is phenomenal. The Goodie bag is great!

After getting our bike and headed back to the hotel. I got on my bike to ride a little of the course... it is a challenging course but good. Very happy that I did it. My other athletes did it as well and felt great.

Got back to the hotel and jumped into the look so I can freshen up... it felt amazing! Laid by the lake and listened to Chrissie Wellington's book on Audible. Love it!!!!!

Just went through the athlete's dinner with Endurance Sports Travel with my athletes and met a few colleagues.

I'm very excited about this race and how the outcome is going to be.

Quote of the day:  Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself – George Bernard Shaw.

Just bought my the ring

I'm excited I just bought the engagement ring for Kyle. Holy crap!!!
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