Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene IN THE BOOKS!
Where do I even begin? I am still riding the wave of post-race euphoria at this point... I finished, and I finished strong!
Leading up to this race I had thoughts of a DNF plaguing me. Constantly. Of course now that the race is over and I finished, I laugh at that but it was truly a worry I had. It's easy in retrospect to wonder those things, but I had never put my body through anything this difficult before and had no idea how well it would withstand it.
Swim: 40:09
Bike: 3:43:47 (potty break included)
Run: 2:15:57
Overall time: 6:56:21
I will share more about the race itself later. I am just enjoying the satisfaction today of having finished the race so strong and so well. I am amazed at the human body and what it can withstand. How strong and resilient it is. Three years ago when I turned 26, I told myself that my late twenties were going to be better than my early twenties. I was tired of how unhealthy I felt, how slow and sluggish I felt. I started with 2-mile walks. That was all I could handle. Much has happened between now and then to get me where I am... but here I am three years later, 29 years old and swimming 1.2 miles, biking 56, and running 13.1! All in succession! The human body is incredible!
Today is a total recovery day. And I'm going to enjoy it.
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