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tripam

Ironman Coeur d'Alene Race Report - Part 1

Jun 30, 2012 11:12

Thought for the day #1: The only thing I can control is my attitude.
Thought for the day #2: Smiling makes everything better.
Thought for the day #3: This is Ironman. It's supposed to be hard.
Those thoughts are what powered me through the day. That and Pringles.
I've been writing this race report for days now, and decided I should break it up so that ( Read more... )

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Comments 3

shubbe June 30 2012, 22:45:31 UTC

Yay, it has begun!!! I'm glad you survived the cold swim, and outdid your expectations! And you have lots of room for improvement in T1! :)

Bike, please!

xomox July 1 2012, 01:13:58 UTC

Go, Pam, Go!

cake has carbs! anetmarie July 1 2012, 04:30:09 UTC

you could have eaten cake, it might be a bonk breaker!(what do I know, I've never done an Ironman...) By way of comparison, the only open water 1.2 mile swim I ever did took me 1:20. And you did Ironman 2.4 mile swim in 1:33. Just sayin'. And you were probably mostly frozen, too. T1 should take as long as it takes. It obviously prepared you for......... Part 2..........