I will remember.  This was truly an experience of a lifetime. Not just race weekend, but all of the training and sacrifice…

As I was leaving the transition, I’m not sure what I was thinking.  There was a part of me that was so…

When I finally finished the bike it was a bit over 8 hours. I was both elated and a bit disappointed. Never…

I was the most nervous about the bike leg, for many reasons. Here they are, in no particular order: -It’s long! -I…

As I left to line up for the swim, Leland’s final words to me were, “Run YOUR race.” I thought of this…

I got back to the hotel room at 5:30 am.  Right on schedule. I got changed into my tri bottoms, bra and…

The alarm was set for 4:00 am.  Leland kindly set his phone and sort of got up with me. I had a…

With my bike and gear all settled, I was feeling pretty good. The rain still isn’t letting up, but I’m trying not…

Okay, since this is my first Ironman/Iron-distance race, I won’t pretend to be an expert on how it all works. So, I…

Much of Friday was spent spending even more money at the Expo, cleaning my bike, driving the bike route, and thinking about…