~~~Iron Girl 2012~~~
My little dramatic moment- There I was: standing on the wet, cold sand, the morning of the race. The sun had just come up and I was staring at the chilly Lake. Nervous, and feeling more tired than I have ever been, my mind raced with everything I wanted to overcome...
Going in I was physically and mentally drained. I missed the last week of my training due to asthmatic bronchitis. 5 prescriptions, and a shot in the bottom wasn't helping. My second trip to the doctor (3 days before IG), I was put on two inhalers and was feeling very weak (physically and mentally). This was NOT a fun way to go into your first Tri. To make matters worse, I was unable to fall asleep the night before, due to the steroids and anxiety (sorry to my two good friends who I shared a hotel room with!!).
Iron Girl was much more than a race... crossing that finish line was extremely emotional for many reasons! Sometimes we go through tough times in life that are very hard to process. Sometimes we experience hurts that run too deep. But you know when you you squeeze out a sponge ...and it is then able to soak up more?? For me, this was squeezing out the old and breathing in the new.
Iron Girl was an amazing experience that allowed me to face many fears. And the BEST part: my daughters told me after, "Mommy... you're SO STRONG, you can do anything" (and I believed them).
I am so grateful I was able to do this event (especially with 2 friends who are amazing women) and am excited about what's next.
2009 was my first 5K
2010 was my first 10K
2011 was my first Half Marathon
2012 was my first Tri - Iron Girl
So... I am wanting to do something new for 2013... Half Ironman. WHO'S WITH ME???
Note:
I started these remedies right before and I think they really helped. Next time I get an upper respiratory infection I will go straight to:
Old Indian Wild Cherry Bark Syrup -1T every 2 hours.
High doses of Vitamin D.
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| Getting kicked while swimming is not fun |
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| Sabrina in the sea of bikes |
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| My two good friends Kristin and Sabrina. Thanks Kristin and Chris for the ticket and bike!!!!! |
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| Thanks Mom and Avery for being there! |
And time:
1:48:33 ~ top 7% ~ I'll take it!
1:48:33 ~ top 7% ~ I'll take it!
