Lake Placid Ironman 2011
OK so I admit it. It was not a great idea to try to do an ironman while on treatment for my cancer. When I started training back in January I really did not think I would be able to get to the starting line. However my training went much better than I originally planned. By the end of June I was feeling pretty confident after my trip up to Lake Placid. During July I started to lose some of my stamina and was definitely declining physically.
I got to the starting line and eventually the finish line some 15 1/2 hours later. I am not really sure why it happened but I got very bad cramping in my legs and arms. I think it was mainly due to the medication triggered by stress and the 3 week week taper leading up to the race. Anyway the cramps hurt a lot and they slowed me down but I finished.
Linda, Kelly and Jenny drove up to see me and Alex and Meg were there as well. It was great to have them all cheering me on.
And that is all I have to say about that.
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| Campsite at Lake Placid |
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| The Happy Finisher |
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| Why is it so dark out?? |
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| On the bike going uphill |
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| Yes of course Ironman was there with me |
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