I never wanted to relive that painful experience of racing injured in Kona but somehow my stubbornness got the best of me. Ever since Sept 2007, I raced and trained some-what injured. Sure, I set some PR's and had some good races but overall, it hasn't been fun to want to improve my performance and have a physical limiter.
Fast forward to 2010 and I am 100% injury free, healthy and 365 days (give or take a day or two) away from racing in my 5th Ironman...the Ironman World Championships....did I mention I am 6 1/2 months away from being finished with my dietetic internship!! The other day I "officially" registered for Kona on Active.com and smiled when I put "registered dietitian" as my profession.
I am filled with emotions and I want to be there NOW! I can't contain my excitement for the race this coming weekend and like every year (since I started training and racing Ironman's) I will be glued to my computer for the entire day...I can't miss a minute of the most amazing Ironman coverage you will ever witness...well, except being there in person.
3 comments:
I'm excited for you! :-) It fits perfectly into your life for next year. Will Kona be your only IM next year?!? Or will you tune up someplace?!?! Quinoa is so expensive!
Wow, this salad looks fantastic and I'm sure it tastes brilliant too.
I love everything that made with quinoa. Thank you for this great Hawaiian quinoa salad recipe.
Hey Wes! I'm so excited for YOU!!
Quinoa can be expensive so my suggestion is to try to find it in bulk at Costco or Sam's. My mom finds it at Costco (a HUGE bag) and she splits it with me. A little goes a long way when you cook it. I'm sure you could check out "quinoa diet" blog for great tips!
As for next year, Kona will be my only IM. I debated about signing up for another IM for 2011 in the case that I didn't qualify at IMWI but I threw all my eggs in one basket and hoped for the best this year :) Thankfully, it paid off! I am looking for 2-3 Half Ironman's for next year (Macon rock n' roll for the 3rd time is on my list!) so I am all for recommendations. I need to save my money for the trip to Kona since both Karel and myself will be joining my parents but I'd love to find some races in GA..you know I LOVE the hills up there by you!
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