It'll be two weeks since IMWI on this Sunday. I'll be tracking several of my athletes at Augusta 70.3, in addition to dozens of other athletes that I know participating in the race. It's always exciting tracking athletes during races!! The road to recovery after IMWI was not easy. Thankfully, NO residual injuries or any sticky areas. Sure, lots of soreness on the days following the race but all was good after about a week of rest. The worst part about my recovery was the lack of sleep that occurred due to my body being mentally and physically exhausted. I experienced two days of post-race blues where I felt really depressed and not overly excited about my accomplishment. I talked about it with Karel because post-race depression is very normal. However, it's how you deal with it in an effort to get over the hump which includes building up to a race for x-months, finishing the race and then wondering...now what? Of course, I now have my internship and a trip to Kona to lo...
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