Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Four years ago I decided to try something athletically new. My first extreme triathlon in Canada. The course logistics of hiking at the end of an Ironman distance triathlon excited me. A few months later, I did another extreme triathlon in Italy - XTRI Icon. This event scared me. Swimming in extremely cold water at 4:30am (in the dark) scared me. I despise cold water. Next, I decided to try mountain biking. I continued to train for Ironman races but I was finding so much joy in preparing for events that required me to step out of my comfort zone. And that I have so much to learn feeling is a place that I was craving after over completing over 18 Ironman triathlons. Cape Epic was not the logical next chapter in my mountain biking journey but it felt right knowing I was sharing the experience with Karel. We have never completed an event together as a team so I knew if he didn’t think I was ready, he would not have suggested that we race together. We completed eight stages across the West...