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If I Were A Lion

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Ironman re-set in full swing.
100% healthy. Healthier than this time before Placid.
Looking forward to getting the finishing touches put on the preparation for this one.
Won't be posting much between now and then.

The Storm has Cleared

Unfortunately I was a casualty of this storm.
Thanks to all who have emailed and checked in with me.
Long story short; my back seized up on the bike and that was it, done.
Now, just to clarify, when you do Ironman you can expect to be in a fair amount of discomfort (which borderlines on pain towards the end of the marathon). Unfortunately, the discomfort turned to pain on the bike about 30 miles into this race. I pushed through it until mile 80 but I knew my day was done. I managed to ride back up to Wilmington where my coach was spectating and it was there that I officially called it a day. I knew I had made the right decision when I couldn't even bend over to get my shoes off.

Going into this race I was dealing with a few niggling injuries, my back wasn't one of them. I am not sure exactly what happened, but such is sport. Trying to figure these things out is part of the game. The good thing is that every bad race I have ever had has been followed by a good one. See you in Penticton.

The Calm Before the Storm

As I sit and write this I am about 24 hours away from some part of a marathon. Hopefully I am well into it by this time tomorrow. It really doesn't matter how many of these things you have done, the day before is always a strange mix of calmness, anxiousness, nerves, anxiety, fear, excitement. I work with a few athletes who are doing their first Ironman this year and all I can say is that the way you feel the day before that first one is pretty much the way you feel before all of them. Time speeds up and slows down all at once. Until the gun goes off you are constantly bombarded by thoughts like; am I ready for this, man this is going to hurt, did I put my nutrition in my bike to run bag, why the heck am I doing this etc. etc. etc. These things don't change. What I have learned to do is let go of this anxiety a bit and embrace it. I know that I only have a few more of these things left in me and I don't know what endeavor in life I could take on that could possibly bring out the same type of emotions. We are lucky to have the opportunity to take on this challenge. Were it not for a whole bunch of people giving up their Sunday's to basically take care of us, we wouldn't get the chance. So to all the volunteers out there tomorrow, I would like to say a big Thank You in advance.

Cheers,

Mike

Best Good Luck Email EVER!

Hi Mike tomorrow when you check in your bike look at your competitors now back at you now back at your competitors...sadly there not you.

What's that...that is the sound of your team cheering for you.

Now go win that thing you want.

I'm on an Elephant!!

Oh yea good luck.

Luke