On to IronMan Mont Tremblant

Hi Everyone,


The time has finally arrived. Tomorrow we depart for IronMan Mont Tremblant, Quebec Canada. It’s hard to believe how quickly this training season came to a close. Now, the work is done and it is time to enjoy race day. It’s funny, people think race day is the hardest when in actuality; it is a day of celebration.

To catch you up, about two weeks ago I parted with my dearest tri bike Celeste – yes, my bike, an inanimate object has a name. The fine folks at Tri Bike Transport picked her up from Richardson Bike Mart along with my gear bag and off she went with other bikes in a semi truck. I bet they had a good time rolling 1900+ miles up to Canada!

As with tradition, I become extremely calm before the race. It’s a release knowing the training is done and now it’s to have fun and enjoy each and every moment of race experience.

The weather for race day is nice and cool with a high in the mid 70’s with a low in the 50’s. Rain was in and out of the forecast for about a week now however at this point, race day is clear. Anything can happen with the weather so you pack and plan for everything.

At IronMan Mont Tremblant, I have a few goals:

1. To enjoy the day.

2. To have a consistent swim.

3. To have a strong bike.

4. To run 26 individual miles with walking through the aid stations.

5. Have an awesome finisher picture as I cross the finish line.

I am really thankful for a lot of people from training partners, to my sherpa husband Dennis and inspiration from watching participants to pros in triathlon all season long.

I need to especially thank my coach. Jim has put up with a lot of questions, a lot of comments, attempted excuses and a pinch of whining when the exhaustion set in. He has turned a lot of things around with my training, knocked off a lot of lbs and shaped me up for what should be a productive race day. Thank you “Immie”. I appreciate you very much.

So to all of the readers – I will catch up with you for a post race review. I am sure Dr. Crane and I will have some quirky stuff caught on video as usual. Everyone have a great week – talk to ya soon!

Janet