Ironman Louisville – Sheila Leard

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Ironman Louisville Race Report – October 11, 2015

First off I can’t say enough about the support on every level that teammate Jen gave me. It fits with my dictum of ‘the best part of triathlon is meeting superb people’.

Coach Jon! This race came together because of Jon. We have worked together for 5 years. He has the ability to pull out of me a level of fitness that I could never do on my own. He got me to believe ...

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OCT
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Athlete Results

What I Learned in Louisville

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Here’s what I learned in my first Ironman since 2011…

  • Ironman is HARD – Not to state the obvious, but wow it’s a long day. I pooped out about 8.5 hours into my 10.5ish hour race.  Those last 2 hours were not so much fun.  The corollary to this one is that 112 miles is a LONG way to bike “in race mode.”  I knew my day wasn’t going to unfold the way I had hoped when my power fell off ...
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OCT
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Athlete Results, Race Planning