I just completed my first ironman and boy am I bitten. But, was the ironman really about the competition and excitement about crossing through the chute, or was it about getting my very first TATTOO???

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After several years of secretly wishing… one weekend of camping out to sign up….47 weeks of sweaty training…4 weeks of physical rehabbing… five days of freaking out…and 15 hours and 58 minutes of pushing myself beyond what I ever thought possible……I am an Ironman! 
It takes a Village….
It takes a village to raise an Ironman.   [...]

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 At the end of the day all 4 of us in our group crossed that magical finish line well before the 17 hour mark. I am not sure I can describe to you what it feels like to run the final 1/mile where thousands of spectators have lined the street yelling and screaming, and when you [...]

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Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 08/26/2007
Time: 14:00:00
Total Time: 5:36:48.00
Average Heart rate: 121
Max Heart rate: 161
Calories: 3788
Average Pace: 12:50.88/mile

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Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 08/26/2007
Time: 09:00:00
Total Time: 6:53:51.00
Average Speed: 16.24 mph
Max Speed: 34 mph

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Workout:

Type: Swim
Date: 08/26/2007
Time: 07:00:00
Total Time: 1:29:00.00
Distance: 4,576 yd
Average Pace: 1:56.88/100yd

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Okay folks, here is the official website for Ironman Canada and how to track the Roberts’, Would’s and McKee’s progress on Sunday August 26th. This has been a 11 month project in the making - basically training 5-6 days per week. We signed up in August 2006 in order to compete in the 2007 event, which happens to [...]

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Quick (ok, not so quick) bike ride after the swim just to keep the legs fresh. Although not feeling so fresh today….
Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 08/24/2007
Time: 09:00:00
Total Time: 00:36:00.00
Average Speed: 15 mph

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we wanted to get back in the water again today to get used to the rolling wave action - so that was good - felt a little better today than yesterday. But on race day, once we turn around and start heading back to the shore the sun will be right in our eyes - [...]

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Today’s swim was a real eye opener - the lake was very rough, and it is certainly going to be a challenging swim if Sunday is anything like it was today….what was so funny is that as we were walking out into the lake another lady who just finished swimming popped her head up and said [...]

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