Ironman CA October 19,2025
This recap is a long time coming.
There were many prayers, and hard days/weeks/months leading up to this race.
To be brief (because seriously I could talk for hours about this)
Walking in the corral to swim start was anxiety inducing (I met wonderful new friends from
@filamtri who helped to ease my fears). But I had an onset of fear that I wouldn’t make it out of the swim (which is ridiculous, I’m a great swimmer) and I felt God say “just get in the water. That’s it” And I thought to myself, “ yeah..I can do that”. So I got in the water, and as soon as I touched the water my body turns the propellers on, and I was off! I was passing dozens of swimmers at a time. I felt the inner confidence of LCB and waved to those cheering on the bridge and sighted like I’ve never sighted before; dodging confounded men left and right (honestly, only saw a few women and only during the run and bike). I felt powerful!
T1 - I changed fast and felt prepared for the swim (left a bike glove in my pants the entire course..silly me) and stated on the 112 mile ride. I intentionally slowed since it was two passes and wasn’t sure what to expect. I hastened for all types of winds. Accidents were happening around me, but I stayed the course. First loop was fine, I learned about the danger zones and knew the headwind was coming as I felt the wind shifting. I belted showtunes from Mile 66-80 when the headwind was strong. One guy came up to me and said”you look far too happy to be here”. So true!
I PR’d my 112 mile time and was ready for the marathon
3pm. Which I decided to walk (briskly) since I knew I’d PR (first Ironman 140.6 hello!). So worth it! Singing/chatting and crying b/c of where I was a year ago!
TL;DR What I learned: Choose JOY
and no matter what happens on race day, it will be the most beautiful thing to happen to you.
And yes, it Will Change You. Thank you Rachel and
@aparajita_x for being my cheer squad, my tech team, my shoulders to cry on and feel loved by! You are amazing and it truly would not have been successful if you weren’t there.
@empiretri you carried me through this year in more ways than one. Thank you for believing in me. ♥️
