Author Archives: Anne-Marie

Taking Advantage of the Off-Season

I’ve been quiet over here for a bit and so has my training. Usually during the off-season I shift into more of a running focus, however I had some various health issues that I decided needed to take priority. My … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championships – Kona: Swim

Pre-Race Once the horn went off and everyone started swimming it was impossible to find any place to swim, it was so crowded we were all swimming on top of each other. I tried to stay calm and kept trying … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championships – Kona Pre-Race

This has been the biggest race of my life, a goal I wasn’t sure I’d ever achieve, so it’s going to a be long pre-race and race recap as there is so much to say! We left Saint Louis early … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championships – Kona: Bike

The Swim Off I went, and the bike course was crowded! The first part of the bike is a 6 mile-ish out and back along the Kuakini Highway, then up steep Palani to turn onto the Queen K highway to … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championships – Kona: Post-Race

The Run After the race I sort of slept (the crappy kind of sleep you get post-race), but was up early to head to the Merchandise tent by 8a to wait in line for finisher gear, as it opened at … Continue reading

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Ironman World Championships – Kona: The Run

The Bike I was thrilled to be off my bike, and relieved that other than my pokey power numbers, it was uneventful. Once in transition a volunteer helped me rack my bike, I took off my bike shoes, grabbed my … Continue reading

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Michigan Titanium 70.3 – The Race

I felt a little out of sorts while starting the swim, I knew I wasn’t pulling correctly or finishing my stroke, for some reason I am always in survival mode at the beginning of the swim, just trying to sight … Continue reading

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Michigan Titanium 70.3 – Pre-Race

I am slow to get race recap posts done these days! Just about three weeks ago I headed up to Michigan to race the Michigan Titanium 70.3 on 8/13. I had been iffy about doing another 70.3 after Des Moines … Continue reading

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Ironman Des Moines 70.3 2023

This is a very delayed race recap, I was waiting for JMR to finish editing the photos he took during the race, but he hasn’t had time, so I figured I better get this out of my brain before I … Continue reading

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100K… Take Two! Prairie Spirit Trail 100K Race Report

(warning, this is a long one!) When the emotional and physical fatigue won and I dropped out of Queeny at the end of loop 10, falling 4 loops short of my goal of 100k (62ish miles), I was really bummed … Continue reading

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