Full Circle: A Decade of Ironman
I went from saying to myself that I would never be able to do an Ironman, to having KONA Legacy goals. Ironman had become such an integral part of who I was; not by definition rather by lifestyle, by showing me that I am worthy and able, that anything is possible if you put your mind and body to it. The truth is that I have been struggling the past few years, ever since I was injured in 2019 at IMTX. The medical DNF hit me in a way that I was not expecting. Until that point, my only DNF ever was my first Marathon where I was battling a mental demon and had allowed external influences to cast doubt and mental exhaustion upon me. I had promised myself that I would never DNF again. You know what they say: never say never! I was so excited to toe the start line again later that year at IMFL, however, going into the race I was injured with a hip/glute issue and my fears of falling short of time became a reality when I had yet another medical - this time on the bike -which resulted