Toughman Race Recap
I decided to do a race called Toughman in Provo Utah on August 22 nd . It fit perfectly into my training leading up to Ironman Chattanooga, which is September 26 th . I wasn’t excited about the 6-hour drive by myself to Provo. Originally my boyfriend was going to go with me and we were going to make a weekend of it. He couldn’t go at the last minute so I decided to drive up Friday and drive back Saturday after the race. I even debated about going at all but figured I had paid for it so I might as well go. It was supposed to be a fast course, which was exactly what I needed for training for IM Chattanooga. My bike and swim have been really good so I hoped for a strong bike and swim and didn’t know what to expect on the run. I have been running longer but my runs have been slow. Battling a few injuries I have not been running like I had hoped. I was told the lake was pretty gross and very shallow. The water was brown and almost the entire way my hand touched the