Race Recap Ironman Des Moines
I can't believe I have done 14 Ironman races!!! I have said many times this will be my last one but this time I am sure it will be my last. I did not have enough time to train like I needed to train for this race. I also had few medical procedures close to the race that kept me out of the pool for a few weeks close to the race. For the first time I went into an Ironman race under prepared and boy did I feel it. As a coach and competitive athlete I take training for these races very seriously and rarely miss a planned workout. I know the importance of being properly prepared for this magnitude of a race. I did get some long rides and runs in and had some long training days but I did miss a few long rides, a few long runs, and was out of the pool for almost 6 weeks leading up to the race. I also got sick two weeks before the race. It had been nearly 3 years (before COVID) since I had been sick. I never got COVID and luckily I didn't have it when I was sick recently. I m