It's been over a month since racing Kona, and I'm starting to wonder if it'll ever sink in that I qualified for and finished the ultimate Ironman race. It's been almost 4 months since I qualified at Santa Rosa and my head continues to go to, "oh wow Kona" whenever I hear the word - it's almost like it never happened at all. I think the big issue I have is that over the years I built it up so much in my head and imagined what it would be like, that when I was actually there and racing the race, I just realized it's just another town. Just another Ironman race. Still hard, still amazing. I've compared it almost to a wedding. Girls dream about their wedding for years. We watch movies and plan it out in our heads on what every last detail is going to be like. I thought I would literally turn into a princess on my wedding day and be perfect in every way. But the day came and I realized that I had tan lines from my sports bra that showed up in every...
I like geography best because mountains & rivers know the secret: Pay no attention to boundaries.