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WOW, WHERE DID 2016 GO? SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY I WAS LEAVING DEPOSITS IN A TRASH CAN AT ROCK N ROLL AZ OR REALIZING I FORGOT TO DO ANY SWIM TRAINING FOR CHAIN OF THE LAKES TRIATHLON. THOSE TWO RACES LEFT BATTLE SCARS ON ME. CRAMMING IS SOMETHING COLLEGE KIDS DO, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND CRAMMING MARATHON TRAINING. I DID THIS FOR RNRAZ AND WAS REWARDED WITH A TORN MENISCUS AND SIDELINED FROM RUNNING. THIS LEAD TO THE SWIM DISASTER AT CHAIN OF LAKES TRIATHLON WHERE I THINK SOMEONE DOGGY PADDLING PASSED ME IN THE POOL. WITH THESE LOWS, IT MAKES THE HIGHS THAT MUCH HIGHER!  THE IRONMAN TATTOO, HATED AND LOVED BY SO MANY. SEEN BY SOME AS A CORPORATE LOGO AND VIEWED AS A STAMP OF APPROVAL FOR OTHERS. FOR ME, IT MEANS I PROVED EVERYONE WRONG. ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE, THE ONES THAT HATED ON YOUR FOR YOUR SUCCESS AND THE ONES WHO WANTED TO SEE YOU FAIL. THAT WAS THE FUEL FOR GETTING MY FIRST TATTOO, A BIG MIDDLE FINGER TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE AS WELL AS A REMINDER THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. AS 2016 IS IN ITS FINAL DAYS, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO 2017. I ALREADY HAVE A PILE OF RACES PLANNED OUT AND MY FIRST ONE WILL BE ROCK N ROLL ARIZONA AGAIN. A RACE THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO SNEAK UP ON ME AND KICK MY ASS. AFTER THAT I WILL BE FOCUSING ON GRANDMAS MARATHON, IRONMAN WISCONSIN 70.3 & 140.6 AND EARNING A CRAP LOAD OF AG PODIUMS. I HAVE A LOT OF MOTIVATION FOR NEXT YEAR RACING WITH TRIBE MULTISPORT AND WATTIE INK HIT SQUAD. IN 2017 I WILL BE FASTER IN THE WATER, FASTER ON THE BIKE AND WILL FINISH WITH A GWEN JORGENSEN LIKE RUN! PEACE OUT 2016, THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES.
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THE TRIATHLON SEASON MIGHT BE OVER BUT THERE IS STILL EXCITING STUFF GOING ON. ONE WOULD THINK YOU WOULD TAKE SOME TIME OFF AFTER FINISHING IRONMAN ARIZONA BUT THATS NOT ME. I THINK I MADE IT 3 DAYS OF REST UNITL MY MIND AND BODY WENT CRAZY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WHILE CURRENTLY TRAINING FOR ROCK N ROLL ARIZONA, IT WAS MADE OFFICAL TODAY THAT I WILL BE A BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR WATTIE INK AND AM ON THE HIT SQUAD FOR 2017.  2016 WAS MY FIRST FULL TRI SEASON AND I LEARNED A LOT. IT STARTED OFF PRETTY SLOW BUT BY MID SUMMER I WAS EARNING AGE GROUP AWARDS. THIS YEAR IM GOING TO CRUSH IT IN THE OFF SEASON AND COME OUT BLAZING WHILE ROCKIN THE W AND GETTING WATTIE INK ON THE PODIUM. THE BIG RACE FOR THE YEAR WILL BE IRONMAN WISCONSIN AND I HOPE TO RACE EVERY WEEKEND! EVERYONE HAS PEOPLE THEY LOOK UP TO THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE. THE NORMAL IS MOM & DAD, THEN MAYBE A FIREMAN OR ASTRONAUT. I'M NOT SURE I COULD LIST THE ONES I HAVE HAD BUT MY MOST CURRENT ONE IS PRETTY BADASS. BADASS MIGHT NOT BE THE CORRECT WORD BECAUSE SHE, YES SHE IS A PRETTY AMAZING PERSON. IF YOU FOLLOW ME AT ALL, YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS SO DON'T BE BLINDSIDED. THIS EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT TELLS IT ALL!  THAT WOULD BE A DELICIOUS CAN OF RED BULL, TROPICAL EDITION TO BE EXACT. THERE IS ONE BIG PROBLEM THOUGH, I CAN'T DRINK THIS ONE...EVER! GWEN JORGENSEN, AKA GOLDEN GWEN MAKES ME PUSH HARDER EVERYDAY NO MATTER IF IT'S JUST A TRAINER RIDE OR AN ACTUAL RACE. THE COOLEST PART IS CONNECTING WITH HER AND PAT VIA TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, HECK, SHE EVEN WISHED ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WELL ENOUGH DROOLING OVER ONE OF THE BEST AMERICAN TRIATHLETES. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO BUY A CAN OF TROPICAL RED BULL AND TOAST TO THE 2016 OLYMPIC CHAMPION, THE ISLAND HOUSE TRIATHLON WINNER AND ITU WORLDS RUNNER UP! BUT SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU FOR SIGNING A CAN OF RED BULL FOR ME GWEN! |
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