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    Congrats to all the Ironman athletes

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    I have always marveled at those folks who compete in Ironman triathlons.  Each of the three events on its own is a challenge but to finish the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride  and 26.2 mile run on one day is amazing to me.

    Yesterday was the Lake Placid Ironman and several of my running friends were competing in the big event.  I was monitoring their progress online throughout the day and found it very inspirational to watch the finishers come across the line via the live streaming off the Ironman website.  It’s great to hear the announcer calling each finisher by name and congratulating them….some sprint, some walk, some look great, some look beat, but all are victorious.

    Special congrats to my running coach,  Judy Andrew Piel of K2JFitness in Ottawa, who finished in 11:29:38.  Judy even managed to come in 3rd place in her age category thus qualifying her for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.  As a runner, what’s amazing to me about her time is that Judy was able to run a 4 hour marathon on top of the swim and the bike…..I will never complain about a long run or a track workout ever again!

    Congrats to everyone who completed Ironman Lake Placid.  You are all inspirational!