Cindy Present | Get Out Girl

A friend sent this to me yesterday and she is oh so right! Thank you, Los Cabos!! We leave today. You have definitely been quite the ride!!

Ok, ok. The "I thought you were not doing another Ironman" question keeps rolling in, as well as, "What happened to your goal of under-achieving for the rest of the year?" There are prestigious championship events in all sports. World Cup. The Masters. Wimbledon. Olympics. Super Bowl. World Series. They each have their prestige, 'hoopla', Kodak moments, and excitement surrounding them. Kona is the Super Bowl of triathlon. By no means did I train for Los Cabos with the goal of qualifying for Kona. I trained for Cabo to do my best, be prepared for the hand I would be dealt on race day, and to not have any regrets with how I performed with what I was dealt. For me, going into an ultra endurance event with a goal of finishing within a certain time or finishing in a certain place is way too much pressure as an amateur AG athlete who is doing this for "fun" (??? ;-) My friends laughed and cajoled with me about how I would under achieve the rest of th...

Thank you for the Good Luck necklace, Coltyn!! It worked!!!

Bliss. Freedom. Relaxation. Carefree. The feelings of my new post-Ironman goal to Unde Achieve. I had sponsors, endorsers, even coaches and mentors. My Under Achieving Team had lined up activities for me, social hours, coffee time, naps, mornings to sleep in, book clubs, happy hours on the dock....their lists went on and on. The excitement and anticipation of my new lifestyle began last night at 6:38 Cabo time whe I crossed the finish line, hands and 'Jack' held high, and turned to bid the course and sport adios. On to more relaxing things. It all started about a month ago when a friend introduced me to a client of hers by saying,"This is Condy. She is doing Ironman Los Cabos. She is an over achiever." Over Achiever. Really? Me? The description grated at me for days. Was I really striving for too much? Was I not content with just being 'enough'? It immediately came to me that after reaching my goal of finishing a other Ironman I would shoot for J der Ach...

Done. Check. Finito!! Ironman Los Cabos is in the history books!!! :-) We are heading out this morning to begin my new goal of UNDER ACHIEVING and SUP to The Arch in Los Cabos, but I wanted to give everyone a quick shout out to thank you for the love, support, and cheers yesterday. It was a good day and the first Ironman (and last???) that I will probably ever see whales while biking and dodge horse poop in the streets while running!!! This was probably the most comfortable I have ever been during an Ironman overall (and perhaps my times reflect that especially on the bike, but who cares...it is done!! ;-) My bike training definitely paid off (thank you, Jen!! ;-) and my minimalist run training paid off, too, but in the opposite direction. My max runs of 2.5 hours (or 18ish miles) could have been extended a bit and I think the last 6 yesterday would have been stronger, or not. Hey, it's an Ironman, you can never predict what will happen. It just happens. The Good. It was the...

This will be the 4th annual Dam That Cancer paddle. Steve and I began this journey with The Flatwater Foundation four events ago. The Foundation has grown tremendously each year since then through amazing support and donations from those that follow the cause. Reflecting on the past three events makes me also contemplate the lives of those who have donated to this event, some so generously every year that we have done it and some who are new on board with the cause. (Many thanks to each of you!! ;-) I know every one of them have their reasons for supporting DTC, and it is typically because they or someone they know has gone through the emotional battle of cancer.  Steve and I tend to be surrounded by an active group of individuals who love health, fitness and the outdoors. I feel sure that the empowerment, peace, and well being that these individuals are exposed to through health and fitness are why they support The Flatwater Foundation. It certainly is mine. As I sit in m...