Ironman Mont-Tremblant 140.6 - Katie's Race Report
PRE-RACE DAY The 72 hours before Ironman, Zach and I had SO much pent-up energy (thanks to tapering), paired with so much excitement, that the chosen form of release was verbal hyperactivity. If anyone had heard us in our hotel room, I'm convinced they would’ve thought we were on speed. But when you go from training 15 hours/week to 4 hours in the final week, that extra energy has to come out somehow! The day before the race, we did an easy 0.5 mile swim at the Ironman swim training center on Lac Tremblant. Zach would probably tell you that the highlight for him was the pontoon boat giving out free espresso to Ironman swimmers. We swam 1/4 mile out to the boat, Zach had his espresso in this teeny tiny paper cup, and then we swam back. Suited-up and ready for our pre-race day practice swim! After checking in our bikes that afternoon, we Skyped with Coach - one final check-in to go over last minute details, goals, and things of that nature. Leading up to the...