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2nd IRONMAN. 2nd triathlon ever. Only 14 weeks between them.

I’m so grateful I got to live this experience in front of all my family and friends. There is truly nothing like it and I’ll remember this day for the rest of my life. 

To everyone who came out to support me: I will never forget it.

If you had told me a year ago that I would become a two-time IRONMAN and be upset over five minutes I would have told you that you were crazy.

This one took absolutely everything out of me. I emptied the tank. So many things went wrong during the run and I had to fight some real demons to keep moving forward.

Considering everything that happened throughout the preparation and on race day, I’m damn proud of this personal best.

21 minutes faster than my first IRONMAN in Texas, just 14 weeks ago.

That’s a wrap on the 2026 season.
Time to build for 2027.
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J-1 IRONMAN OTTAWA.
After Texas, my first, I was on the highest high of my life. I kept wondering: How could Ottawa ever compare?

Two days later, with only 14 weeks to prepare, I went back into the pain cave and started the process all over again.

Honestly, I thought my second Ironman wouldn’t mean as much.

Oh, how wrong I was.

I expected to build on Texas and keep moving upward.

How arrogant of me.

God humbled me real quick.

This preparation demanded everything from me. I hit rock bottom physically exhausted, mentally drained and battling injuries I’m still dealing with today. Thanks to my coach @mattvo2matt who helped me get through this. 

But that’s exactly why Ottawa mean even more.

Tomorrow, I’ll carry every painful session, every doubt, every setback and every moment I chose to keep going.

I’ll carry the family and friends who lifted me up when I couldn’t do it alone.

This is about more than a finish time.

It’s about making my people proud and seeing them waiting at the finish line.

This is much bigger than me.

It’s time to earn those four famous words again.
Ottawa…
WE ON GO. 🚀

**swipe to see the reality of training lol
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