Yesterday I received a great gift - purple handle bar tape to give some flare to my bike! Ruth saw I asked Roomie about her pink tape because I was thinking of purple, and just got this for me out of the goodness of her heart. Lucky to have her support, and whenever I look down I will think of her and draw strength on July 22 from knowing that :) Inspiration again - so giving and it means so much to me. So excited to cheer her on as she embraces triathlon herself now!
My friend Liane made me an awesome IM basket. She put together fun stuff I use/need in training from gels to samples to a headband and a book. It was such a surprise and so thoughtful. She rocks, and is undertaking her own huge challenge of biking across the US for MS, another cause very close to my heart. On days my legs hurt, I think of her and how she gets only 5 days off in 2 months. That's inspiration. She will be an Ironman next year too, and I can't wait for her to accomplish this ride and that race!
The Art of War was a Christmas present I'm just now reading. This was the book Chrissie Wellington read before her first IM. She is a triathlon icon, and said it helped her prepare for the challenge. As I write this, I'm watching the 2011 World Championships and Chrissie, and of course welling up with tears at the stories and awe that is the Ironman. Thanks to Erica for giving me that extra inspiration :) I purposefully waited to read it until closer to race day, and it includes a lot of good lessons and mantras. Just getting started so lots to take in. Erica has been one of my biggest supporters since we became friends, and I'm lucky to have such an awesome cheerleader to have fun with! So happy to have her in Placid with me for this whole experience, couldn't imagine it any other way.
And that is just some of the great gifts I've received - from bike sensors for my GPS and many other things from Doreen, a Spinervals DVD from Roomie/Jen, a gift certificate for turning my BIB# into coasters from Tara, and so many other goodies/gear from my family and sister.
Not to mention the amazing people who are actually making the trek to Placid with me - much more on them later ;) But it is amazing to have my family, Mike, Erica, Amanda, and Amy and Joe there.
So today I'm feeling much gratitude for the spectacular people I have supporting me - who have supported me from the day of registration last July and the start of official training in Dec. Thanks for it all, you guys rock my world, and I love you long time!
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