In the past 5 days I have been to 2 celebrations for women who have completed Ironman Arizona and Cozumel.  

You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!

First up was a potluck at Bine’s house for 9 of us.  I had not meet all these women before but had become friends with them through Facebook.  It was fun to follow their endeavours as we trained our tails off in preparation for our big days!

 Everyone but me had competed at Ironman Arizona the week before my race so I had the chance to track them while they were racing.  It was so exciting to track all of them on that day!  I had a blast….and it also gave me quit a bit of nerves! 

The party was fantastic and hearing everyone’s stories of what the day was like for them was so cool.  Especially since it was all of our first times.   As we took our picture I was so overwhelmed with awe at how courageous all 9 of us were.  We had ALL just competed  in our first IRONMAN!  How amazing is that?  All these Ironman Goddesses!  I looked at each one of these new triathlon sisters and was inspired and in awe of each one of them.  To have 9 women, all in one room, who had just finished their first Ironman!  Friggin AWESOME and empowering!

9 Ironman Goddesses

The potluck food kinda cracked me up…..the meals that people brought to share where still as healthy as we all had become accustomed to eating….and then there was the cake and ice cream. And for the first time in months we were all able to enjoy dessert without worrying how it would affect our next days workout!  AHHHHH….the simple pleasures!  I had a marvelous night with everyone who was there!

What A Spread

Next I was invited to another friends house who I have become friends with at Masters Swimming.  She had introduced me to Christy who also did Ironman Cozumel.  Although Christy and I didn’t hang out much leading up to IMCZ we kept track of each other on Facebook. 

Christy and I ran into each other before the race and many times during the race.  I always enjoyed seeing her smiling face throughout the day….So it was especially nice to sit down to dinner with her and talk about the race we both did!  I hadn’t talked to anyone else yet who had done IMCZ and it was such a treat to share our stories of the day and the race and to know exactly what we were both talking about!

Basking in the Glow- post IMCZ

I must say I had a great time basking in the glow of my Post Ironman achievement!  I always get so excited when I get the chance to talk about my day and experience.  And to have so many wonderful strong women in my life who all have that same expeience of finishing and Ironman is such an honor!

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