IronMan Wales 2014

Two weeks after completing The Alpine Coast to Coast, I asked my body to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and run 26.2 miles, to reach the red carpet and cross the finish line at Ironman Wales. It broke me over and over again throughout the 14 hours it took me to finish. My legs had nothing to give and my mind was exhausted from battling. I learnt that you can dig deeper than you ever thought, that when you have nothing left, you can keep going. It hurts and it may reduce you to tears, but it is possible. What a day!

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