First and foremost is Katherine K, my coach for Ironman, aka "Coach Kat." She'll be the one I look forward to hearing from every Sunday afternoon with my schedule for the coming week. Tomorrow should be a good one, as it's TAPER TIME! I met Kat last year when she was coaching some of my crazy friends through IMKY. Each and every one of them finished with flying colors which is incredible, so she must've been doing something right. :)
Next is Johanna, my partner in crime through all of this. We signed up together and are now torturing ourselves together on a weekly basis. She comes from the great state of Wisconsin and also works in the music biz here in Nashville. I couldn't ask for a better accountability partner. Thankful to have someone else around who has to force down the MGD 64s instead of a delicious Fat Tire and who also has to call it an early night because of a 6 am run or 7:30 am appointment with Todd! This is our pre-Ironman photo taken on New Year's Eve. Hoping to see some drastic changes by the end of August! We're aiming to look like Pink as she appeared on the Grammys!
Speaking of Todd, he's our "bike coach." A pretty incredible bike coach, I might add. He owns a studio here in town called Endeavor Performance and just about everyone who does triathlons or cycles in Nashville takes this class. Why? Because he kicks your ass every single time you go in there. And, it's just a good, old fashioned good time - loud music, free flying expletives and the sweet smell of DaVinci's pizza from across the street. It doesn't get much better than that. Here's a photo I took last week from his class. That's Todd in the back in case you were wondering.
And then there are Tilghman, Amy, Kathryn, Patrick (aka Sally) and Keith. Tilghman, Patrick and Keith are all former Ironpeople. All of them finished their very first IM tris last year and I was lucky enough to see Tilghman at Coeur d'Alene and Sally at Louisville. Amy's the resident runner, having finished 10 (?) full marathons as of Dublin last year. Next up for her is the Boston Marathon in April and then the ambitious gal is planning to ride all 440+ miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway in July. Kathryn is my swimming and lifting partner - she's also the person with whom I communicate most via various electronic means (gchat, Facebook, BBM, text, phone, email, etc.). She is currently prepping for the Austin half marathon and several tris in the spring. No doubt in my mind that she'll be signed up for Ironman in 2011. Keith is probably the craziest of them all. This fool must be bored because he signed up for the Leadville 100. Yes, 100 miles ON FOOT in the mountains of Colorado in 30 hours or less. Sweet JESUS that's insane, but so admirable. I can't wait 'til August for him!
These are the important folks who will be by my side over the next seven months. I am so very lucky to have them. And there are so many other people encouraging me along the way, especially my parents, baby brother and other friends. They all think I'm completely insane (and I am), but have been more than supportive so far. I can't wait to have them all there on the big day (sounds like I'm planning a wedding or something)!
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