Ironman US Championship
140.6 miles (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run) August 11, 2012 "The more challenging the path… the more rewarding the life” Two months ago I lost my mom to lung cancer… .. that loss shattered my life …..my world… and my belief. Competing, racing….. meant NOTHING .............. life meant NOTHING.. I was NOTHING… And then… something happen… out of the sorrow… out of the wreck of a human being that I had become… I found the strength to crawl and claw my way out of the darkness.. .. And let there be light.. I WAS going to race on August 11th… for MOM! Trust…. Believe….. No regrets.. This is a note written by Joe to me that I was not to read until AFTER the race: I (joe) am sitting on the ferry ride to the start to see you come in from the swim, reflecting over the last 60-days, hell the last 2+ years of our life. After the shattered training I only expressed once that I didn't think you should do this race, because I was scared for ...