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keep the faith just keep going an occasional cheat pack rode by you know multiple riders together drafting illegally drives me insane i was please to ride by penalty tents and see at least a few of the offenders standing in there serving time but also resting before passing me once again i turned in hawi for the 60 mile mark and while i smiled i also felt sad my pace was way wayyy off my power was off i grabbed my fresh bottles from special needs had been frozen so they were still a bit cool when i grabbed them and kept the faith that the way back would be better we had just climbed 18 miles to hawi and in theory the decent should be fast but the winds are fierce crosswinds mixed with headwinds mixed with calm on my climb up to hawi 30 min ealier i watched a big strong guy get whipped off his bike and hit the pavement when a sudden wind gust caught him boom just like that he was down shit at the end of the day i m first and foremost still a mom of three i have also felt what it s like to hit the pavement so i rode with caution down that grade did i lose some speed maybe but i remained intact mom first mile after mile i drank i ate my stomach was fine my body temp was fine despite the hot air and yet my head was suffering i am tough and i can fight the mental demons as well as anyone but on the last 30 40 miles of that race i was struggling i didn t travel half way around the world and leave my boys behind to race poorly was i trying i felt pretty deflated and sad as i watched the time tick on and the miles crawl along the wind was just relentless headwinds and hills headwinds and hills constantly the wind howled in my ears you can t hear anything but winds the never ending queen k highway i can t sugar coat it it wasn t a good point of my day i was low and fighting this is ironman the ups and downs are massive while the day may end well it s rarely without big struggles before you get there with 140 6 miles of racing there are always stories along the way of what it took to get there i never swore at madame pele but i did curse myself a bit i didn t cry but i thought about it my time was way off when i pushed to the power i was capable for holding my body fought back my heart rate was up but my power was low and dare i say it at times i stopped caring it was too much the airport never came the energy lab town all way way too far away i felt sad this wasn t what i dreamt of or trained for eventually of course i made the turn on the road that leads to t2 i wasn t on my aero bars i was just riding i saw people and thought get down act like you care woah bad attitude going on ange snap the hell out of it good races aren t all flowers and rainbows and tropical fish it takes some serious head talk to make it through some days so i made it in handed my bike to the nice volunteer and said thank you very sincerely then i tried to stand up and run into the tent to prep for a marathon time to turn the day back around ___________________________________________ now it gets fun after the long run around transition and into the tent i got to work i was chafed everywhere imaginable ouch a woman threw a cold wet towel on my back amazing as quickly as i could i changed socks and shoes threw on my hat and glasses and who knows what else time to run i had to wait briefly for the sunscreen from the volunteer and then i ran out ready to change the day down ali i and i felt really good the crowds uplifted me and i immediately started passing women after a couple good miles i started to hurt and feel sad again and worried emotions were overwhelming there was no time for that but i was struggling i saw mark and mary such a relief to see them miles 4 5 6 i was ok but not great i talked to mark on my 2nd pass by them and told him how upset and disgusted i was about my ride he gave me a 10 sec pep talk and i was back on my own i stopped in the road and bent over my foot was in incredible pain it burned i couldn t put pressure on it i squeezed my toes and prayed for it to dissipate and then like a light switch it happened you didn t come here to have a mediocre give up too soon day you haven t been busting your butt to fit in mega training with a busy life with 3 sons to give up because your foot hurts or your bike was too slow get out of your pity party stop feeling sorry for yourself go run them down so i did my low of that ironman day was about to end it had already lasted too long no more wallowing or feeling sorry for myself i had no idea what place i was in at that point but i did continue to pass women i turned to go up the steep palani road hill and i ran most were walking i ran every single step the crowds were huge and they were fired up they screamed for me as i ran by the walkers and i smiled game on game was back on left back on the queen k and just like on the bike the real part of the race was about to begin i wasn t sure the exact range of numbers for my age group 1100 1900 that s what i thought mary said but it sounded and was much too large of a range so i just decided to chase all women i moved quickly through aid stations walking only for a couple seconds to make sure the fluids got in i took my gel cooled with sponges and ice though it didn t feel too hot to me and drank i passed woman after woman and was having a blast when i first ran past someone i d slide my race belt to the front so they couldn t see my number and know whether or not to chase me when women were coming toward me i moved it around to the back no clue if they were looking but i was i felt good i felt stronger the longer i ran my energy was high my foot pain wasn t too bad my legs were ready to run after mile 12 there were no more aid station stops i grabbed fluids but kept moving and if i spilled it was ok at mile 17 we turn at the far end of the energy lab i turned the belt to the back as women were close behind me it s ok keep moving you just passed them go pass more the last mile up the hill and out of there is the toughest mile 18 19 it s slow and long but then you turn back onto the queen k and it s the final 10k a huge smile came on my face and i even pumped my arms as i made the turn i knew i was climbing my way back into a good day mile by mile i held on i snuck by more women i knew i wasn t running up to the podium but i was running my way to a good marathon time and turning my day around my muscles were on fire and i was dreaming of the finish and yet i wanted more real estate i wanted to catch more girls i was having a blast the aid stations were alive with energy the volunteers were blasting music and dancing and cheering us with massive energy the reality of what i was doing was growing and i had to control my head to not go there quite yet i had more miles to run i don t plan to go back at this point life has other paths for me now as i ran down the queen k and looked over to the ocean i took time to appreciate how big this was for me a girl from small town maine racing in the world championships for the fourth time the enormity of that is not lost on me i have worked so very hard to be in these positions time and sacrifice and pure determination not to give up has allowed me to experience this race with the best triathletes in the world one might expect things to ease up slow down as the age groups get older i am going to tell you that the 45 49 year old women out there in hawaii this year were seriously tough athletes as low as i felt on that bike i consciously thought about how honored i was to be part of that group they mean business wow there is no slowing down for that group quite yet it s very cool age is just a number i experienced that first hand only a few miles to go i was pushing as hard as i could i was recognized by and cheered for by karen smyers she is also an ironman world champion from new england i was engulfed by a gauntlet of volunteers singing crazy in love by beyonce and did a little dance with them i had a massive smile on my face as i turned onto palani to run down that beast of a hill that i had climbed so intensely a few hours before this was it the final mile i was completely pumped i heard a song blasting that nick and i call our song and dance to at home i smiled even more and tried not to cry tears of overwhelming emotion for everything i passed a girl i ran with another one who was cruising along with strength and then when i went in to see mark and mary at the bottom of the hill i was filled with happy energy and passed her too my this is it babe slap with mark as i headed toward the last 3 4 miles so happy i ran down the road and gritted my teeth the crowds were electric i turned right onto hualalai road and poured it on right on ali i drive another sacred part of this course the finish the screams were huge and in my head they were all for me but i saw more girls i dug deep inside to my reserve spot and just raced with every last spec of energy i had to savor as i pushed i ran by a few and then had to sprint to catch the last one got her last mile 7 11 i was fighting for that up the carpeted ramp a slight slow down and with that i was done i felt myself wobble and lose focus but i bent down grabbed my knees and breathed 3 37 3rd fastest run in my age group i did it i ran my way from 26th off that long bike ride into the top 10 i finished in 9th place in the world my age group and 3rd american woman in my age group and am feeling very proud of that it wasn t my fastest race in kona but it was absolutely my best that day i gave it every ounce i had and since i finished strong i can walk away with my head high posted by ange at 8 44 am 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom click logo to learn about our coaching 2014 race plan results june 8th eagleman 70 3 3rd age group 4 47 july 4 llbean 10k july 13 norway sprint tri dns due to injury august 3 beach2beacon 10k 4th age group august 18 timberman 70 3 1st age group october 11 ironman world championships kona 18th age group 5th american age group 23rd american woman overall 2013 race results february midwinter classic cape10 mile road race 1 08 1st age 8th overall march oceanside 70 3 1st age 6 overall may ironman texas 10 45 3rd age group top 10 women overall july llbean 10k with my 13 year old son norway sprint triathlon 1st overall august beach2beacon 10k top 3 age rev3 70 3 1st age group 2nd overall woman september pumpkinman 70 3 1st age grp 2nd overall pr december ironman cozumel 10 05 3rd age 9th amateur woman kona spot earned usat all american top 10 age group silver all world athlete top 5 world age group this is me ange paris maine united states i am a certified triathlon and run coach with a true passion for swimming biking and running as a coached athlete myself i have lived and learned what it takes to be a coach that can benefit all types of athletes i live in maine with my husband of 18 years and together we are are raising three incredible boys i coach athletes around the country and locally i am a very experienced triathlete with 9 ironmans completed i competed in the ironman world championships in kona hawaii in 2009 and 2011 7th age group and 2014 18th age group 5th american in 40 44age group and in 2016 finishing as the 9th woman in the 45 49 age group 3rd american i began my athletic life as a competitive swimmer i am also an accomplished runner with 11 marathons on my resume including boston twice and chicago and a pr of 3 10 at the charleston marathon in 2011 with a 3rd overall win that year i am here to help you achieve your goals view my complete profile ironman lake placid 2011 ironman lake placid 2011 running into the finish hawaii ironman world championships mile 5 alii drive my support team kona 2011 ironman lake placid 2011 my best friend always there for me ironmanlakeplacid2009 the hug i d been waiting for proudly sponsored by imlp 2011 2 4 mile swim check imlp 2011 river road miles and miles to go imlp 2011 10 19 my big pr day ironman lake placid 11 the finish rev3 half ironman 2010 my support crew ironman world championships 10 10 09 happiness at the finish line 2011 race results january 15th charleston marathon 3 10 34 3rd place woman february midwinter classic 10 miler cancelled may polar bear sprint 2nd overall woman 10th overall finisher 59 11 june mooseman half ironman 1st age group 4th amateur 10th with pro field 4 59 july ironman lake placid 10 19 21 1st age group 2nd amateur woman finisher 7th overall woman pros amateurs 83rd with men and women kona spot august usat age group nationals 2 16 6th age group october ironman world championships kona kailua hawaii 10 26 7th age group kona finish hawaii kona 09 the night before just racked my bike portland urban epic triathlon clearwater swim finish 2008 2010 race schedule and results february polarbear 5k 2nd oa 20 19 may 5 8 polarbear sprint tri 4th oa 2nd ag 5 22 crank the kanc bike tt 2nd oa 1st age group 1 14 49 june 6 6 rev3 half ironman 1st age group 9th oa 6 13 pirate tri sprint 1st oa 9th oa w men july 7 4 llbean 10k 2nd age group 6th oa 7 10 norway sprint tri 1st oa woman 4th overall 1 10 7 18 massachusettes state tri 2nd oa august 8 1maine state tri 1st oa 1 22 8 7 beach2beacon 10k pr 40 40 1st age group 391 381 overall 6500 8 22 timberman 70 3 2nd age group 10th woman age grouper 27th woman w pros mixed in 4 59 september 9 18 lobsterman oly tri 2nd overall woman 1st age group 27th overall 2 16 2009 race results hawaii ironman world championships 10 10 09 11 26 lobsterman olympic tri 9 19 09 4th elite category ironman lake placid 7 26 09 done 2nd age group 6th amateur woman 17th overall woman 171 oa including men 10 46 mooseman half ironman 06 07 09 3rd overall 1st age group 4 44 polarbear sprint 5 2 09 1 00 45 2nd oa woman 1st age group 13th oa 400 polarbear 5k 2 14 09 1st woman 35 12th oa 210 19 35 6 19 pace master s swim meet 2 8 09 fun day swam 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