And so it begins...

While she's been out and about running around Mirror Lake, down Route 11 narrowly escaping the wrath of snowplows, and pumping away on her bike in the basement for months now, it seems that training season is ramping up and the snow is melting away.

On Sunday March 21st, KI finished the VA Beach Shamrock Marathon! Here, in her own words, is what she learned from this "training run":

Note to self: never run a marathon without your HR monitor, or at LEAST a pacing device. Never wear a new storage contraption on race day, and never run the 1st 16 miles without nutrition. Having said that, had a GREAT day, hit the wall at mile 14ish, but muddled through & finished just in time for some beer, Irish stew, and a kickin' band at the finish party!

And so it begins! We'll get KI to start getting on and providing updates regarding her training some time soon. It's not easy when you've got 3 super busy kids and are sneaking training in whenever you can, but we know she can do it. It's time for a 3peat and I'm hedging my bets that she shaves more time off her Ironman finish again this year....for she IS IronKip.

Love,

Auntie M