#beach2battleship

[lukekeeler]

Thanks to Corey and my family for being my #IRONMAN Support Crew & getting me to the finish line & to the #NorthCarolina #Battleship! This has been the hardest medal I have ever had to earn with not only completing the #NC #Beach2Battleship half IRONMAN itself, but with all the training that went into preparing for it as well! I will wear this medal with pride because I completed my second half IRONMAN, 70.3 miles in 6 hours & 42 mins! My time for the 1.2 mile swim was 32:23. My time for the 56 mile bike ride was 3:33:08 & my time for the 13.1 mile run was 2:15:02! I achieved my goal of completing my second IRONMAN race while improving my time & I am happy that I did it! 🏆🏊🚴🏃🏆 I am still trying to decide if I will ever do the half or full IRONMAN again. I know that I will continue to compete in shorter #triathlon races though! Friends have told me that it becomes addictive & I think that it does because I definitely want to train harder & improve my time for when ever I complete my next IRONMAN. #AnythingIsPossible #IM703NC (at USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship)

[lukekeeler]

The #NC #Beach2Battleship half #IRONMAN ended with running 13.1 miles around downtown #Wilmington. 🏃 I improved my run time by 33 minutes from 2:48:19 last year to 2:15:02 this year. I trained more this year and was better prepared so my muscles didn't cramp up by the time I started running! (at Wilmington, North Carolina)

[lukekeeler]

The #NC #Beach2Battleship half #IRONMAN continued with a 56 mile bike ride from #WrightsvilleBeach to rural areas of Southeastern #NorthCarolina & ended in downtown #Wilmington! 🚴 I improved my #cycling time by 9 minutes from 3:42:26 last year to 3:33:08 so I was happy about that, even though it was only a few mins better! (at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina)

[lukekeeler]

I did it! I completed the 70.3 mile #NorthCarolina #Beach2Battleship half #IRONMAN!! 🏊🚴🏃🏆 #AnythingIsPossible! It started with a 1.2 mile swim in the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway Channel, followed by a 56 mile bike ride through Southeastern NC & finished with a 13.1 mile run in downtown #Wilmington! It took me 6 hours & 42 minutes to finish the entire race! I must say that I am happy that I accomplished my goal of completing a second long distance #triathlon like the IRONMAN while improving my time goals for swimming, biking, & running! I improved my overall time 1 hour and 9 mins! #IM703NC (at USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship)

[lukekeeler]

I did it! I completed the 70.3 mile #NorthCarolina #Beach2Battleship half #IRONMAN!! 🏊🚵🚴🏃🏆 #AnythingIsPossible! It started with a 1.2 mile swim in the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway Channel, followed by a 56 mile bike ride through Southeastern NC & finished with a 13.1 mile run in downtown #Wilmington! It took me 6 hours & 42 minutes to finish the entire race & I must say that I am happy that I accomplished my goal of completing a second long distance #triathlon like the IRONMAN while improving my time goals for swimming, biking, & running! #IM703NC (at Wilmington, North Carolina)

[lukekeeler]

What am I thinking doing this again!?! Thanks to Corey and my family for being my #IRONMAN Support Crew so early in the morning! The 70.3 mile #Beach2Battleship half IRONMAN will be from #WrightsvilleBeach to downtown #Wilmington! 🚴🏊🏃 #IM703NC (at Beach 2 Battleship T1)

[karenrsalmon-blog]

Aunt Pam schooled us tonight with Hindu deity factoids! Carbing up with delicious Thai food amongst a gorgeous zen garden. Pictured behind us, we held our hands to represent Ganesha, remover of all obstacles! 🎶I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright Sun shiny day 🎶☀️#ironmannc #beach2battleship #wilmington #carbup #johnnynash #obstacles #ganesha #bringonraceday (at Indochine)

[karenrsalmon-blog]

As I ramped up tri training over the last few weeks, I had to give up my time on the mat. My body has been craving some decompression. To continue my Charlotte studio tour the $30 for 30 new student special @nodayoga will be taking me all the way through my tapering and most necessarily post race! 20 days!!! #yoga #nodayoga #yogafortriathletes #ironman #triwomen #beach2battleship (at NoDa Yoga)