After racing Ironman Hawaii and Ironman Florida within weeks of one another, I decided to treat myself to some real recovery at a spa hotel in Italy. I basically just laid around for the past week and a half and did nothing at all (outside of eating and getting massages) and it was just great. I did take a few minutes to record a video-blog for you guys though–hope you enjoy it.
As I am about to head over to Florida for my last Ironman of the season–RTL caught up with me during one of indoor training sessions. For those of you who speak Luxembourgish–you can scroll over to the 3o minute mark to check it out.
Bob Kupbens / Competitive Image
Wow, this time I am writing you from my rainy home in Bereldange, Luxembourg. I just got back from a 2-day trip from Kona via Berlin and then a long drive back home. Alicia had to attend 2 classes of her PhD studies so we chose to knock them out right after Kona… It felt like a whole week though. My “cankles” are back to normal, the legs started to work again on day 4, and the great Olympic center in Berlin took amazing good care of me during my stay- a big thanks to the lady boss there for that!
I am extremely satisfied with the race, BUT…well, let’s start at the beginning. Continue reading
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