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- I LOVE MY HUSBAND. We’ll see you in St. George! Ak will be tweeting away for purplepatch folks @mbkessler
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- FIND IT.
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- Pre-Race Rocket Red Nail Sesh w/ Andi = essential. Gel nails last even through Ironmans..yes!
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- Speaking of weddings..BFF Jen & B’s is next weekend–I will be thinking about this on Sat immensely = fuel to the finish!
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- I was surrounded that amazing day by the best pals a gal could ask for…and feel so lucky to still be!
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- This week was our wedding anniversary A very special time!
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- Double Date w/ the Duffell’s ..Barrique wine was amazing! New SF fav.
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- MBK, FK & JK …top of the 8 mile CA coast climb
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- Purplepatch Coast Ride Views are priceless..
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- Soon to be Mom Sotes is prepping in her child birthing class..she is ready! DUE IN 2 WEEKS!!!
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- KT’s bday celebration @ Htowns!
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- These Reynolds RZR’s are the bomb.com (and they glow)
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- Saucony’s Fastwitch 5’s…best in the biz.
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- ARCTIC EASE ….cold compression made easy.
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- Post Race Chillaxing @ the house
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- Proud of Lottie for her first race of the season…post race glow!
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- Pre-Race Fuel led by Anthony aka Grandpa Champ
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- In route to rack our bikes/mtg, coffee in hand = crucial.
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- Galveston Family House Dinner w/ HPB as our special guest!
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- Purplepatch …READY TO RUMBLE in Galveston
Happy May!
It’s been summer like-ish here in San Francisco which is IDEAL before our cool summer hits!
Galveston 70.3 was a fun way to open up the engine and start the season. The amazing field of pro women was impeccable and it was a delight to be in mix. We had a great PPF crew come out from SF and we flourished in our amazing Gtown house, especially chosen and planned by Danielle..thank you D! I’m certain that you found the best digs in Galveston, it was above and beyond. We also LOVED seeing the Durrett family (lost camera w/ cute pic!) who came from Houston…we love you guys, thank you!
There isn’t too much to report about the actual race other than that it was hot, windy and I needed to do each loop twice -ha! Regardless, it was fantastic to race and was a good deposit in overall fitness.
Next up was the purplepatch & Studio Velo California coast ride. A magical ride with 50+ people over the course of 3 days. We had a blast. See Matt’s recap of the epic ride here: http://tinyurl.com/3gydhdb
Saucony’s new punch line is: FIND YOUR STRONG. If you say this out loud a few times, you’ll really just GET IT. It’s catchy, meaningful and if pertains to all aspects of life, not just sport. It also makes me think of the word COMPOSURE. The actual meaning of the word “composure” is: THE STATE OR FEELING OF BEING CALM AND IN CONTROL OF ONESELF. While sometimes things become OUT of our control during a race (or in life), if we just stay calm and COMPOSED, then ultimately, we ARE in control. To me, this is what makes completing an ironman, that much more gratifying.
I’m really looking forward to the month of May! It started off with our wedding anniversary this week before we venture out to Ironman St. George…Jen/B’s wedding post imsg (!!)…Andi’s college day (tradition!), ample birthdays to celebrate, mothers day, Minneapolis Williamson visit and the anxious anticipation of Soto & Mer M’s baby births! YESSSSS. EXCITEMENT. ALL. AROUND.
Wishing the best of luck to everyone racing Ironman St. George….FIND YOUR STRONG. COMPOSURE AT ITS FINEST.
All the best,
MBK