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Through Cold, Wind, Rain and Sickness to Second Time IM Finish or Ironman Mont Tremblant - Race Report

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It's mid day Saturday, September 7, 2013, I am laying on bed in my hotel in Madison, one day before my first Ironman.  I am already thinking about next year, I ask my friend Debbie, is it bad luck to sign up for my next Ironman before I even raced my first (holding my Ipad with the Mont Tremblant registration page open).  We both go through the "logic" (well at least for us or should I say me?) - if I don't do well in Wisconsin - of course I would want to do another one and if I do well, than I would want to do another one and do better.  Yes, totally made sense. Gotta love Debbie who supported my sick "logic".  So I did, I signed up for my second Ironman in Mont Tremblant. Village of Mont Tremblant After a successful first Ironman, I had an aggressive goal for myself, finishing my second IM in sub12 hours. I really believed this goal was achievable, knowing IM Mont Tremblant course (from racing the half in June 2013), and so the training began. Af