5 Lessons learned from Ironman Training

I recently finished my first Ironman Triathlon at 10:21:59. After four years of training, these five lessons helped me cross the finish line.

I started training for an Ironman in 2017 after stumbling across the Cairns event in Australia. Walking through the airport, I saw signs saying, ‘Welcome athletes.’ I had no idea what was going on, so after I checked into my hostel, I searched events in Cairns, and the Ironman triathlon popped up. So that Sunday, I wandered down to the finish line and running route area to spend all day watching athletes go past and…