First Ironman was fun. Had some friends on course who helped me through the struggle ❤️ On the bike, I looked up to see them cheering, lost focus for a second, missed the dismount line and panic-braked to avoid a penalty… and crashed. Got back up, kept riding, finished the race. Whatever happened, I don’t regret it. It was part of a beautiful weekend we shared together. Without them, I would have never finished 4th in my age group in my first ever Ironman 70.3. Huge thanks to the team — we’ll be