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Aug 21 Friday email

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TWR Friday Finishline

Empowering women through endurance sport.

Welcome to The Women’s Race newsletter. I’m so glad you’re here.

I’m back home in Wisconsin after some pretty messed up travel home from Ironman Kalmar, and I’m happy to report that my quads are finally functional again. I’m back in the pool, easing back into training, and curious to see how the recovery goes.

Championship season is coming up QUICK, which means I need to make a decision soon: do I head to Nice for 70.3 Worlds, or stay home, get some good training in, and put all my focus toward Kona? All pending recovery - so stay tuned!

Either way, I’m excited to get into the final stretch of the season and see what I can do.

And Kalmar? Overall, an awesome experience. It’s definitely a race I’d recommend if you’re looking for a good race-cation and/or a really well-supported course. (And yes, I’ll have more on the actual racing in the podcast!)

Read on for what’s happening on this week’s pod, some things I’m thinking about, and more from The Women’s Race.

What we are loving right now:

This weeks pod

This week I got to chat with super swimmer and super human Rachel Zelinskas after we both raced at Ironman Kalmar. Rachel was one of the few that took on the challenge of this race just 4 weeks after Ironman Lake Placid! So impressive!

Ironman Pro Series Heating up

5 scores - to maximize by completing 3 fulls and 2 70.3’s. Ironman Kalmar was the last Ironman to score before Kona, so it’s becoming more clear who the front runners are. It’s going to be very interesting to see what happens in Kona and at 70.3 champs…but really it’s the Kona result that is make or break for the top 5 in the series!

My ranking is suffering a bit this year with my sub-par 70.3’s, but I’m still aiming at a solid top 10.

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Thank you for being here and for believing in what we’re building together. If you enjoy this newsletter, I’d love for you to share it with a friend who could use a little encouragement on her own journey.

See you next Friday,

Jackie

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