Noel ✨

When the race organizers had no idea you were the winner so they forgot the banner! 😅🙂‍↕️🥺

I just won a 5k!😮‍💨😄😍 but it ended up being 4.5 miles lol

I can’t believe I have to say this 😒😓

I suppose number 3 is good since that’s what I ended up lol

With only 19 days until @IRONMAN LAKE PLACID - I wanted to take us back to my first ever race there. Out of 12 Ironmans - it’s the only one I’ve ever quit!! 😳

It’s been a pleasure gentleman 🙂‍↕️🫡

Listen to my dad’s support! ☺️

Official athlete check in for Ironman Lake Placid! 😁 T-minus two days until race day! 😳 They forgot my name on the big chair lol. 🥺 @IRONMAN

Exactly one year ago today, I was in Tahiti — injured, sad, uncomfortable in my body, and mentally spiraling. I felt heavy in every way. Disconnected from the sport, from any kind of purpose, from myself. I remember thinking, maybe this chapter is over. This Sunday, I’m racing my first triathlon of the year. Clear-headed. Grounded. Stronger than I’ve been in a long time. There was no big breakthrough moment. Just small, quiet choices — made on the days no one was watching — that slowly brought me back to life. A year ago, I didn’t know if I had anything left in me. “This week, I’m toeing the start line — not as who I used to be… but as who I fought to become”

#onthisday turtle saving tips

Race day vlog!! How I won got my first ever win at this distance! 🥰

I woke up this morning full of HOPE and excitement! 🤩 I can’t believe it’s a RACE MORNING! 🙀 I feel brand new!! 🆕 I Immidiatley grabbed my phone, as you do, and was looking at some notifications and to my surprise, someone commented how the swim portion to this race is CANCELLED! 🙀 OH NO! Not good for me!! 🫩🫨😭 I NEED a swim. I just do. It sets me up 🆙 right for my day. Since there was no swim, that means we are time trial starting - by bib number?? AND IM 874! 😭 oh dear, this couldn’t be off to a worse start fam. 😵 My start time now was pushed back 90 minutes. 😕 But, I remained hopeful, and told my friend Clinty @clintondow_ that I want to just make it a GOOD training day and a good effort!!! ☺️ And suppose I did that. 🙂‍↔️ I worked really hard. The bike was kind of a train wreck. You see - starting in 874th place ment for the next two hours I would be bopping and weaving - with one goal - DON’T run into anyone! 😩 It came to a point - actually.. multiple points… that it was either CRASH 💥, or slightly ride over the center line, and what do you know!?? A referee pulls up next to me on a scooter and I’m carded. 😟🥺 I said, FOR WHAT !? On WHAT CHARGES!? WHATS MY CRIME?! 😩 IM INNOCENT!!! 😌 He said - crossing the center line - and I said, oh yah, I sure did do that. A lot!! …. lol 🧎‍♂️😭 #guilty 🤭🫣 I’m sorry that just wouldn’t have happened if I wasn’t next to dead last starting. 😤🙄 But I digress. 🫲🏻 The bike ends, (thank goodness)… and though I’m deflated with ZERO clue what place I’m in, I was determined to have a good half marathon. 🙂‍↔️🤩 And I DID!!🥰🥰🥰 For me I did. A 1:26 on a hilly course on a humid day - I’ll take it! And boy was that a hilly course. Hilliest half marathon I’ve EVER done! But I’m from Oklahoma, so like, that’s not saying much. I determined to have a good race this year. Something I can come on here and say, “I CRUSHED IT!”.... but this is not that day. 🙂 I am not satisfied and I am hungry to get better. ❤️‍🩹 I enjoyed meeting so many of you guys today after the race. Getting stopped legit every 30 seconds walking back to the hotel was the highlight of my weekend. 🥰

Honestly so annoyed 😒🙄🤚🏼

I just went 9 minutes faster than I did last year on this exact same course!!!! 😱 I got the fastest run and swim split of the day, but it was my bike that let me down, resulting in a 3rd place behind @lance_theathlete , and a guy named Tim! 😁 I’m very very happy with this (except the whole third place thing 🙃) - but I can’t really complain with taking 9 minutes off of last year’s time in the midst of full distance Ironman training! 😍😍😍😍 I have a ton of scenes from the race today! Thankyou for a fantastic event as always @vtsunfitness ! It was absolutely beautiful. 😍

I won a 70.3 today. 4:19 total time - 24:57 swim / 2:20 bike / 1:27 run on trail!?? And it got me a win! I'VE WANTED TO WIN THIS DISTANCE FOR LIKE 10 YEARS!!! I CANT BELIEVE IT HAPPENED 😭😭😭

It’s my parents 40th birthday so we celebrated at the lake! 😍

How to get read for a triathlon! The morning of the race…🥰

Scenes from a very WET Lake Placid yesterday!! ☔️😯 I would take 100° F and BOILING over the rain any day of the week!! 🫨😩 The support on the course in town was pretty unreal! 😍 These clips show what it looks like when I’m mostly feeling ‘good.’ And with the full Ironman distance, that can happen for parts of the race, none of the race, or on very rare day, the ENTIRE time! For me yesterday, I felt pretty good and positive all day until about 10k left to go on the marathon. When that line from feeling good to ‘bad’ is crossed, that’s when they say the real race starts so to speak. I didn’t handle feeling ‘bad’ very well yesterday and when you are in that state, 6 or so miles can feel like a long, LONG way! 😳😮 One thing I can always say no matter what happens during these races, is I ALWAYS learn something! 😮 I’m extremely motivated to recover quickly, and get back to work because it’s 8 weeks until my next attempt at @ironmanjapanhokkaido Japan! 🇯🇵😍

All the stuff I need to race an Olympic distance triathlon tomorw! WISH ME LUCK! 🤩

I just witnessed a cow give birth! 😍😍😍