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2012 Bloomington Iron Girl Duathalon: It Feels Good to JUST DO IT!

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Daisy Nguyen in Lifestyle Design, Out And About 42 Comments
Home» Lifestyle Design » 2012 Bloomington Iron Girl Duathalon: It Feels Good to JUST DO IT!

This past Sunday, I did the Iron Girl duathalon! 2 miles running, 22 miles biking, and then another 2 miles of running!

If you would have told me 12 months ago that I would be running/biking in a race, I would have laughed and thought you were smoking the funny pipe. But, when my neighbor, Maria organized a group of women she knew, to join her on this fitness challenge, I thought, why the heck not?

This fitness challenge really kicked my butt into gear! I worked with a trainer, I worked out 3-6 days a week, I ate healthy, I made new friends, and I started to really enjoy living healthier.

Here’s a picture of part of our group. We all trained with Danielle Pellicano of Pellicano Endurance Coaching. Here we are waiting for the race to begin!

More of our Pellicano Endurance Training group!

And even more from our Pellicano crew:

If you didn’t notice, BOY, was it cold! 37 degress when I left the house at 5:00AM! This is my neighbor, Maria, who invited all her FABULOUS friends to be a part of this journey with her. She inspired us all to sign up and then DO IT! If not for Maria, I would have never signed up for this great event!

Since we had to wait 2 hours from when we racked our bikes until the time our wave of racers began, I brought banana bread for breakfast!

It’s a HUGE event with thousands of athletes! Check out all these women taking off at the start of the race!

With these kids cheering for you, you can’t help but give it your ALL.

Look at these cute little cheery cheer-ers!

Since the race is 4 miles of running with a 22 mile bike ride in the middle, have a good bike is KEY to crossing the finish line. I biked the race in this little baby – a hybrid beach cruiser. The FASTEST it can go is 12-15 miles an hour – and that’s on flat lands with me BOOKING IT. The route we biked was HILLY. I think they must have picked the hilliest spot in all of Minnesota to have the race, as there was a hill every 100 yards. And by the 5th mile of biking, my gears were already making noises. The only gears that really worked were gears 1, 2 & 7. Riding on a beach cruiser uphill is already hard, but with only 3 gears? I simultaneously prayed that the gears would break down so that I would have an excuse NOT to finish the race AND at the same time, I also prayed for them NOT to break down so that I COULD finish the race. I guess I must have prayed a little harder for them NOT to break down, as I DID make it!

Hubby was such a trooper – waiting around for 2+ hours while I road around and HOPING that he could snap a quick pick of me IF he could pick me out of a sea of thousands of women. He found me!

The time I felt the BEST was in the last 50 feet of the race – there was this little boy standing behind the fence and he had his hand out to HIGH FIVE me. We made eye contact, and I knew I HAD to run by and high five him! As soon as I HIGH FIVED him, I felt such a huge relief, and I was so happy, I had tears in my eyes as I crossed the finish line.

I later found out that the little boy was the son of one of the women I had trained with all summer! More tears. I am such a cryer these days! You might not be able to tell with the sun shining on me, but there are tears in those eyes!

 What an AMAZING experience! I am so grateful to have such a great friend in my neighbor, Maria, who put together a group of her most FAB friends, encouraged us, inspired us, and believed in us! This experience was such a HUGE gift – something I never would have done on my own. Thank you!

And, we couldn’t have done it without our FABULOUS Coach – Coach Danielle Pellicano, of Pellicano Endurance Coaching. Thank you Coach D for training us, whipping us into shape and pushing us beyond what we thought we were capable of! Because of you, I dare call myself an athlete!

A rare picture of our coach that day:

JUST DO IT!

XOXO

-Daisy Nguyen

Minneapolis Fashion Blogger and proud athlete!

PS – Coach D convinced a bunch of us to sign up for the Twin Cities Medtronic 10 miler in two weeks! Call me crazy (or BANANAS!)

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42 comments on “2012 Bloomington Iron Girl Duathalon: It Feels Good to JUST DO IT!”

  1. H&K Style Journey says:
    September 26, 2012 at 8:54 am

    Congrats and good for you! That is an accomplishment. The sign that says “You Kick Ashpalt” is adorable 🙂

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 28, 2012 at 4:47 pm

      H&K – I know, all the kids had signs, and they’re so cute! Can’t help but do your darndest BEST!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  2. Raquel says:
    September 26, 2012 at 9:28 am

    Super cool post! I was waiting for it 😉 You are an iron girl!

    http://doitnaturalnow.blogspot.com.es/

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:35 pm

      Thanks Raquel! I’m so glad I DID IT!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  3. Kimi says:
    September 26, 2012 at 9:34 am

    WAY TO GO!!! What an awesome accomplishment! You rock. I think I want to try a duathalon now…

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:36 pm

      It was so fun -find a group of women to train with and sign up with – that made all the difference in the world!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  4. NewLife says:
    September 26, 2012 at 9:44 am

    Big well done to you! That’s a great accomplishment and you should be proud of yourself :-))

    NLxx
    http://www.transformationforme.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:37 pm

      Thanks NL – something I never thought I’d be able to do!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  5. Neisa says:
    September 26, 2012 at 10:04 am

    That is awesome! Congratulations.

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm

      Thanks Neisa! I’m looking forward to the 10 miler!
      XOXO
      Daisy

      Reply
  6. kelly says:
    September 26, 2012 at 10:22 am

    so cool girl !!!! and thanks for your sweet comments !!!!! i always like to read what u wrote to me ….so sweet !!!!!! have a nice day !!!!!

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm

      Thanks Kelly!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  7. Debbi@SheAccessorizesWell says:
    September 26, 2012 at 11:19 am

    What an accomplishment! I haven’t heard of this particular race before this post. It seems to be very challenging! You should be very proud of yourself for accomplishing so much. It took a lot of discipline to get you to the finish line. Congratulations!

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm

      Thanks Debbi!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  8. Street Fashion Paris says:
    September 26, 2012 at 11:21 am

    GO!!!! gals!!!!xxx

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks Street!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  9. Oksana says:
    September 26, 2012 at 11:36 am

    So proud of you, Daisy! What an accomplishment!

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks Oksana!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  10. issa says:
    September 26, 2012 at 11:37 am

    oh wow CONGRATULATIONS!! that’s simply amazing! I’ve done a half marathon.. but in no way think i could ever do an iron race!

    wewearthings

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 26, 2012 at 12:43 pm

      Thanks Issa! I’m actually looking forward to a 10miler now! I think that’s my MAX capacity though – 10 miles!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  11. Anouka says:
    September 26, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    That’s such an amazing achievement! Wish I had your motiviation…

    LUXESSED

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:06 pm

      Anouka – there’s a time & a place for everything!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  12. http://anna-and-klaudia.blogspot.com/ says:
    September 26, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Congratulations! Great pictures 🙂

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:06 pm

      A&K – Thank you!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  13. Paisley says:
    September 26, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Wow, congratulations! I’ve never done anything like that so I can’t even imagine how accomplished you must feel…you go girl!
    xx,
    Paisley
    paisleynotplaid

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:07 pm

      Thanks Paisley – the duathalon is actually easier than it looks IF you have a decent bike. I’m positive that you could do it too!

      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  14. Helen Brawley says:
    September 26, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    It looks cold!! I bet you are so glad you did that though!

    Helen
    Blue Eyed Beauty Blog

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      It was FREEZING! Thank god I had my gals with me!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  15. susel says:
    September 26, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    Congrats girl!!!

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks Susel!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  16. Danavee says:
    September 26, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    WHOA! Rock star!!!! So impressive!

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:09 pm

      Thanks Danavee!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  17. Kristi says:
    September 27, 2012 at 9:05 am

    Daisy, Wow! You continue to amaze and inspire me! I can’t wait to see your MedTronic look. Love, Kristi

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      Thanks Kristi! It was a great event!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  18. Always Maylee says:
    September 27, 2012 at 11:08 am

    You’re amazing! Congrats on the marathon! 🙂

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 2:11 pm

      Thanks Maylee! LOVED being a part of it!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  19. Bron says:
    September 27, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    Congratulations…what a great achievement. I have a triathlon loving husband so I know how much work it takes. xx

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 27, 2012 at 11:27 pm

      Thanks Bron! It was so much fun to train with a group of women – I would highly recommend that to anyone!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  20. Alison says:
    September 27, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    Congratulations!! That is such an amazing accomplishment. You should be very proud of yourself 🙂

    xoxo Alison
    http://www.stylingmylife.com

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 28, 2012 at 5:00 pm

      Thanks Alison! I enjoyed it a lot more since I did it with such a great group of women! Would highly recommend it to anyone!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply
  21. Oanh Le says:
    September 29, 2012 at 12:36 am

    You go Daisy! Iron Girl! 🙂

    Reply
    • Daisy Nguyen says:
      September 29, 2012 at 7:45 pm

      Thanks Oanh – I would recommend this race – and do it with a group of friends!
      XOXO
      -Daisy

      Reply

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