Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Coming back to the podium.

It was such a long season, started at the beginning of April and finished at the beginning of November. But I am really happy with my results during all season. Of course there was couple not very satisfied races and maybe sometimes a bad luck, but overall it wasn't bad at all :)
About last event in Florida, where I finished with 2d place and with 9.14. I am pretty happy with my results and with my place. And it was very nice to know how many people supported me inside and outside the race; inside and outside the state; and even inside and outside of country. I hope I didn't disappoint them. 
I feel very good at the race day, although I still had made a few mistakes. I picked the wrong socks for a marathon and I got bad blisters on the both feet and lost the toe nail again, which slowed me down at the last part of run. Everything else worked really well for me that day. At the end of run I thought: "Thanks God I don't need to do any other Ironman next season to qualify for the World Championship". I guess that's how much I was tired to get thoughts like these.
Anyway it was a great time in Panama City, it's one of my favorite places: I love sunsets, a flat ocean water, friends around and "it's a good weather for november", like for a person from Ukraine.