Nov. 1st was the Ironman Florida race & also the 4th anniversary of Lotta's husbands death. She was determined to do the race for personal reasons but has no desire to do it again. Her friend Ann also did the race & they both did great. The water was flat & the weather perfect. This was the 1st race in 4 yrs where the worst injury was a broken finger & we all needed that. Ann said she smiled the whole day and Lotta spent 3 hours with a guy on the run talking to him and enjoying this new friend that sought her out to run (well, really to walk) with. Ann finished 1st & Lotta 2nd for Team Sweden. They did a great job representing their country (OK, so they were the only Swedes to compete.) The 2 people in red standing next to Heather Fuhr are Phil and Laurie from Atlanta. I recruited them to spend the day helping me with Amber and keeping track of Lotta and Ann. They wound up helping me for many hours at the Run Exit as we were short volunteers. They helped me from the swim to the finish line and I couldn't have managed the day without them. My friend Michelle from IMCDA also finished and we are all so proud of her! She is standing to the right of me in blue (Lotta is to my left). It was a special time spent with friends (new & old) and family and we now look forward to the holidays in the mountains.
