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Zero Regrets....

Friday, 10 July 2015 00:10

ED. We found the following words on Facebook yesterday and immediately sought permission to repost. This is from Sean Kaneski, who is a Minnesota multisport pioneer.

A quick note of thanks to all of the LAMS members who energetically signed up for IMOO last fall. It was very cool to see everyone pushing themselves to do one of these challenging and rewarding events. It was so inspiring that it enticed me to jump back in after over a decade break from racing IM's.
After signing up for IMOO last fall, I embarked on probably the most intensive off-season training regimen that I have ever done and it went very well. My body held up through it all with no injuries. Right now, training is going as well as it ever has - I have reached and surpassed every benchmark that I had set for swimming, biking and running.... I am confident that at 43 I am well on track to meet or surpass what I accomplished when did my last IM at 31. Further, I am loving every minute of training and remember why I love this sport....

With all of that said, I was on the lake with my family for the FIRST time this summer for the Fourth of July weekend. Hanging out, laughing and enjoying time with family and friends reminded me why I stopped racing over a decade ago - time flies and before I know it, my kids will be grown up and gone. I realized that while I am loving and challenged by the hours and hours of training it comes at a cost - time with my family. In the end, hanging with Lisa and my kiddos while they are still young is more important than doing another IM. So I am withdrawing from IMOO this September. I can honestly say that the road this far has been enjoyable and, again, thank everyone for the inspiration to train for IMOO. The realization that I still love and can handle the training is all that I need - zero regrets!!!!!