Deb Fowler: IAL’s Ironwoman
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Every now and again you come across a client who’s determination and commitment serve to inspire others to achieve their own personal “Greatness”. Over the past year I have had the assignment of working with one of IAL’s most outstanding clients Deb Fowler for roughly 2-3 times a week in preparation for the Subaru 70.3 Muskoka Canada Ironman.
This grueling super three sport challenge includes swimming, biking and running for which Deb trained daily for an entire year building up to the race. Her regime included 2-3 days a week of swimming, biking 3 days a week and running almost every second day. In addition to her race segment program Deb sought us out for sport specific strength and conditioning for all three sports. It was quite the challenge to find the right work to rest ratio as Deb required strategic training in every area. It is through this intense commitment to training and focused commitment to achieve her goal that at 49 years of age, Deb was able to accomplish the Subaru Ironman, known to be one of the toughest in the Nation. In her first Ironman appearance Deb’s personal final results have shown her field that she is a contender of the sport. Deb started the women’s 45-49 wave off at 8:39 am with a 1.9 km swim which she incredibly swam in a time of 48:20. From there she transitioned onto her bike and rode a challenging hilly bike course of 94 kms in 3:37:35. With torrential downpours Deb was faced with a wet and windy 21 km run to the finish line. Deb finished her last leg with a 2:08 putting her at a total Ironman time of 6:45:10. This is an amazing feat and every ounce of effort Deb had, was poured into this race. All of us here at IAL would like to congratulate Deb for her outstanding performance. A great thank you to Gary, Deb’s husband, and Wayne Cosby, husband of Blast Group team mate Colleen Cosby. |
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