One week already passed after Ironman Arizona and it was very busy week for me: few days of rest in Phoenix, a beautiful trip to Grand Canyon and a long, very long journey back home to Ukraine. So, back to the Ironman last weekend: I think it was toughest condition of the weather during an Ironman race in my triathlon experience. Till last Sunday I thought I am good with the hot weather, but I was a bit wrong. A strong wind on the bike course was slowing me down sometimes to 23 km/h on the way out and it pushed me so hard and fast after turn around. It looked like I did a fartlek: 3 times 30 km. Even more than usually I looked forward to start to run. But with +93+97 degrees and almost no shadow ( just under the bridges) the run wasn’t that easy and enjoyable at all. And honestly, on the each loop there was a spot when I just wanted to give up. But I am really glad I didn’t. And with a sprinting 400m at the end of an Ironman, thanks Lensey Corbin who gave me this chance J I finished 4^th at the Ironman Arizona 2008 behind Erika Csomor, Michellie Jones and Heather Gollnick. Now I am looking forward to the next races in Europe, of cause after several days of recovery in my rainy but still beautiful city Lvov.