Where's Ambo? or What Irongirl Has Been Up To!

So if you've been following the 2016 Irongirl and Ultrarunning Boy's blog postings, you will have noticed Irongirl has been conspicuously absent from them. But don't despair! She's still out there.

While I have been getting lost all over the Caribbean and South America, Amber has been steadily doing work. After all, her coaching team's motto is DO WORK. But to say that she's just been training would be unfair. She has had quite the winter.

A slip on ice resulted in a fractured tailbone which laid her up for most of January.

A broken ass

She got back just in time to race an indoor 3K only to find out she had pneumonia. (She still ran). And  her house apparently didn't have insulation in half of it so she and her friends spent some busy weekends gutting, installing and re-dry-walling half her house.

Oh! And she was on pace to win a half marathon, only to trip over a cone, landing flat on her face(she still came in fourth).And she's the only professional triathlete that I'm aware of that also has a "real" job.

So sufficient sand-bagging in place for her:)



This weekend marks her 2016 triathlon debut at Texas 70.3 in Galveston TX.This was actually her first ever race as a professional triathlete and she is looking for some redemption.

I suspect she'll get it.

Follow her at Ironman.com on April 10th and make sure to send her all of your good vibes.


Oh and if you haven't read Eric Larsen's Isaac's Storm yet about the Galveston Hurricane, I suggest you do. It is a good read!

Until Next Time,


Danny


PS Here's the starting list of all the pro females. Once again, Amber has opted not to shy away from competing against the best in the world(by my count that's 38 competitors):

• 60 Frederiksen Helle Female DNK (Denmark) 
• 61 Lidbury Emma-Kate Female GBR (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) 
• 62 Williamson Kelly Female USA (United States of America)
• 63 Haskins Sarah Female USA (United States of America) 
• 64 Jones Meyers Jessica Female USA (United States of America) 
• 65 Lyles Liz Female USA (United States of America)
• 66 Anelauskas Kaitlin Female USA (United States of America)
• 67 Keat Rebekah Female AUS (Australia) 
• 68 Stevens Amanda Female USA (United States of America) 
• 69 Bromme Uli Female USA (United States of America) 
• 70 Barnett Lauren Female USA (United States of America)
• 71 Seymour Jeanni Female ZAF (South Africa)
• 72 Baugher Liz Female USA (United States of America) 
• 73 Thibodeau Karen Female CAN (Canada) 
• 74 Bay Sarah Female USA (United States of America) 
• 75 Standifer Caitlin Female USA (United States of America
• 76 Blakemore Katy Female USA (United States of America)
• 77 Smith Lesley Female USA (United States of America) 
• 78 Brown Christen Female USA (United States of America) 
• 79 Schaerer Celine Female CHE (Switzerland) 
• 80 Bugdol Ewa Female POL (Poland) 
• 81 Rouleau Isabelle Female CAN (Canada) 
• 82 Casey Terry Female USA (United States of America)
• 83 Robertson Jodie Female USA (United States of America) 
• 84 Chong Jessica Female USA (United States of America) 
• 85 Pomeroy Robin Female USA (United States of America)
• 86 Donat Camille Female FRA (France) 
• 87 Philipp Laura Female DEU (Germany)
• 88 Ferreira Amber Female USA (United States of America) 
• 89 Miller Leslie Female USA (United States of America) 
• 90 Fillnow Kelly Female USA (United States of America) 
• 91 Luse Nickie Female USA (United States of America) 
• 92 Hachmeister Ericka Female USA (United States of America) 
• 93 Leiggi Heather Female USA (United States of America) 
• 94 Harari Lotty Female PAN (Panama) 
• 95 Kristick Corrie Female USA (United States of America)
• 96 Hill Alycia Female USA (United States of America)
• 97 Huse Sue Female CAN (Canada) 
• 98 Javens Amy Female USA (United States of America)