The 2016 Ironman Vichy, France is in it's 2nd year of operation. The Vichy Ironman and 70.3 offers a unique blend of history and beauty to a very professional and technical course! No Recovery Time I chose to participate in the Vichy Ironman mainly because of my very aggressive plan to complete two full Ironman's in Europe that were only 8 days apart. Coming off the Kalmar, Sweden Ironman I decided I would try and get my 9th Ironman checked off the list as I was very determined to get qualified for that elusive Ironman Legacy spot of 12 Full Ironman finishes. This decision turned out to be the hardest series of race events in endurance training that I have ever done in my life. I felt good mentally after the Kalmar Ironman but my body was broken and now I found myself with barely a week to recover between races. The Ironman circuit has offered so much opportunity over the last couple years as I have moved up in the ranks from a Bronze AWA medalist to this [...]