How's your Kona prep going? • Mine has involved wearing hard pants and donning a set of vintage crutches for the past 10 days or so. 💔😭 So, rather R O U G H. • It’s taken me 10 days to find the strength & courage to reach out to my sponsors, family & close friends to deliver the disappointing news that I won't be on the start line at this year's Ironman World Championships. To say this is a heartbreaker is an understatement. I found out last week that I have a stress reaction in my femur and any form of exercising is off the table for the next bit. • Perhaps it's only appropriate that I am left to weather one final storm on the way out the door of what has been an incredible career. I have had a career that has delivered days that dreams are made of – that have far exceeded my expectations of what is possible 💫. I can also say with pride, that on the complete opposite spectrum, I have also dealt with my fair share of adversity that has left me wondering "why" on more occasions than I'd like to count. Currently, this is one of those occasions. • The joys that I have felt over the past 17 years as a pro athlete would not be possible without conquering my toughest days with courage, resiliency, tenacity, grit and a side of grace. I keep reminding myself that there's no greater feeling than riding out these low points and coming out on top as a greater human. • Thanks for your support during a very difficult time. More smiles from me soon. 💖 xx linsey