GOLD Medal & WORLD CHAMPION Title!

Hi All,

Sorry I haven’t posted much but I currently have limited access to the internet  But as you can see by the title of this post, I achieved my goal!!!

I’ll post more when I get home, but I wanted to let you know that DREAMS do come true when you never give up on them!!  Below are a few photos from the 2011 ITU Duathlon World Championships.  I’ll post more when I get home, rested and recovered!

SEE/BELIEVE/ACHIEVE!  It works!

Patty

Start of the Women's Race - All Ages in the Sprint Duathlon World Championships in Gijon, Asturias, Spain on Sept. 25, 2011. I'm in the middle front and center.

Coming down the home stretch and knowing I was going to be a World Champion was quite emotional for me. Hearing the crowd yell USA and my name was emotional and made me tear up with both joy and pride.

Me getting my bike out of transition several hours after the race. I also was told that I posted the FASTEST FEMALE BIKE SPLIT out of ALL the women in the Sprint Race. SEE/BELIEVE/ACHIEVE!

On the podium at the Awards Ceremony with my Gold Medal - THANK-YOU Arrowhead Orthopaedics for helping to keep my body in World-Class Shape!