Bad Luck for Rachel Joyce (22.11.2010)

Rachel felt well and was confident before Ironman Arizona. But then it did not come as expected.

Everything worked perfectly in the water. Rachel finished the swim on the second position just second behind the first, Leanda Cave. At the first half of the bike stage she was always under the top females. But then it happened – an age grouper rode into her and she crashed. She landed with on shoulder and also her bike was damaged. But still she did not want to drop out of the race. So she waited until the official service vehicle came which helped her to fix the bike. She finished the 3^rd loop and started running. After 7 miles the pain got too bad and she had to throw in the towel pretty disappointed. Now we hope that the impact of the crash is not too bad for her shoulder.