“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time.” Malcom X I have been putting off this blog post for a while. It has taken longer than I anticipated to process my emotions and quite frankly I just didn’t want to write about my experience at IMMT. I DNF’d. Before I go into detail as to what happened, let me just state that Mont Tremblant is a beautiful place. It is very picturesque and the people are very friendly. Mr. Adams and I arrived in Mont Tremblant on Thursday and about 15 minutes before athlete check-in closed for the day. I quickly ran and waited in line. The look of fear on my face must have been quite obvious because several people asked me if I was ok. I signed all the necessary documents, received my race essentials and schwag, and headed to my hotel with the hubs that was located a few miles outside of Mont Tremblant. Friday I start