ITU Long Course Triathlon World Championship - TriathlonLong Course

No T1. Did TT start for bike.

I had one focus on the bike: save it for the run. I knew it was going to be a challenging day on the bike and I needed to make sure there was enough left to give my best run. I sat in my low gear up front for most of the bike. I did an awesome job climbing hills. Coming down hills I almost always coasted down allowing my legs some rest.

After the first hour I realized I really needed to go to the bathroom! I kept trying and trying to go but couldn't get myself to go on the bike. Finally about 2:30 in I was finally able to go on my way down one of the longer hills. I seriously was going the whole time I was going down the hill, probably about two minutes.

When we got to the three sisters I was ready. I got myself into a nice cadence and did all of the sisters without standing once. I'm not sure if anybody else was able to do this, or chose to. I was passing all of the riders who were choosing to stand instead. The sisters didn't seem as hard as everybody was making them out to be. Sure they were steep but they were extremely short. A few weeks before I had done hill repeats on Potter Hill, a large hill in Dubuque, IA, and felt that it was more challenging than any of the hills on the course.

I was able to make it the whole entire bike course without standing once so I was pretty pleased with myself. I came to T2 and didn't realize how close it was! I wasn't able to do my flying dismount but I was off on the run.

The last

Possibly push more on the bike? I've never pushed it hard on the bike so I'm not sure how it would affect my run.

Didn't see dismount line coming up. Wasn't able to do flying dismount, had to do regular clip out. Had volunteers to take bike for you.

Also had volunteer to point out run bag.

Know when T2 is coming up.

I started the run and I felt smooth. My legs were there and I was feeling steady. I made it down the first hill and was ready to go. At the first aid station I dropped my nutrition and chose not to go back and get it. I had to use on course nutrition the whole race. On my way to the second aid station I heard a volunteer yell "Pretzels" so I grabbed them thinking of the sodium. Put them in my mouth and realized it was a bad decision so I spit them right back out.

During the first lap I was passing everyone. I made it through and just thought, "I am on fire right now!" Finally on the second lap a runner caught up to me and I was ready to go. I picked up the pace to run with him. We made it through the next lap and a half together.

Halfway through the second lap I started to feel my strained ankle come back. I knew it was coming but I was hoping I could hold it off. After I finished the second lap I started getting blisters on the bottom of my feet. The last two laps were pretty painful for those matters.

Coming up that hill on the last lap was tough. I started taking coke and the aid stations (highly recommend it) and used it to push me through. I started focusing on the thought of just one more hill to get me to the finish. Once I made it to the top I started thinking of how I was going to finish. Once I passed the last aid station, about half a mile away, I picked up the pace. My legs started to feel a little better, I couldn't feel the pain in my feet, all I wanted was to finish. I came down towards the finish line and was so happy to be there. I had finally made it!

My final run time was 2:07:30! I was aiming for 2:15:00 so it is safe to say I lit it up out there.

Not have blisters and a strained ankle?

Right away they asked if I was okay and I said my feet were bothering me so they took me to medical. I had about four people looking after me, bringing me food and blankets. At first I was hot, then I was cold. I could feel myself bonking so they got me some food. I got another coke and felt alright after about 20 minutes.


Challenging myself on the bike, injuries on the run.


Great course! Fun and challenging, wasn't an easy finish. I feel like I prepared myself extremely well for all the hills and executed my race plan perfectly. I think to do better I need to challenge the bike a little more. The volunteers were absolutely amazing!