Swim
Comments: Nice swim, good water up until the last 300 yards, then the water had a nasty lagoon taste. Couple of guys were battering me on the first leg, so I dropped back and let them bang into each other and enjoyed the draft and the view. Otherwise nothing remarkable. Transition 1
Comments: Wetsuit strippers did their thing. Long run uphill, left calf started cramping as soon as I stood up, so I walked a bit. Bike
Comments: Holy god, what was up with those hills. Climb 1-2 min, come screaming down the other side, repeat x1000. Beautiful course, but man, tough. Transition 2
Run
Comments: More hills. Dang. Post race
Warm down: Beer, walk around, grab some food. Event comments: How hard is it? From the athlete guide, "The challenging Ironman 70.3 race has long served as a tune-up for Ironman world champions Mirinda Carfrae and Craig Alexander one month out from the big day in Kona." Uh, yeah. Definitely a good course and venue. Ironman branded event, so you know they'll have all the accoutrements. Would consider doing a full IM there, but I would definitely need to train more (or at least more specifically). Last updated: 2014-09-13 12:00 AM
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Canada
World Triathlon Corporation
60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 748/946
Age Group = M4044
Age Group Rank = 105/
Some swimming.