Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant - Triathlon

Perfect conditions for the swim. A little sun, mainly overcast. Small wave of under 100 men. Everything went according to plans. Used the wet-suit strippers on exit - good choice!

Could have pushed a bit more to cut 2 or 3 minutes, but very satisfied overall

Long run from water exit to transition zone: 750 meters. Expected to make transition under 5 min, so right on target.

Be careful when getting on the bike - hit an orange cone and almost face planted!

Just a little rain half way through - excellent compared to the 30mm they were announcing on the Wednesday prior to the race. Nutrition was on target - getting gels at 30 min intervals with water and constantly sipping on 3 bottles of Gatorade via hydration system

I would push a little more on the flat section - could have cut down 4 to 6 minutes

Very quick and perfect transition

Not worrying that it was too fast and thinking "what am I forgetting" :-)

Excellent run - started with a bit of pain behind thigh on the first hill, slowed down, but everything went away when I passed in front of my support crew.

Push a bit more on the flat section, but otherwise everything went according to plan

None!


Nothing - my A goal was to finish under 6h. I was not sure I could do it, but beating the 6h mark by 21 minutes was overwhelming!!! My best (I had written impossible on my plan) evaluation was 5h45.


Excellent race - lake water is clean and clear, bike course is wonderful and very smooth, run course is very nice, tons ans tons of volunteers and the finish setup is extremely nice!
I feared injury on the run so I refrained from pushing harder, but beating my A goal by 21 minutes - I don't care :-)