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Race Reports for Ironman Santa Rosa

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Comments: The swim was ok. The water was nice with a full sleeved wetsuit. It was relatively clear and fairly calm although there was some chop heading out on the second loop. Nothing unmanageable, but I've done races with prettier swims. The views on the bike course were absolutely amazing. Vineyard after vineyard through the Alexander valley. The roads were rough but about as bad as I had anticipated after hearing reports from the locals before the race. I had a super awful bike split, but was pleased with my run off that bike. By the time that I made it to the finish, the pizza was cold and I was chilled once I stopped running, so we didn't stick around the finish for long. I keep swearing that I'm not going to do another full, but maybe with time, I'll forget how much an IM hurts and the toll that it takes on your body. I think that I'll stick with the 70.3 distance for 2020.