Here's a sweet little clip that EZIA put together that has some footage of me from a past triathlon/functional strength training video I did over a year ago. I'll post that later, just want to see if this posts correctly as an experiment!
More importantly, go follow EZIA on Facebook and Twitter and if you live in the San Diego area go see Rob or Isaiah. The facility and programs they have there are second to none for any sport you're in. They're revolutionizing the way personal training is done, good stuff.
Soma 70.3 Race Report up tomorrow, lots of thoughts on this one!
EZIA Clip
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James Adams
on Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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Kona Inspiration
Posted by
James Adams
on Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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Last week I was glued to Kona coverage leading up to the race and finally all day on Saturday watching the race unfold. I think social media has done so much for the sport of triathlon. It's allowed us to kind of live all of these pros and age groupers experiences on the big island and provide countless inspiration for those that weren't there. By the time the race came I was so pumped to watch it after following all the coverage all week, I was telling Amy that this is better than the Superbowl!

Needless to say I was even more intrigued this year. I want to get there next year and I'm going to be making huge sacrifices to do whatever it takes to qualify in 2014. For the most part each athlete that qualified paid their dues to get there. For most qualifiers, triathlon isn't just a hobby they do for fun. It is taken very serious and they breathe and live triathlon every single day of the year for the ultimate experience. A ticket to Kona. You could almost see it in everyone's eyes there. The energy, excitement and pride of making it there and racing. It truly is an incredible accomplishment and I thank everyone that shared their experiences (especially teammates) with us that didn't race because you created new dreams and goals and inspiration that will fuel us for 2014!
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Swam a few times in my custom Wattie Ink Blueseventy Helix to get back used to swimming in a wetsuit![/caption]
The World Championships aside, I've been trying to get ready for my last race of the season. Soma 70.3 is this Sunday in Tempe, AZ. After a week off of unstructured training from Worlds I ran into some calf issues a few weeks later that left me without running for a week and then recently some wrist pain (self-inflicted ha) that kept me from swimming and riding outside. Needless to say, my focus was Worlds and even though I'm excited to race this weekend, the focus hasn't been where it should've been when I'm trying to race well and PR. Who knows - going into this race with zero expectations and well rested may leave me with a great race?
I am going to approach this race (and future races) differently though. Vegas was the first race I've actually "raced" a 70.3. I've always been so concerned with pacing in the past and a lot of that was from fear of cramping (and for good reason). Now that I've got my cramping and nutrition nailed for the most part, I'm just going to hit it hard for the entire 4.5 hours like I did in Vegas. No gradual builds or specific pacing - just race hard the entire time staying as taut (swim) as possible, aero (bike) as possible and holding form (run) until I cross that finish line. Flanny and I are also going to experiment with taking down more liquid calories. In the past I've always taken in most of my calories via solids and although they settle fine, they definitely make things more difficult to take in enough calories (especially on the run). Wish me luck, Amy should be tweeting out updates as usual throughout the race.
Here's pictures of some fun over the past few weeks. Bare with me on the formatting, still trying to work out all of the bugs on this site before January, thanks for reading!
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Needless to say I was even more intrigued this year. I want to get there next year and I'm going to be making huge sacrifices to do whatever it takes to qualify in 2014. For the most part each athlete that qualified paid their dues to get there. For most qualifiers, triathlon isn't just a hobby they do for fun. It is taken very serious and they breathe and live triathlon every single day of the year for the ultimate experience. A ticket to Kona. You could almost see it in everyone's eyes there. The energy, excitement and pride of making it there and racing. It truly is an incredible accomplishment and I thank everyone that shared their experiences (especially teammates) with us that didn't race because you created new dreams and goals and inspiration that will fuel us for 2014![caption id="attachment_2375" align="alignright" width="225"]
Swam a few times in my custom Wattie Ink Blueseventy Helix to get back used to swimming in a wetsuit![/caption]The World Championships aside, I've been trying to get ready for my last race of the season. Soma 70.3 is this Sunday in Tempe, AZ. After a week off of unstructured training from Worlds I ran into some calf issues a few weeks later that left me without running for a week and then recently some wrist pain (self-inflicted ha) that kept me from swimming and riding outside. Needless to say, my focus was Worlds and even though I'm excited to race this weekend, the focus hasn't been where it should've been when I'm trying to race well and PR. Who knows - going into this race with zero expectations and well rested may leave me with a great race?
I am going to approach this race (and future races) differently though. Vegas was the first race I've actually "raced" a 70.3. I've always been so concerned with pacing in the past and a lot of that was from fear of cramping (and for good reason). Now that I've got my cramping and nutrition nailed for the most part, I'm just going to hit it hard for the entire 4.5 hours like I did in Vegas. No gradual builds or specific pacing - just race hard the entire time staying as taut (swim) as possible, aero (bike) as possible and holding form (run) until I cross that finish line. Flanny and I are also going to experiment with taking down more liquid calories. In the past I've always taken in most of my calories via solids and although they settle fine, they definitely make things more difficult to take in enough calories (especially on the run). Wish me luck, Amy should be tweeting out updates as usual throughout the race.
Here's pictures of some fun over the past few weeks. Bare with me on the formatting, still trying to work out all of the bugs on this site before January, thanks for reading!
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Thank You
Posted by
James Adams
on Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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So I've had tremendous feedback from the new website/blog and I appreciate all of your kind words and support. You never know what kind of response you may get when your audience is a bunch of Type A triathletes. There are a few things I want everyone to know. First is, I am not getting paid from Lava Magazine. Why would I spend so much time and not get paid? Well a few things...I've chosen not to "monetize" this site and have a bunch of Google ad's plastered everywhere. Instead I set up a donate page if you so desire to help me alongside my journey. And I'm also going to open up the site to sponsors that want to get in front of the Lava audience (only sponsors that don't conflict with Wattie's). I'm being realistic when I say I may need more than just Coeur d'Alene for a shot at Kona next year. There are some 70.3's out there that give Kona slots too but I can't get to them without any type of support system.
However, the real core reason why I am doing this is - I want to give back to the sport in some way and I'm hoping that I can open the eyes of some people (including myself...ha) of what it takes to get to Kona if you don't have the 20+ hours/week to train. My coach really has the answers, I'm just here to tell the world what I'm doing in every single training session, diet, recovery, how I'm feeling and be REAL about other life stressors that everyone has and how I balance them alongside family and career. I'm going to blog each week and then at the end of each month I'll do a recap from which Lava Magazine will publish on their site starting in January of 2014. Until then, I plan on blogging every Tuesday leading up about my "off season" plans, my final race of the season (more on that in a bit) and all the fun family activities, craft beer and events that go along with the holiday season.
About four hours after crossing the line at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships I had a beer in hand and was discussing with my coach that I think I wanted to race another 70.3 to end the season. Maybe it was the one beer; the alcohol quickly working through my system after a race that made me forget how much I just suffered - but I still had a bit of hunger to race fast. Vegas by no means was a course to PR on. I haven't gone faster than I did after IM Oceanside in March all year and even though I always harp about how times don't matter in long course, no matter how hard us triathletes try - chasing times is fun. So I'm about 1.5 weeks from packing my bags to head out to Soma 70.3 in Tempe, AZ for the third year in a row. I don't know what it is about this course but I struggle with it. This year I plan on conquering it and stealing a PR from it. Then I'll have something to chew on all winter. Whether it be bitter or sweet - the race will give me a reason to wake up early, run or ride an extra mile or swim 500 more yards. I left WC's still hungry and I'm hoping this satisfies me for the long lonely winter that awaits me where I set the foundation for my 2014 season, My Kona Journey.
Thanks again for reading and I love all of your feedback/comments and questions! Feel free to "share" "like" "thumbs up" etc below. Trying to get this site exposed as much as possible leading up to January!
If you're at Kona right now, don't miss this party! Even more reason to qualify next year!
However, the real core reason why I am doing this is - I want to give back to the sport in some way and I'm hoping that I can open the eyes of some people (including myself...ha) of what it takes to get to Kona if you don't have the 20+ hours/week to train. My coach really has the answers, I'm just here to tell the world what I'm doing in every single training session, diet, recovery, how I'm feeling and be REAL about other life stressors that everyone has and how I balance them alongside family and career. I'm going to blog each week and then at the end of each month I'll do a recap from which Lava Magazine will publish on their site starting in January of 2014. Until then, I plan on blogging every Tuesday leading up about my "off season" plans, my final race of the season (more on that in a bit) and all the fun family activities, craft beer and events that go along with the holiday season.
About four hours after crossing the line at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships I had a beer in hand and was discussing with my coach that I think I wanted to race another 70.3 to end the season. Maybe it was the one beer; the alcohol quickly working through my system after a race that made me forget how much I just suffered - but I still had a bit of hunger to race fast. Vegas by no means was a course to PR on. I haven't gone faster than I did after IM Oceanside in March all year and even though I always harp about how times don't matter in long course, no matter how hard us triathletes try - chasing times is fun. So I'm about 1.5 weeks from packing my bags to head out to Soma 70.3 in Tempe, AZ for the third year in a row. I don't know what it is about this course but I struggle with it. This year I plan on conquering it and stealing a PR from it. Then I'll have something to chew on all winter. Whether it be bitter or sweet - the race will give me a reason to wake up early, run or ride an extra mile or swim 500 more yards. I left WC's still hungry and I'm hoping this satisfies me for the long lonely winter that awaits me where I set the foundation for my 2014 season, My Kona Journey.Thanks again for reading and I love all of your feedback/comments and questions! Feel free to "share" "like" "thumbs up" etc below. Trying to get this site exposed as much as possible leading up to January!
If you're at Kona right now, don't miss this party! Even more reason to qualify next year!
First Post
Posted by
James Adams
on Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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So it begins...I'll start with my "About this Blog" post in case you missed it. I will not be sharing my workouts until January until it starts getting published at Lava. I will also have some guest blog posts from my wife and others so stay tuned! Until then, I'll just keep posting weekly about my happenings like I did at Adams Racing. Check out the site, I did it myself and worked really hard in creating a website/blog that is very user friendly and visually stimulating while incorporating some of my last blogs color schemes. I'm really looking forward to sharing my journey with you all!
Kona Journey was inspired from an idea that woke me up at 2am one night. After blogging over the past several years at “Adams Racing” about my triathlon adventures – I felt like the blog was a little too self-serving which is hard to escape when you’re blogging about yourself every week. I felt like the direction of the blog started morphing into just the “thoughts inside my head” and I really wanted to make a change.
As I lay wide awake I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. The biggest leaps and bounds I made both physically and mentally in triathlon racing were from reading other triathletes blogs. It was never the ads, articles or forums that taught me what it takes to be great at triathlon. It was the handful of athletes that gave descriptive details about their training and what was going on inside their head. It was the honest ones; the ones that didn’t have anything to hide.
I thought to myself – what could I do to show serious triathletes the day-to-day sacrifice it might take to qualify for Kona aka. The Ironman World Championships? What about on your first try? Qualifying for Kona is the golden ticket of triathlon. Everyone wants to qualify but very few do. How does a mid-30 year old that has a full time job/career, support a stay-at-home mom, two kids and lives on a tight budget qualify for Kona? How does he do it without having the 25+ hours/week to train?
Well, what DOES it take? I hope to show you. I’m registered for my first Ironman - Ironman Coeur d’Alene on June 29, 2014. The plan is to qualify for Kona on my first try and I’m going to reveal every single workout that I do leading up to it. All of the numbers, the emotions, the struggles, the time management and the races leading up – everything will be exposed. I hope to show serious triathletes what it takes to get to that level to qualify so that maybe one day you can do the same thing. If you think qualifying on my first go is impossible, many told me that losing 45 pounds, learning how to swim and bike and qualifying for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships would be impossible to do in two short years but I did it....Qualify or not, I’m hoping between me and my coach that we'll open some eyes on what it REALLY takes to race on the big island.
Who better to reach out to about “Serious Triathlon” then LAVA Magazine? At 2am that night I wrote to LAVA and pitched my idea. They picked it up and starting in January of 2014, you’ll see this blog published on their site.
The goal of this site is to inspire. I would love your feedback – please feel free to comment and thank you for reading!
Kona Journey was inspired from an idea that woke me up at 2am one night. After blogging over the past several years at “Adams Racing” about my triathlon adventures – I felt like the blog was a little too self-serving which is hard to escape when you’re blogging about yourself every week. I felt like the direction of the blog started morphing into just the “thoughts inside my head” and I really wanted to make a change.
As I lay wide awake I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. The biggest leaps and bounds I made both physically and mentally in triathlon racing were from reading other triathletes blogs. It was never the ads, articles or forums that taught me what it takes to be great at triathlon. It was the handful of athletes that gave descriptive details about their training and what was going on inside their head. It was the honest ones; the ones that didn’t have anything to hide.
I thought to myself – what could I do to show serious triathletes the day-to-day sacrifice it might take to qualify for Kona aka. The Ironman World Championships? What about on your first try? Qualifying for Kona is the golden ticket of triathlon. Everyone wants to qualify but very few do. How does a mid-30 year old that has a full time job/career, support a stay-at-home mom, two kids and lives on a tight budget qualify for Kona? How does he do it without having the 25+ hours/week to train?
Well, what DOES it take? I hope to show you. I’m registered for my first Ironman - Ironman Coeur d’Alene on June 29, 2014. The plan is to qualify for Kona on my first try and I’m going to reveal every single workout that I do leading up to it. All of the numbers, the emotions, the struggles, the time management and the races leading up – everything will be exposed. I hope to show serious triathletes what it takes to get to that level to qualify so that maybe one day you can do the same thing. If you think qualifying on my first go is impossible, many told me that losing 45 pounds, learning how to swim and bike and qualifying for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships would be impossible to do in two short years but I did it....Qualify or not, I’m hoping between me and my coach that we'll open some eyes on what it REALLY takes to race on the big island.
Who better to reach out to about “Serious Triathlon” then LAVA Magazine? At 2am that night I wrote to LAVA and pitched my idea. They picked it up and starting in January of 2014, you’ll see this blog published on their site.
The goal of this site is to inspire. I would love your feedback – please feel free to comment and thank you for reading!
Post Race R&R
Posted by
James Adams
on Monday, September 23, 2013
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| My new favorite coffee cup! |
It seems kind of fitting to end this blog with my last race being the World Championships. I devoted most of my posts and energy towards qualifying and doing well at that race. Although I didn't do as well as I had hoped, it was a great race for my "rookie debut" at a WC. On to bigger things now. With that big thing/goal being - to qualify for Kona now. I think there really is a HUGE difference in qualifying for Kona as opposed to 70.3 WC's. Basically it's the same format - top 1,2 sometimes 3 in your AG at a qualifying race. There's a few 70.3's where you can qualify but either way - expect stiff competition for that coveted Kona slot. There's most likely not going to be roll down slots all the way down to 10th++ place like you've seen a lot with the 70.3 WC slots. Way more competitive, way more time consuming, way longer race BUT that weak swim of mine shouldn't hurt me as much in a full. We'll see.
As far as the rest of this year is concerned. I'm 90% sure that I'm going to do Soma 70.3 this year. It's in late October and after DNFing in 2011 (my first HIM) and falling apart in the run last year - I have the urge to go back and try and execute. It's a fairly fast course (minus the swim) so I'm hoping to end the year with a PR and finally podium at that stinking race. So last week I gradually got my S,B,R arms and legs back in gear with the plan of doing a short build into this race and hopefully execute. My biggest weakness right now is experience so I figured I'd get another long course race under my belt and maybe even try a few things out (like eat and drink more). For now it's back to hitting it hard and what better time then to do that but in fall - my favorite time of year! Great weather, football, playoff baseball and Oktoberfest! Here's a some pics over the past few weeks. Cheers!
LINK to more Ironman 70.3 World Championship pictures if interested in seeing me suffer...
| Panorama of some wine country roads I love |
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| Sweet new Wattie Ink water bottles |
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| Lots of good IPA's |
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| New Blueseventy goggles, love em! |
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| One of my favorite beers in a can or not.. |
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| Hitting one of my favorite trails! |
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| New Fuelbelt bottle |
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| Baby girl turned 5 :( |
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| Me and my stud building a bed for her bday dolls |
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| Bottom's up! |
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| Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach with wife and sis in law |
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| Me and my boy! |
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| Massi and I killing beers, good times! |
2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championships Race Report
Posted by
James Adams
on Wednesday, September 11, 2013
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| Not my actual time, read on! |
Leading up to the race I had realistic expectations and was very aware of how hard this course is and how slow the times are year to year. My goal was to swim 32:xx, bike 2:35 and run 1:25. Even though I'm not big into time goals as there are so many variables - I kind of figured I was close to flirting with those times which would historically get me in the top 25. As I mentioned in my post last week I didn't expect to go into this race with 2.5 years of triathlon under my belt and podium. There's too many athletes out there that have put in a lot more time than I have and paid their dues and EARNED those podium spots. I've also found out in my short time doing this that talent doesn't mean much in triathlon only WORK does. Years and years of consistent training and racing experience is how you get on the podium at worlds. Doesn't matter how fast your open half marathon time is, how many watts you throw down in training, how deep you can dig, how much pain you can withstand or how fast you can swim in a non-wetsuit swim. It all boils down to cumulative and consistent work. I realize that and I know I still have a long way to go to podium but I got a little closer to that goal on Sunday.
| Thanks David, you rock! |
onto the race....
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| Just taking it in, ready to race! |
Leading up to the race I was training my body/mind to go to bed ~8 so I could get a full eight hours and wake up at 4 wide awake ready to race. Race morning was no different. Woke up easily feeling refreshed and immediately went outside to check on the weather. It was pouring rain! WTH. It had been raining in the evenings all three days leading up but never in the morning. I just figured it would subside shortly and the hot sun would come out - never did, until the run...
For breakfast I threw down a sweet potato and a banana with almond butter and just sipped on some Powerbar Perform leading up to the race.
Upon arrival, Amy dropped me off then I quickly set up my transition and then found a quiet/dry spot to just relax and wait for my wave. Before I knew it I was in my swim wave line patiently waiting for our turn to get in. I just hung out, chatted with BSR's Chuck Reiter and we all watched the pro's come in from the swim which was pretty exciting. My favorite part of triathlons is all the energy and positive vibes you get from setting up t1 all the way to the swim start. I just love it for some reason. Spirits are high and everyone is really friendly and in a good mood. Once that gun goes off though, it's war and the WC's were no different.
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| Rainy/cloudy swim course |
So it's no secret that the swim was slow/long-whatever. With it being a non-wetsuit swim (my first) and it being a murky gross lake I was expecting pretty slow times anyway. I lined up to the left of the start and just made a straight shot to the furthest buoy cutting some wasted swimming in this banana shaped course. With our AG being the largest in the field - it ended up being the most violent swim I've ever been in. So many tapered/aggressive athletes vying for position which made for a pretty uncomfortable swim as I was never able to just get in a rythmn like I normally do. Add in previous wave traffic on the 2nd half of the swim and I ended up getting beat up a lot more then I usually do. I actually really enjoyed swimming sans wetsuit. I never got that burning shoulder fatigue that I normally do, however I did kick more than usual. With about 200 yards to go I was ready to get out of that soup. Once I saw my split on my Garmin I was a little surprised how slow it was but didn't let it bother me and just sprinted while taking off my sweet Blueseventy Vision's to T1 which was a good 200 yards away.
T1: 3:43 - Threw on my custom Wattie Ink KASK Chrono and took off. I got stuck behind a train of five athletes going up that hill out of T1 which easily slowed me down a good 30 seconds because we were walking...whatever.
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| Rolling into T2 |
So the rain was just pelting on us at this point. There's a gradual climb out of T1 and some sketchy descents - especially in the pouring rain. I just tried to stay steady up the hills and upright on the downhill's. Lots of people went down on the bike, glad I wasn't one of them! My legs felt pretty flat for the first 20 miles. Just felt like everything was forced. I was drinking a lot of fluids and replacing calories well but still wasn't having any luck getting my legs underneath me. The course is perfectly paved roads on constant rollers throughout the course. I stayed aero I would say 85% of the time on this course. Only got out of my super comfy ISM saddle a few times and it was more to stretch the legs out a bit. With the rain came some nasty crosswinds but I just kept telling myself throughout the ride to stay "on it." I dropped my chain like an idiot going up the mile 40 hill which is the steepest of the day and for some reason you just don't think very well when you are racing. It took me waay longer than it should have to get going again but I handled it and went on my way. Heading back towards T2 my legs started coming to me around mile 42 or so. All the guys I had been racing back and forth with, I dropped them. It was a weird sensation - I just started feeling really good so I let it rip and wished I had more time to keep passing people that I could tell over biked on the way in. Despite all of that I only passed 17 guys total in my AG throughout the course. lol, welcome to worlds where everyone is faster than you!!!
Nutrition:
4 bottles of Powerbar Perform
1/2 bottle of water
1 package of Powerbar "Cola" gels -caffeinated
1/2 Powerbar
6 tablets of e21 Recovery electrolyte tabs
I kept anticipating T2 but it just seemed to never come. My watch read 57 miles on the bike and still no sign. Then next thing I know it, we make one last turn and mount off is right there! I had no time to get my feet out of my shoes and had to make an awkward run to t2 in my bike shoes.
T2: 2:01 - Volunteers helped you get your run shoe bag then we went into the Ironman tent where we changed into our running shoes. Pretty cool set up and it was nice to sit down for 15 seconds ha! I threw on my KSWISS Blade lights, Fuelbelt and Rudy Project NOYZ and was out.
| Thanks Patrick for the pic, digging deep |
The run course is a 3 loop course. Simple: 2 miles up, 2 miles down with occasional/very short stretches of flat. The hills are more gradual though, not crippling (although 700ft of climbing is no joke). I actually really enjoyed the run course. First of all, there are 1000's of spectators everywhere including a ton of Wattie support and with the hills it favored the strong runners. I felt really good on that first lap. I was actually trying to hold back a little as I didn't want to blow up and I wanted to get a good feel for the loop before the 2nd and 3rd. Despite feeling good, at the top of hill on the first lap I cramped up right behind my knee which was not a good sign. I hadn't cramped in a race in a long time and didn't want it to start now! I stopped for a bit and stretched it real good. It eventually went away. Starting the 2nd lap the sun came out in full force and turned that rain into a humid box that surrounded you. My controlled breathing turned into labored grunts for the 2nd and 3rd laps. I just tried to maintain form, take in as many fluids at the aid stations, stay cool and keep picking people off. My splits:
| Thanks Tyler for the pic |
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| Starting to collapse! |
Don't be fooled by the slow time. I actually beat a lot of guys that beat me at Oceanside and St. George. I closed the gap on a lot of guys that always beat me and was the 2nd fastest male on the Wattie team which assured me that I belong. The course was slow and tough, just like a World Championship course should be. Should be interesting to see how Canada is next year :)
Final thoughts:
I did everything right leading up to this race and couldn't have gone a second faster because I left everything on the course. I can count on one hand how many workouts I missed once I started working with Flanny from May up until this race. I stayed consistent, dialed in my diet and executed. The single biggest thing I took away from this race is that I need to work on my bike. Flanny is probably the only one that knows that I should have run 1:20 on that course. My open half is 1:14 and with the way I've been running - 1:20 should have been very realistic. But when the bike fitness isn't there you can only do so much on tired bike legs. So even though it looks like I played it smart out there, I probably did over bike. Classic #SOW.
| Hands down the best medal I've ever earned! |
Thanks to Wattie Ink for all of the sponsors how hooked us up with some cool pre-race swag. Thanks to all my team mates both on and off the course - you guys helped more than you can imagine! Thank you to my wife who has done nothing but support me in this crazy sport. And finally, thanks for reading this blog. I have some exciting news about the blog that I will share in the next few weeks. Gonna be a big year in 2014!
Cheers!
More pics from the weekend:
| Dinner with some of the OG's! |
| At the EXPO visiting our sponsors! #PBTE |
| Checking out Wattie's sick ride at the pre-race pool party |
| Picked up pre-race sponsor swag and the new WC Wattie kit! |
| Coach Flanny giving his three Watties a pre-race run down |
| Heading in, thanks Walshie for the skin suit! |
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| Start of the never-ending washing machine |
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| Awaiting our turn |
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| $1M+ dollars of bikes in T1 |
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| Headed out for a wet ride |
| That left arm always crosses when I'm tired. Must be 3rd lap! |
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| Proper form |
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| Ready to be done |
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| Being carried to med tent |
| All smiles after |
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| Post race with my coach..my face...Bring it next year son! |
| Little gambling with the wifey |
| Post race Wattie party and beers!!! |





























