And We Are Off - Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico Race Report
The first race of the year is always one to remind yourself that you are racing again! San Juan is one of my favorite races on the circuit and this year's result was solid and a good one to build on. Here is the full 411.
THE SWIM
Unfortunately, my ability to bridge didn't come into fruition. Though I exited T1 only 20sec behind the group of a few, it included Mr. Russell who lead a hard charge from mile 0. My legs were good to start the ride, but not great. I was flying blind with no metrics for this race, which meant I had to ride all on feel today. Like the swim, I choose to not force the pace, this time I figured my margin for error in the tropics was small since I was coming from full on winter. Instead, I played the patience card and focused on cadence, nutrition and PE.
I got through the first 20 and the legs started came around to where I knew I was riding well. I caught 3 riders on the way out to the first turn-around. The front group put 2 minutes into me and the chase group 2.5 minutes. Sheesh! However, the rest of the ride got better. The front group put a few more minutes into me, but they had a nice motorcade that likely gave some benefit. The gap to the second group almost stayed the same, which is something that I feel pretty good about with my 100% solo ride.
As I got back to T2, I saw 2:40 on the race clock, a few minutes back from my target of 2:35-2:36, but close. Thank you to Trek Stores of Madison for enabling me to ride the fastest bike on the planet!
As I got back to T2, I saw 2:40 on the race clock, a few minutes back from my target of 2:35-2:36, but close. Thank you to Trek Stores of Madison for enabling me to ride the fastest bike on the planet!
FINISH 4:06 - 12th place
The day was full of a lot of conservative choices, but good execution. I would have liked to have broken 4hrs at this one, but given the choices I made, the heat/course and that I haven't raced in 6 months, this is a good start to the season.
Thank you as always to all of my Sponsors, Team BBMC and it's partners, as well as Cliff English for his coaching. You can see all who support me here. Now it's all eyes on improvement in Chattanooga, which is only 2 months away. Bring on 2017!
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