First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida (now second and third!)

Apr 16, 14 9:38

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Last weekend I had the first pro race of my career at 70.3 FL in Haines City. I ended up 8th overall and was pretty happy with the result after a brutal Chicago winter. Here is the link to the race report/ weekend recap: http://justinmetzlertriathlete.blogspot.com/...man-703-florida.html

I would love to get thoughts/ opinions/ comments from some slowtwitcher's, so let me know what you think!

Also, here are the Strava files from my bike and run files if you are interested in some numbers. Feel free to ask any questions.

Bike: http://www.strava.com/activities/130006466
Run: http://www.strava.com/activities/130006968

Last edited by: justinmetzler: Jun 12, 14 4:43

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 10:01

Post #2 of 17 (4238 views)

Awesome race and report Justin. Looking forward to your continued progress and race reports.

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 10:30

Post #3 of 17 (4168 views)

justinmetzler wrote:

I would love to get thoughts/ opinions/ comments from some slowtwitcher's, so let me know what you think!

Great race!! It was perfect weather for a Florida race. I was about 800 finishers behind you so I couldn't give you any tips other than enjoy the experience at every race, no matter the finish times.

Keep up the great work.

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 13:27

Post #4 of 17 (3948 views)

Congrats and nice race report.

Just couldn't read the hyperlink to the weekend befores race. Dark blue on dark background is hard to read.

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 13:30

Post #5 of 17 (3938 views)

Enjoyed your race report and congrats on a great first Pro race. I wish you great success in your career!

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 13:56

Post #6 of 17 (3886 views)

Nice job and great run! How old are you? You look really young in yours pictures so it looks like you have a lot of room for improvement over the next couple of years. Look forward to seeing more results.

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 16:03

Post #7 of 17 (3763 views)

Great race Justin! Hope to see you at our Mid-West IM 70.3 events in Muncie, Racine or Steelhead! Z

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 16:13

Post #8 of 17 (3750 views)

Keep training hard man! Congratulations on debut pro race... I'll be following you along the way!

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Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 16:59

Post #9 of 17 (3688 views)

Great job 4:03 very fast .... congratulations

Eric

Eric - "Train Smart, Race Smart, Finish Strong"

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [magda] [ In reply to ]

Apr 16, 14 17:30

Post #10 of 17 (3655 views)

Thanks! I'm 20 years old, so I have a way's to go. Lots of room for improvement :). The top three guys were 41, 41 and 33 at FL 70.3.

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Apr 19, 14 13:31

Post #11 of 17 (3389 views)

Great race and report Justin. Looking forward to follow your career as a pro.

(Sadly either Blogger or my RSS reader is keeping me from subscribing to your feed)

Pain is temporary.

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [joelcox] [ In reply to ]

Apr 19, 14 18:57

Post #12 of 17 (3240 views)

Awesome write-up, and congratulations!

Top 10 for your first pro race is something to be very proud of. Keep up the hard work, we expect big things coming out of you soon.

IG: NCGregory8778

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Jun 12, 14 4:43

Post #13 of 17 (2831 views)

Hey everybody!

Thanks for the support everybody, I really appreciate it!

Last weekend I had my third pro race at Eagleman 70.3 so I figured it was time for an update on here for those that are interested.

I ended up having a great race at Memphis in May, taking 5th overall and grabbing my first bit of prize money. The race recap can be found here: http://justinmetzlertriathlete.blogspot.com/2014_05_01_archive.html

Although Memphis went well, I really had my eyes set on Eagleman which was this past weekend. I grabbed 10th place overall against an incredibly stacked field on a day that absolutely present its fair share of challenges. Here is the link to my blog post about the race: http://justinmetzlertriathlete.blogspot.com/...14-703-eagleman.html.

Thanks for tuning in and following along.

Justin

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Jun 12, 14 5:04

Post #14 of 17 (2792 views)

Hey great job Justin!

That T1 looked like a mess in the first race. Great run at Eagleman too, 1:18 on a bad day is a great run. Awesome to see somebody the same age ripping it up. Good luck in your next races I'll be looking forward to seeing how you go.

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Jun 12, 14 20:45

Post #15 of 17 (2493 views)

justinmetzler wrote:

Hey everybody!

Thanks for the support everybody, I really appreciate it!

Last weekend I had my third pro race at Eagleman 70.3 so I figured it was time for an update on here for those that are interested.

I ended up having a great race at Memphis in May, taking 5th overall and grabbing my first bit of prize money. The race recap can be found here: http://justinmetzlertriathlete.blogspot.com/2014_05_01_archive.html

Although Memphis went well, I really had my eyes set on Eagleman which was this past weekend. I grabbed 10th place overall against an incredibly stacked field on a day that absolutely present its fair share of challenges. Here is the link to my blog post about the race: http://justinmetzlertriathlete.blogspot.com/...14-703-eagleman.html.

Thanks for tuning in and following along.

Justin

Nice race at Memphis, I've done that race 5 times with no rain but you got lucky this year:) Looks like you were pretty even in your race: if I counted correctly, and excluding relays, it looks like you were 7th on the swim, 4th on the bike, and 5th on the run, then 5th overall. Can't get much more even than that. Do you come from a swim/run background??? In the pic of you relaxing in the chair, I noticed that your feet were pretty much in the "pointed toe" position, even when just relaxed, which is generally a dead giveaway of a former fish:)

"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [ericmulk] [ In reply to ]

Jun 13, 14 5:14

Post #16 of 17 (2337 views)

The TT start suited my strengths and you are correct, I was 7th on the swim, 4th on the bike and 5th on the run for 5th overall.

I actually do not come from a swimming, cycling or running background. I've been doing triathlons right from the start when I was 13 years old. Back then, I was just doing it for fun and looking to finish! (if i could run a 30:00 5k when I started, I was stoked- so I've come a long way since then)

Not sure about the pointed toe theory. It may have just been the way I was sitting in the picture. But, I am 6 foot 4 in (all in the legs!) so they tend to go in all different types of directions :)

Re: First pro race report: IM 70.3 Florida [justinmetzler] [ In reply to ]

Jun 13, 14 11:20

Post #17 of 17 (2220 views)

justinmetzler wrote:

The TT start suited my strengths and you are correct, I was 7th on the swim, 4th on the bike and 5th on the run for 5th overall.

I actually do not come from a swimming, cycling or running background. I've been doing triathlons right from the start when I was 13 years old. Back then, I was just doing it for fun and looking to finish! (if i could run a 30:00 5k when I started, I was stoked- so I've come a long way since then)

Not sure about the pointed toe theory. It may have just been the way I was sitting in the picture. But, I am 6 foot 4 in (all in the legs!) so they tend to go in all different types of directions :)

Ah, a true triathlete then:) Regarding your toes pointing, do you find it easy and natural to kick in the pool, i.e. are you a strong kicker or do you hate it??? A small minority, perhaps 10% at most, of the overall population has this ability naturally, whereas most do not. A person can still swim very fast w/o a strong kick, and certainly fast enough for tri's, but among national level swimmers it is the kick that often separates the very good from the really good:)

"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

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