I like doing race reports and I raced well this weekend, so I thought I'd throw a short one up. After a solid, yet disappointing race at Gulf Coast 70.3 in May, I was ready to have a day at Muncie 70.3. I had some solid workouts leading up to the race and felt confident race morning.
Swim - 30:15
Warm temps race week led to a non-wetsuit legal race so I used my swimskin. With the rolling start, I hopped in ~3 minutes after the gun and had mostly clear water the whole time. They switched the swim course this year so we didn't have to swim much directly into the sun. I tried to push but still ended with a relatively disappointing swim. I need swim lessons ASAP, please help...
Bike - 2:04:57
T1 went well and I hopped on the bike. I started my Garmin only to get a message that my power meter battery was low. It lasted maybe 5 minutes and died. I raced the rest by feel and pushed when it felt right. BBS had me going around 2:02-2:03 on my target power of 310 watts so I'm assuming I was closer to 295 for the ride. I was able to miss most of the double loop traffic and had, thankfully, a fairly uneventful ride. In the last 2ish miles, I caught the three lead guys and the four of us started the run together.
Run - 1:12:03
I started the run feeling super fresh and I contribute that to the lower power I put out on the bike. I went to the lead and never looked back. Luckily, it never got as hot as forecasted (temps hovered in low 80's) so with my ice/water strategy, I was able to stay cool enough to push the pace. I ran almost a perfectly even race, with my front half in 36:06 and finished the second half in 35:57.
Total - 3:51:31
Super happy to be getting to the pointy end of 70.3 racing but still see a lot of swim/bike improvement to be had before making the jump to pro. My girlfriend and I are moving to Boulder, CO in 2 weeks, so if anyone has some suggestions of good swimming groups/coaching in the area, I'd really appreciate the help. Any other suggestions from the ST community are welcome as well!
Swim - 30:15
Warm temps race week led to a non-wetsuit legal race so I used my swimskin. With the rolling start, I hopped in ~3 minutes after the gun and had mostly clear water the whole time. They switched the swim course this year so we didn't have to swim much directly into the sun. I tried to push but still ended with a relatively disappointing swim. I need swim lessons ASAP, please help...
Bike - 2:04:57
T1 went well and I hopped on the bike. I started my Garmin only to get a message that my power meter battery was low. It lasted maybe 5 minutes and died. I raced the rest by feel and pushed when it felt right. BBS had me going around 2:02-2:03 on my target power of 310 watts so I'm assuming I was closer to 295 for the ride. I was able to miss most of the double loop traffic and had, thankfully, a fairly uneventful ride. In the last 2ish miles, I caught the three lead guys and the four of us started the run together.
Run - 1:12:03
I started the run feeling super fresh and I contribute that to the lower power I put out on the bike. I went to the lead and never looked back. Luckily, it never got as hot as forecasted (temps hovered in low 80's) so with my ice/water strategy, I was able to stay cool enough to push the pace. I ran almost a perfectly even race, with my front half in 36:06 and finished the second half in 35:57.
Total - 3:51:31
Super happy to be getting to the pointy end of 70.3 racing but still see a lot of swim/bike improvement to be had before making the jump to pro. My girlfriend and I are moving to Boulder, CO in 2 weeks, so if anyone has some suggestions of good swimming groups/coaching in the area, I'd really appreciate the help. Any other suggestions from the ST community are welcome as well!