After a
rough race in St. George Utah I had a month to get in a really good block of
training. I was based in Caledon for that month and it was the perfect time
with some very nice weather.
I was
feeling ready for a big block of racing with Raleigh 70.3 on June 5, Victoria
703 on June 12 then Mt. Tremblant on June 26. I have never tried to race three
times in a month and I am very excited to push myself to the limits.
First up was
Raleigh 70.3, it was hot and humid in Raleigh North Carolina. Raleigh was amazing
with a lot of green, it really reminded me of Caledon. I was able to check out
the course before hand. The bike looked amazing with rolling hills and smooth
pavement.
In the days leading up I had the privilege to lead the kids
run and sit on the pro panel. It was a great experience and the kids had such a
good time.
The morning of the race was perfect warm and
looking like to would be cloudy. In the race I had a very strong swim. I was
able to get out to the front and hold on to the lead group for a very long time
until it finally strung out. I exited the water in 5th place only
1min down from the leaders. I was having a very good day and by the mile 5 on
the bike I had moved into 3rd place with the top two in my sites. I
was preparing to over take 2nd place and on my way to the front of
the race when I got a flat tire at mile 6. I quickly started to change my flat
but when I went to fill up my tire with CO2 it did not fill properly and I was
not able to fix the flat. Sadly that was the end of my day.
I know I have the fitness and I will be racing again
this coming weekend in Ironman 70.3 Victoria looking for some redemption. I
will be learning as much as I can from this race and bring it into the next
one.
I will be back to Raleigh next year for sure.
Huge thank you to my home stay Stephen and all my sponsors.
Royal Containers
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