Post race results.
Well where do I start, lots of training and hard work come to a head at the Ford Oceanside Ironman 70.3, Thursday my training partner and I drove up to Oceanside to check the Expo out and check in for the race. I Swear the guy knows everybody in the sport, I met some very interesting people with him and for that I thankful. You can never have to many friends in my book. Everything went smoothly and i picked up my race wheels from Race Day Wheels, by the way these guys are awesome times two!!! We had lunch with the announcer ( It was his Bday) so it was on my partner and i got a free lunch, thanks again Robe!! I did some sponsor handouts of cards and perks because you have to represent as that is what we are here for right!!!, Then I headed home to finish some loan paper work for our house we wanna buy, and began to work on my bike. I worked till about 8 p.m. and still could not get the rear de-railer handled, so i could not sleep and had to be at B&L at ten a.m. sharp for some repair, These guys were on point and took care of the problem quickly (Thanks to B&L Bikes), After that it was finish packing and check into our place on Camp Pendelton, We rented a beach cottage for the weekend, not the most comfortable but great on the wallet and the location was less than five minutes from the start. Saturday at 4:30 a.m. time to start your day in the 46 degree weather, it was so cold, the water temp was 58.6 degrees so it was cold on top of cold. I had a cup of my Christopher Bean Coffee and got ready in the swim transition as my wife waited outside, i am sure she was cold too!! well the swim start went well and i started passing people pretty fast, but then i started to have a hard time seeing the swim markers as the swells were about two feet and the sun was coming up, i came out of the water in 36 minutes, Thanks to H2O Audio all the early swim training with the music helped a bunch...., T1 was long i got stuck in my wet suit and had a little trouble so needless to say we will be practicing more of that this year, The bike course is one of the toughest in the Ironman series, major hills start at mile 30 and go through mile 48, after that you fight the wind the only problem i had on the bike was i thew my chain at mile 50, a couple of minutes and i was back in the game, at the end i had a 3:09 bike which was my best on this course, Thanks to Rudy Project and their aero helmet and Motor Tabs for keeping me hydrated the whole time, T2 was quick and it was off to the run, I had some stomach issues but worked through them, and started the run, The beach part was the hardest and sapped the energy right out of your legs, but hey you gotta keep going, At this point friends and family along with the spectators and course workers make all the difference in the world, Thank you to all of you, i finished my run in 2:03, for my PR of 6:00:23, i was shooting for a 5:50 and felt disappointed that i let everyone down. As i mulled over my results i remembered that i met alot of my goals and that my support group was the best, I am Thankful that i can compete in this sport and take what i have learned and apply it to the next race. It could always be worse and the pain goes away but when it is all said and done did you leave it on the course? I did and i can do better at the next race the training changes proved it and thank God for the Support of Family, Friends and the Sponsors!!!!
Ron