I hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of summer, as they seem to be flying by a bit too quickly! I have continued to have a bit of a bumpy year with some bad luck in a few races and others that have just not quite gone my way.
I competed in IRONMAN France at the end of June and was having a great race thru 5k of the run as I was in 4th place before stomach issues derailed my plans. I'm still figuring out the nutrition for the Ironman distance and hopefully with a few tweaks I will be good to go for the next one.
Last weekend I raced in New Hampshire at IRONMAN Timberman 70.3 and unfortunately got my second flat tire of the year leading to an early end of my day. It was a beautiful venue for a race though and I would love to return next year to redeem myself. I am still as hungry as ever to race and to perform to the level that I feel I'm capable of.
I think everyone goes through patches like this in sport and sometimes it just seems to come in waves. It's important not to dwell too much on the bad ones and instead focus on what you can do because sooner or later everything clicks. I'll be heading back to Mexico again to race IRONMAN 70.3 Cozumel next month before returning to IRONMAN 70.3 Silverman, which I won in 2014 and am eager to defend my title there. There are still plenty of races left this year and I will keep things rocking looking ahead to finishing the year off strong. Thanks to everyone for the continued support this year!
Race Schedule
DATE
RACE
PLACE
TIME
April 19
IRONMAN 70.3 New Orleans
9th
3:52:44
May 3
IRONMAN 70.3 St. Croix
3rd
4:17:53
June 7
Escape from Alcatraz
10th pro (flatted)
2:18:47
June 28
IRONMAN Nice
4th pro on swim & bike
11:13:25
July 19
IRONMAN 70.3 Racine
6th
3:58:35
September 20
IRONMAN 70.3 Cozumel
October 4
IRONMAN 70.3 Silverman
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Photos
from Pierre Moulierac, TrimaX Hebdo
IRONMAN Nice - photo from IRONMANLive.com
At Colorado Multisport for the IRONMAN Boulder Panel presented by Shimano
