I did a lot of biking leading up to this race since this is the area where I can still gain the most. My numbers have improved quite a bit since IM Los Cabos and I was confident that I will have a good race even on a hilly course such as Whistler. My Coach […]
Lake Stevens 70.3 was a race my coach convinced me to do. He said I needed more experience racing before Whistler, and this would be a good chance since it’s a nice local race, and ~30 team mates would be doing. Going into the race I wasn’t too worried. We had ridden the bike course […]
After a somewhat disappointing last 70.3 in Boise the plan was to execute the same strategy again. Target 250 watts on the bike and start the run with a 6:15min/mile. Before the race I talked to my coach and asked him when the race starts. (meaning, when should I start focus on competition). His answer […]
Seattle to Portland (STP) is a 204mile (328km) bike ride and is offered as two day or one day option. Not a race but still a great experience and worth a blog post. I knew right away, if I would do it, I would do it in one day. Once my coach gave the green […]
This was only my second sprint triathlon. After a not so successful race in Boise70.3 I changed my bike position back to the “old” not so aero position. The race instruction from my coach were simple. Go all out on the swim, push 290 Watts on the bike and start the run with a 5:40min/mile […]
This Ironman70.3 is slightly different than other races. The race starts at noon on a Saturday, and even allows race day bike check in. I opted to check in the bike before race day to take advantage of the shuttle bus they offered from T2 to T1 (about 15miles apart). We took the shuttle around […]
For a long time I had a personal goal to run a sub 1:20 half marathon. I attempted it many times but the closest I came was last year at the Pittsburgh half marathon with 1:21:25. According to my coach I am in shape to run a sub 1:20 but his estimation for this hilly […]
After Ironman Los Cabos the plan was to do some (shorter) fun races to enjoy racing since I lost the joy a little bit with focusing on Kona. So the first race which fit my schedule was the Mt. Rainer Duathlon when I signed up for this race I wasn’t even aware that it was […]
Finished. That’s what I get to say, I finished! Or really I FINISHED! And Guido has been teasing me cause I keep smiling like I had a good time. And I did. So, here comes Ironman Whistler in August. I was pretty nervous before the race, my training did not seem enough to carry me […]
Sorry for the long blog post, but it was a long race and there was so much more I could have included. The whole winter the only goal I head to push through the endless hours on the trainer was to qualify for Kona at Ironman Los Cabos. For this reason I was also slightly […]