December 2010
5 posts
2010 Racing Review & the Year Ahead
In racing terms, 2010 has been my biggest year yet. I took on my first (and second) Olympic and half Ironman races and my first Ironman, as well as setting new PBs over 14km and half and full marathon distances. I also raced in my first ever open water swim earlier this year… 12 months ago, if someone had told me I’d be entering a swimming race, I’d have thought they were a bit...
Race Report: Ironman Western Australia
Now that I’ve had a week or so to recover from my first Ironman experience, I think it’s probably time to jot down a few thoughts before I start forgetting the details.
I arrived in Busselton on the Tuesday before the race, and apart from the big billboard as you turn off the highway and the banners on the streetlights, there wasn’t much of an indication of what was about to...
Race Results: Ironman Western Australia
I won’t go into too much detail about the race just yet - I’m working on a longer race report - but overall, my first Ironman was an amazing experience and one that I’ll never forget.
Swim (3.8km): 01:09:54
T1: 00:06:27
Bike (180km): 05:31:28
T2: 00:04:58
Run (42.2km): 04:22:08
Overall time: 11:14:55