Half-fast. Not slow. Not fast. Not prepared.

Race Results: Ironman 70.3 Geelong

My fourth triathlon and first half iron distance race. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect given that I hadn’t attempted anything like this before, so had set 6 hours as a time I’d have been happy with and 5:30 as a stretch target.

• Swim (1.9km): 00:33:11
• T1: 00:02:32
• Bike (90km): 02:43:31
• T2: 00:01:57
• Run (21.1km): 01:48:45
• Overall time: 5:09:58

Needless to say, I was pretty thrilled with the result.

Despite getting pretty hot on the run, the conditions were just about perfect for racing; sunny, calm water, not much in the way of wind. There were, however, quite a few jellyfish floating about during the swim and I copped a couple of stings - one on the wrist and one on the face. They don’t freak me out as much as they used to, though.

Thanks have to go to coach Ollie and all the Tri Alliance coaching team who did (and do) an outstanding job in preparing everyone in the squad for racing. And thanks also to all of the crew who made the trip down to Geelong to cheer us on… the signs, messages on the road and high fives around the course made the day so much better.