Hello! I’m back. Been way too long. I think I started my last post (that was 2 years ago) like this. But I’m on it again. A lot has happened in the past two years. I had a major surgery 6 weeks after my last race report. I’ll be sharing more on that in the next few posts. For today I thought it would be appropriate to end my hiatus with a my race report from Nautica Malibu Tri International distance. The same race I did 2 years ago and was my last post for a while.
Hello! Yes, it’s been awhile since the last post. Time flies for sure. This weeks post is my Nautica Malibu Triathlon race report. We did the International ( Olympic) distance on Sat Sept 13th. I have to say, if you have not done this race before, you are in for a fun day and will experience a well run race. And in keeping with our year of “giving back”, this race had all proceeds and donations go to Children’s Hospital of LA. This year the race raised more than 1, 350,000. There’s a corporate challenge and entertainment (celebrity race) industry challenge too. FUN.
Here’s the short version. Super fun day.
1.5K SWIM | 40K BIKE | 10K RUN 3:14:38
good enough for 7th in my age category, 2 off from getting on the podium. Next time!
Swim: 44:56
T1: 4:56
Bike: 1:20:53
T2: 2:43
Run:1:01:09
Done – on a (mostly) plant-based diet.
Here are my tips for this race: (read below for details)
1) Bring packing tape & scissors.
2) Get to the parking lot EARLY (4:30AM).
3) Bring a headlamp.
4) For a beach start, know which way the current is going.
5) AVOID speed bumps.
6) Bring an extra bottle on the bike.
7) Get Speedlaces.
8) Just keep going. You can usually run through any ache/pain.
9) Get 2 waters at the aide station, drink one, pour one on your head.
10) Go to SunLife Organics.
If you’re in for the long version…Grab your coffee and here we go.
Continue reading Nautica Malibu Triathlon Race Report + Race Tips
OK it’s been almost 48 hours since the race. Thought I should get my race report posted so I can re-live what an awesome day it was!! My husband and I signed up a year ago (Nov 2012) for IMAZ after volunteering last year. We did bike handling and it was exciting. (read more getting started) It’s the best way to get a spot in this popular race.
If you are a first timer and are interested in some extra race info, in my next post I’ll give you my top 5 tips for a successful race.
OK this is a bit long so grab a coffee/tea and read on:
OK HERE WE GO! Get ‘R DONE! We were staying in a condo close to the race so we got up at 4AM had some breakfast which included museli (Bob’s RedMill Gluten Free Museli), 1/2 bagel with peanut butter and 1/2 banana. Fueled up and ready to go, we grabbed our bike food, bottles and swim stuff and headed over to Tempe Town Lake area around 4:45AM. Found great FREE parking in USAIRWAYS building super close to race venue. OK getting a bit nervous now…what we have worked for so long the past year is coming to culmination. This is it! Continue reading Ironman Arizona 2013 Race Report
