It is great to be back on top of the podium again. 70.3's are never easy, and it was great to win my 3rd 70.3 title. 3 out of 5 ain't too bad.
Since my first two races of the year, i have been pretty focused on working on my biking by slowly introducing some top end stuff. This has included some TT efforts around Chew Valley lakes, and some dreaded 20min TT efforts on the computrainer. Even with only 3 weeks of this work i am already starting to feel my biking legs come back to me.
Back to the race itself - i learnt 2 things in this race (or was reminded of)
1. Focus on the process not the outcome - You just have to stay focused on what you are doing and how you are doing it - and you will get the job done. When i got passed on the bike, i wasn't really expecting it, and i could have paniced and tryed to stay with her, but i decided to stick to me original game plan, and focused on holding a certain power output. Even once out on the run, i never really allowed myself to think about going for the win or consolidating 2nd place - i just focused on running well and staying focused.
2. Deep water starts - They are never fun and it will always end up a bit of a dog fight....especially when racing with the men! I was reminded again here, that even though the referee tries to call people back to the line, as they are inching forward - eventually they will just start the gun (with people 5m in front of the line).....so just go with it. Don't be the lone person stuck on the offical line with 50 people in front.
Next up for me is the UK 70.3. If it is anything like last time, after the race we will all be sitting around in a big field hanging around for hours until the awards ceremony. If any of you are there, please come up and have a chat. Will be great to meet some of you D2tri'ers that i haven't yet met.....and hopefully the time will pass by quicker.
Also to those racing the world champs this weekend. Good luck. Time to put the smack down, and get one step closer to world domination.
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