Good morning! It is race day number one for the women! We had grown used to an early morning fog at the swim start these past few mornings so I wasn't surprised to have fog on race morning. It meant we had a lot of time to wait. A lot of time to decide if I was nervous or not. It was a world championship but I wasn't feeling predatory. I was feeling too chill and I wish I had been ready to slay the race.
This race start was a little different than others I am used to, we dove off a dock. Watching the pro women dive off was awesome.
I just hoped that my goggles would stay on during the dive. I executed a near perfect dive, if I do say so myself, and my goggles stayed put. I was a little off on my sighting during the swim and missed the lead pack. I came out fifth which was just okay. I sped through transition and was out on the bike. It was such a great course! It was gently rolling which meant I could always keep power on my pedals and I was flying. I was pushing the best watts I've ever pushed in a 70.3 and was feeling pretty fantastic. Unfortunately that only lasted the first half of the ride and then I started to fade. I wasn't able to keep my speed or power up and started falling back down the rankings.
I have always relied on my better than average run to keep my position. Unfortunately there are a lot of better than average, and excellent runners at a world championship, and my run was not stellar. I lost so much ground. The run was hilly with steep descents that killed my quads. I was not prepared for that. My kids haven't been to my races in awhile and I love the extra boost it gives me to see them out on course!
Ultimately I was only feeling ok about my performance. It was a shame because it was such a beautiful venue and an amazing opportunity I wish I could have really taken advantage of it. Top ten was 4:40, but I feel like top 25 should have been an given. I was five minutes out from that. The competition was so tight and I need to remember that at a world class event, there is no room for mistakes. Tomorrow is Jeremy's day and it will be fun to be the one on the sidelines cheering.
Swim 29:24, T1 4:00, Bike 2:36:57, T2 3:47, Run 1:42:12, Overall 4:56:21
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